watched the growth and rise of Prairie Fire with interest and concern. Originally a street food stall with a stint at the original Mercato Metropolitano, this American barbecue restaurant has no...
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strewn with discarded, half-gnawed chicken bones on a rainy Saturday night. The graduation from vaunted street food stall to permanent restaurant wasn’t a smooth one – Miss P’s Kickstarter...
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that crass exploitation doesn’t have to be the case. While far from the standard-setter it once was, it still manages to serve up a better standard of barbecue than this limp, lazy, uninspiri...
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words of condemnation came to mind as I ate at Smokestak. This former street food stand, and a winner of my original American barbecue group test, has found a permanent home a stone’s throw a...
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are cooked medium rare at high temperatures with a cooking time thus measured in mere minutes. The best American-style barbecue, on the other hand, is slow-cooked at relatively low temperatures ...
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amusingly named BBQ Whisky Beer was one of the best barbecue eateries in my original barbecue group test and it continued to impress on subsequent visits. After decamping to the Kentish hinterla...
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of Rex and Mariano), but few things annoy me more than unworthy barbecue restaurants. The likes of Porky’s, Bodean’s and Red Dog Saloon have been opening up new branches across the city, des...
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In reply to Steve Howle. Steve I believe you are a little confused. Huge amounts o...
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In reply to Steve Howle. There's no need to shout. Do you have corroborating sourc...
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Texans do NOT serve BEEF RIBS!!! Spare Ribs only in REAL BBQ joints!
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quality of American-style barbecue in London has made leaps and bounds in the past several years, but continual progress is by no means guaranteed.
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your menu to keep up with the competition. That’s something The Joint, one of the winners of my original barbecue group test, failed to do when establishing its Marylebone restaurant – and t...
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been a small boom in American-style barbecue restaurants in London since I first started covering the cuisine in-depth. New openings tend to be fairly traditional though, at least in principle,...
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The beef short rib had a peppery bark similar to that found on the brisket, but was noticeably tougher and thus aptly earning its name. Biting my way through it wasn’t too much of a chore thou...
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In reply to pickyglutton. Yes, just saw it after I posted that, thanks. Great work...
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In reply to LunchCity. I reviewed The Joint's new permanent restaurant in Marylebo...
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Visited The Joint a couple of weeks ago - have to say, completely surprised by the 5 stars you gave it, found it to be dreadful! long cooked (I assume braised, not smoked) mushy meat, stale buns,...
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Nice read. Makes me reminisce about searching for rib dishes London when I lived there. My favourite rib dishes were the original spicy pork rib tips when Pitt first opened and the Korean pig bon...
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In reply to Joel Armstrong. Hi Joel, Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed...
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Wonderful article/blog post! Very informative great pictures elegantly written! I was just wondering in your opinion if you think it is smart and wise for American to move to the city of Bristol ...
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In reply to Lawrence. Thanks! Bear in mind that I've also reviewed all the America...
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Thanks for putting together this list. I will definitely check some of those out, hopefully the Joint next week!
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In reply to Addled. Owen, I usually try to answer all comments, no matter how rude...
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In reply to Gary Saladcream. I agree; every review is seriously negative, and give...
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