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A Tasty Trip to NC’s Backbone of Barbecue

Take a bite out of local barbecue in Goldsboro and Wayne County, where the slow-cooked, pit-smoked tradition is better than ever.

by Jodi Helmer
Guides

This Weekend in North Carolina: May 4-6

The perfect weekend to spring into May — festivals, concerts, and plenty of outdoor activities for everyone.

by Our State Staff
Food

Richard’s Bar-B-Q

Good food springs eternal from Richard Monroe’s wood-fired barbecue pit in Salisbury.

by Daniel Wallace
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McCall’s Bar-B-Que

These two men do barbecue on a big scale, but not by sacrificing quality. In barbecue-loving Goldsboro, they wouldn’t dare.

by T. Edward Nickens
Restaurants

Stephenson’s Barbecue

If a hog isn’t pit-cooked, it isn’t barbecue. That’s Andy Stephenson’s belief. He says his father wouldn’t have had it any other way.

by Jill Warren Lucas
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Midwood Smokehouse

For traditional N.C. barbecue, Charlotte isn’t your best bet. One man knows why, and he hopes to change that.

by Jeremy Markovich
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Jack Cobb & Son Barbecue

How a father-and-son business brought pit-cooked barbecue — and unity — to one eastern North Carolina town.

by Bobby Burns
Restaurants

Speedy’s Barbecue

In Lexington, the city’s namesake-style barbecue — pork shoulder meat dipped in a tomato-based sauce — draws devotees to this former drive-in.

by Adam Rhew
Restaurants

Blackbeard’s BBQ & C-Food

Those in search of tasty treasure can find it hidden in the heart of eastern North Carolina’s barbecue belt.

by Kristin Davis
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