Wednesday, February 17, 2010

BBQ Moratorium


My wife has declared February as "Heart Healthy Month", basically as a way to get keep me from eating BBQ in February. While I've slipped up at the beginning of the month at James Brown Backyard BBQ (it was brand new, so what was I to do), I've mostly held up my end of the bargain. Now you'll still see new reviews being posted, all of which are from a positively gluttonous January, but I must wait until March for any new visits. I know many of you are thinking that it's not much of a feat to go a single month without enjoying brisket or ribs of any sort, but I've been eating BBQ an average of three times per week over the last two years, so a whole month is a lot to endure.

How will I cope? Cured meats. The beauty of salami, chorizo and bacon have never been lost on this palette, but now these meats collectively have become my smokeless crutch. Over the next few weeks you'll continue to see new BBQ reviews, but in addition you'll also see some reviews of the finest sausages and bacon that DFW has to offer. I hope you'll enjoy this new angle, and relish in the irony of turning to salami during "Heart Healthy Month".

- BBQ Snob

4 comments:

3rd Degree Berns said...

Order some Maui jerky from Celestino's on your hiatus -- it was my local butcher from when I lived out West. As a testament to how good their product is, my ladyfriend who is also sick of barbecue was pumped when I just gave her four pounds of this jerky for Valentines Day. If that's not true love I don't know what is. It's rather pricey (although I'm not sure what the street value for jerky is by the pound), but you pay a premium for the quality.

www.celestinosjerky.com

volton said...

just in time for Lent!

Anonymous said...

ISNT IT GREAT HOW US CARNIVORES CAN COME UP WITH THE BEST EXCUSES AND THE ROUNDABOUT WAYS OF KEEPING OURSELVES HAPPY.. I JUST LOVE IT//// HAVE A GOODUN
BIG JIM HASHKNIFE

Plano Mark said...

Say it ain't so!

DISCLAIMER:

Each joint is judged on the essence of Texas 'cue...sliced brisket and pork ribs. Sausage is only considered if house made. Sauce is good, but good meat needs no adornment to satisfy. Each review can only be based on specific cuts of meat on that particular day. Finally, if the place fries up catfish or serves a caesar salad, then chances are they aren't paying enough attention to the pits, so we mostly steered clear.

-THE PROPHETS OF SMOKED MEAT