Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
Sturbridge, MA seems a little out of the way for a lot of people to drum up a reason to go there other than to visit Sturbridge Village, a "living museum" of New England in the 1830's. As it turns out there is another reason to head out to Sturbridge (or stay there if you're from... Continue Reading →
Upon complaining about the lack of good barbecue in New England, a friend of mine who works in Taunton, MA told me about a "shack" he saw there that sells barbecue. He saw it a few times, but never had the chance to try it. I did a little research and found out that the "shack"... Continue Reading →
It's been a few years since I went to an event thrown by Drink Craft Beer, but when I saw that they were hosting a beer AND BBQ fest, I knew I wanted to be part of it. A bunch of my friends and I hastily bought tickets to the event, which quickly sold out.... Continue Reading →
I've always wanted to make my own barbecue sauce and I finally got around to it. I came up with this recipe that creates a sweet, spicy, and smoky barbecue sauce that is surprisingly well balanced. I chose to use tomato paste as the base rather than something like ketchup because I wanted to make sure... Continue Reading →
As part of a giveaway, I won a free sample package of Dead Rooster Co.'s Black Gold Coffee Dry Rub. Luckily this was just in time for Memorial Day weekend where I got the chance to use the rub on some ribs that I smoked using my new electric smoker. I was overall very pleased... Continue Reading →
I've spent years of my life trying to figure out the secret to the perfect hamburger mix. As it turns out, my efforts were somewhat foolish considering how simple it is to make a great burger. In fact, the simpler, the better. I tried almost everything to perfect a ground meat mixture for my burgers.... Continue Reading →
A friend of mine was raving to me about Chili Head Barbeque for a long time before I actually had the chance to try it out. I'm a person that is constantly looking for good barbecue around Massachusetts and Rhode Island because the simple truth is that the local area is hurting for genuinely good... Continue Reading →
Chomp is truly a hidden gem nestled on the edge of Warren, RI. I only noticed it while driving by one day because the restaurant seemed to pop up out of nowhere like an oasis. It's a little out of place in a woodsy neighborhood, but does not seem to be lacking in a strong... Continue Reading →
My recipe for fall-off-the-bone beef ribs has been so successful on this blog that I thought I'd go ahead and take a crack at making baby back ribs using the same oven technique. The benefits to using an oven are that you can make these ribs any time of the year and the oven regulates... Continue Reading →
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