Taking Over Downtown Spartanburg will transform into a virtual hog heaven when the upcoming Hub City Hog Fest takes over several roads around Morgan Square. The Hub City Hog Fest hosts this festival and barbecue contest as a way of supporting Mobile Meals of Spartanburg. In fact, the City of Spartanburg blocks off those roads toRead more "Hub City Hog Fest (SCBA)"
Delicious Offerings Delight in delicious offerings that are Anything but Butts during Moonlight Jazz & Blues. The Come-See-Me Festival is Rock Hill’s annual salute to spring. Each year, this ten-day festival brings over 80 events and activities to over 100,000 attendees. Loaded with frogs, music, and fun, the festival brings together friends, neighbors, and festival-lovers fromRead more "Come See Me BBQ Cook Off (SCBA)"
Important Fundraiser The annual Youth Mentors of the Pee Dee BBQ Festival takes place at the Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fairgrounds. The two-day event features competition-quality barbecue smoked by some of the Southeast's best pitmasters. The BBQ Cook-Off stands as one of the major fundraising opportunities allowing the Youth Mentors of the Pee Dee to continue to provideRead more "Youth Mentors of the Pee Dee BBQ Festival (SCBA)"
A BBQ Reunion Join us at Trailblazer Park this April for the annual Southern Roots - an all-inclusive BBQ fest in Travelers Rest, SC! Come enjoy delicious BBQ bites from some amazing local and guest pitmasters and chefs, live music, unlimited beverages, artisan market, great company and experience the joy of coming together as aRead more "Southern Roots: A BBQ Reunion"
Food and Fun Newberry's Pork in the Park is a Southern Barbecue Network sanctioned event, making the talent that much greater, and the judging that much tougher! This annual event will feature mouth-watering BBQ from across the southeast. We will be hosting live music for you to enjoy as you take a seat in Memorial Park to feast onRead more "PORK IN THE PARK (SBN)"
Going Whole Hog is one of the best books on barbecue I own (and I own over two dozen featuring recipes from North Carolina, Texas, Alabama, and many other southern states). By design, this book concentrates on barbecue originating in South Carolina almost exclusively; the notable exception being John Lewis’ much appreciated Texas invasion of… Read more “One of the Best Books on Barbecue I Own!!”