Four Bands, Four Barbecue Joints

A tour through the barbecue meccas of Chapel Hill, Memphis, Austin, and Kansas City, plus music.

are lined up for this year: "Dylan Giordan (Serafina), Angie Roberts (Boka), Matt Dillon (Sitka and Spruce & The Corson Building), Garret Abel (DeLaurenti’s), Dustin Ronspies (Art of the Table), Gabriel Claycamp (The...

By the way – for those Lebanese Taverna fans – one is opening up at Tysons II – the Galleria!

bone fragment with a bit of gristle around it. They were cold and flavorless, and appeared to be something right out of a Tyson box. I’m guessing that Lucifer’s mom was the one who declared them “best in...

For what it’s worth there is an “Original Soup Man” (Seinfield’s infamous “Soup Nazi”) at Tyson's Corner. What is really needed, however, is a Hale and Hearty.

- and he may still do, I’m not sure. He is certainly still working in corners of top professional fighters; he’s known as the best cut man in the business. He worked in Tyson's corner before the guy went nuts, and I...

non Asians eating at those places. Woo Lae Oak at Tyson's is good— has a little more upscale ambiance, more $$$, and caters to more mainstream tastes.

I sound like a shill, but Andale on 7th Street NW in the District has very good, blue cornmeal-crusted fried calamari. Very tender and addictive. The fried calamari at Clyde’s (locations in Tysons Corner, Seminary Road in...

Went to a place called Peppers on Dufferin (east side) just north of Lawrence. It was $8.50 including tax for the large order of jerk chicken on rice. I felt it was a good value considering the size. The chicken was well spiced...

Other favorites: Authentic Korean at Soo Won Galbi (Rt. 29 Centreville) or Cho’s (Rt. 50 Fairfax); Carrabbas (yeah a chain but a GREAT chain); Skorpios (Rt. 123 Vienna); Friends Kabob (Rt. 123 Tysons); Lebnan Zaman (Gallows...

Where did you go in DC? Friday night I was at ‘A Taste of Saigon’ in Vienna? Tyson's Corner? that area anyway. It was fantastic! Not too many veggie options but the ones they did have were great – a green curry...

+1 on Uchi. Tyson Cole has been featured in lots of Food Magazines. In fact, he’s in the April 2009 issue of Bon Appetit. BBQ = Salt Lick...nice drive to Dripping. They have a website. Lunch – Check out the Landmark...

At work (Downtown Falls Church): Lebanese Taverna, The Beach Shack, Pilin Thai,. I need to frequent Lebanese Butcher, Bubba’s, and The Hickory Grille more. My office is moving to Tysons (Spring Hill Rd) and I will be sad to...

Paya Thai, corner of Rt. 123 and Old Courthouse in Tysons.

Ouch... that sounds a bit political and all. I still think you could take Andrew Knowlton in fisticuffs. Steingarten may take a Tyson ear bite out of ya though....he will eat anything I hear.