A look at the traditions and techniques that shaped a foundational food in the south.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the South is known for anything, it’s definitely barbecue — and a new ranking is spotlighting North Carolina’s very best.

"I've got no choice but to let someone else take it over," Bubba's Barbecue owner said.

Build a North Carolina BBQ day around these places, each stop brings real pit flavor, local rhythm, and reasons to come back.

Three eastern North Carolina restaurants ranked among the 10 best Carolina-style barbecue businesses in results from a national readers’ poll released Oct. 29. Sam Jones BBQ, located at 715 W. Fire ...

"Everything's big in Texas," the property's new owner said, promising hefty portions with scratch-made Southern sides that "won't break the bank." ...

Speculators suggest that Carolina Gold sauce came from German culinary influences where South Carolina borders on ...

From backroad smokehouses to no-frills counters, these North Carolina BBQ joints are local favorites tourists rarely hear ...

Texas Monthly's Daniel Vaughn said Southern Living shouldn’t have included Texas restaurants in its best-of barbecue list. Vaughn proposes 17 non-Texas barbecue spots, five of them in North Carolina.

Southern Living ranks six NC barbecue joints among South’s top 50 spots in 2025. Skylight Inn in Ayden and Lexington Barbecue lead with traditional whole hog prep. Sam Jones BBQ and Prime BBQ blend ...