Historian, wood-cooked meat advocate and “Eminence Grease” John Shelton Reed discusses the Campaign for Real Barbecue and the changing barbecue culture in the South. Is the broader Southern food culture following the same path of the barbecue? Are craft barbecue pitmasters honoring their wood-cooked roots? Find out John Shelton Reed’s ideal barbecue order, how his barbecue journey began and the reception his barbecue opinions have been received over the years. Get the latest on John’s revised and updated book 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the South – coming in 2027. Don’t miss John Shelton Reed’s barbecue hot takes – what he’s craving, what’s he’s missing, and what he’ll never visit.
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