May 28
Masters of the Pit: In search of Chicago-style barbecue
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Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que; photos by Ellis Calvin
Anybody can tell you about Chicago’s culinary specialties. Some cities might stop at a single dish, but between the pizza, hot dogs, and Italian beef, our broad-shouldered town has a rock-solid reputation. Alas, it doesn’t extend so much to barbecue, for which Chicago has a distinctly lackluster reputation. Frankly, it’s deserved. Even though barbecue joints dot the city, especially the South Side, most of them aren’t very good. But most is not all, and at least two of them could go head to head with the best Memphis or Kansas City have to offer. Moreover, they put to rest the notion that there’s no such thing as Chicago-style barbecue. Read the rest of this entry »
