Brisket – BZ Maestro Eats

The Barbecue Triangle of Philly’s Northern ‘Burbs

It wasn’t that many years ago that the Philadelphia region was virtually a barren wasteland when it came to barbecue that could pass for authentic in the South. The situation has shown signs of slow improvement over the past decade or so. But the pace seems to be picking up based on my experiences inContinue reading “The Barbecue Triangle of Philly’s Northern ‘Burbs”

Getting My Hash On

I can’t remember exactly when I became a fan of corned beef hash. It was probably the first time I had a good made-from-scratch version of it, and I was well into my adulthood when that happened. It may have been on one of our roadfood themed trips during my early married years. Whenever itContinue reading “Getting My Hash On”

The Ten Best Things I Ate In 2022

I pondered several different approaches to writing a year-end round-up and settled on picking the ten best things I ate away from home during 2022. The year was disproportionately devoted to cheesesteaks. I’ve eaten more of them than in any other year by a wide margin. But I’ve already posted my list of the tenContinue reading “The Ten Best Things I Ate In 2022”

My Return to Barbecue: Jesse’s of Souderton, PA

I bemoaned not having any barbecue during our recent long weekend in Virginia. In fact, the only time I’ve had it all year was when I smoked a rack of ribs on my back patio a couple months ago. The last time I ate it away from home was the lunch at Holy Que SmokehouseContinue reading “My Return to Barbecue: Jesse’s of Souderton, PA”

Backyard Barbecue: Graduating to a Smoker

I posted about my experiences smoking meat on a charcoal kettle grill a while back. In 2016, I decided it was time to graduate to an actual smoker. While I would have loved the kind of classic-looking offset smoker used by some of the nation’s top barbecue joints, my research indicated that low-to-mid-range offset smokersContinue reading “Backyard Barbecue: Graduating to a Smoker”