Porkin’ in the USA

October means several things around here.  The weather gets cooler.  It also starts to rain again although its been unusually dry around here lately.  Then there is Octoberfest.  I’ve written about it before.  Every year around mid-October the town of Cleveland holds a big barbecue competition downtown.  Winners go on to participate in the World…

Cleveland’s Best Kept Secret

It’s that time of year again.  It’s mid-October and so festival season is winding down.  Around here that means Octoberfest.  You might recall that I wrote about the event last year.   Basically, Octoberfest is an annual barbecue competition and street fair spanning two days in the second weekend of October.  There’s the usual assortment…

BBQ

One of the things people strongly associate with the Deep South is barbecue and with good reason.   As you probably noticed from my previous posts it is something they take seriously down here.   One can find some of the best pulled pork, ribs, and smoked sausage you’ve ever had.   And the best…