Many of us who are raised on or reformed by incomparable low-and-slow Southern pork barbecue appreciate cabbage slaw as a classic accompaniment, whether spooned onto our plate (AKA our tray) or inside ...

Cheap North Carolina BBQ joints locals keep recommending, where honest plates, steady crowds, and return visits feel ...

If the South is known for anything, it’s definitely barbecue — and a new ranking is spotlighting North Carolina’s very best. Southern Living released its list of the “Top 50 BBQ Joints” across the ...

Lexington’s claim as a barbecue birthplace goes back more than a century, to when tents were set up downtown and Sid Weaver and Jesse Swicegood sold smoked pork sandwiches and a peculiar red slaw, ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — Preparations are underway in uptown Lexington. Workers are gearing up for thousands of people who are estimated to attend this year’s Lexington Barbecue Festival on Saturday.

Red slaw might seem odd to anyone living outside North Carolina, but for Tar Heels, especially fans of Lexington barbecue, it makes perfect sense. Actually, about the only way we eat red slaw is with ...

A barbecue joint ranks as the best in North Carolina — for another straight year. Lexington Barbecue is No. 1 on a list of top places to eat the smoked Southern staple, according to results published ...

In the never-ending debate over North Carolina barbecue, the west wins this round. Earlier this spring, Southern Living named the best barbecue in every state, and a Lexington-style icon earned North ...