"These be ribs, man!"
After posting my previous article on the symposium, I was puttering around checking the Technorati tags for what would come up on my chosen keywords. I was pleased to see that I'm not the only one using the keyword "symposium" in the 'Sphere, which suggests that there are others of an academic bent chopping away at the aether....
Then I tried "Tuscaloosa." And lo and behold, I found that you could learn about nearly anything in a blog...such as where to get the best ribs possibly in the continental United States.
When Says You was in Tuscaloosa in 2004, host Richard Sher asked the audience their opinion of the best ribs in town. The answer, hands down, was Dreamland. After that, since my family had never partaken of these particular ribs, I eventually worked my way to the Jerusalem Heights section of Tuscaloosa, found the li'l crackerjack place that they still sell out of since John Bishop opened it, and brought home a few slabs to try out. The results of this Tuscaloosa tradition were...ambrosia. And I'm not really that much into ribs! If Hawkeye Pierce had known of Dreamland, he would have wired to Tuscaloosa for the takeout order instead of Chicago. The only better ribs I've had were made to Alton Brown's famous recipe, Who Loves Ya Baby Back (minus the jalapeño -- we're not that big a bunch of fire-eaters).
Do yourself a favor if you don't live in Tuscaloosa County, or nearby. Go to the Dreamland site and order yourself three slabs. You'll get them shipped to you, complete with the usual sides -- sauce and a loaf of white bread. (Don't even bother asking for anything else.) You will enjoy....
Peace be to you.
Technorati Tags: Reviews, Food, Ribs, Barbecue, Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Then I tried "Tuscaloosa." And lo and behold, I found that you could learn about nearly anything in a blog...such as where to get the best ribs possibly in the continental United States.
When Says You was in Tuscaloosa in 2004, host Richard Sher asked the audience their opinion of the best ribs in town. The answer, hands down, was Dreamland. After that, since my family had never partaken of these particular ribs, I eventually worked my way to the Jerusalem Heights section of Tuscaloosa, found the li'l crackerjack place that they still sell out of since John Bishop opened it, and brought home a few slabs to try out. The results of this Tuscaloosa tradition were...ambrosia. And I'm not really that much into ribs! If Hawkeye Pierce had known of Dreamland, he would have wired to Tuscaloosa for the takeout order instead of Chicago. The only better ribs I've had were made to Alton Brown's famous recipe, Who Loves Ya Baby Back (minus the jalapeño -- we're not that big a bunch of fire-eaters).
Do yourself a favor if you don't live in Tuscaloosa County, or nearby. Go to the Dreamland site and order yourself three slabs. You'll get them shipped to you, complete with the usual sides -- sauce and a loaf of white bread. (Don't even bother asking for anything else.) You will enjoy....
Peace be to you.
Technorati Tags: Reviews, Food, Ribs, Barbecue, Alabama, Tuscaloosa
posted by Bruce -- Harper Blue @ 11:33 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Thanks for checking out my blog.
I've only been back in Alabama a few weeks, but, the word on the street around here is that there's a place even better! The name is escaping me at the moment, but I will ask the guy who told me and then I'm going to go check it out...SOON!
I think I could do that for about $300 Canadian....
If it costs a hundred loonies a slab, I doubt you eat much ribs. Is that what you were meaning, or ...?
Although I am not likely to get to Tuscaloosa any time soon, the recipes are very good -- thanks for putting up that link...regards
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