Do you smell smoke? It’s our annual live episode celebrating all things grilled, smoked, and barbecued. The pitmaster behind in Waterbury and West Hartford is our guest for the hour. Plus, local pitmaster Darryl Thomas of in Manchester shares the inspirations behind his recipes and answers your barbecue questions too.
Where is your favorite barbecue joint in the state? Are you a fan of Kansas City, Carolina, Memphis or Texas-style barbecue? We’re gonna make a case for a thing called ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-style barbecue because the pitmasters in our state are on fire.
We want to know where you’re getting your pulled pork, ribs, brisket, smoked sausages, and burnt ends. If it’s covered in sauce or piled high on a tray with slaw and a side of cornbread, we want to hear about it.
GUESTS:
- Jeff Schmidt: Co-owner of in Waterbury and West Hartford, Conn. ()
- Darryl Thomas: Owner/pitmaster of , Manchester, Conn. ()
Cookbooks that'll up your BBQ game:
by Rodney Scott
by Aaron Franklin
by Paula Disbrowe
by Ed and Ryan Mitchell with Zella Palmer
Further reading on the history of barbecue:
by Adrian Miller
by Joseph R. Haynes
Listener shout outs:
, Mystic, Conn.
, New Haven (Want to see 70 sisters enjoying Ricky's BBQ? Go to )
, Middletown and Meriden, Conn.
, Farmington and Avon, Conn. (Not a BBQ shout out, but a local pasture-raised beef, pork, and poultry shout out)
This show was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Catie Talarski, Meg Dalton, Stephanie Stender, Tagan Engel, Katrice Claudio, Meg Fitzgerald and Sabrina Herrera. Gene Amatruda was our technical producer. Our interns are Stacey Addo and Carol Chen.
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