Pitmaster Chris Lilly - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
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BIG BOB GIBSON
1715 6th Avenue SE, Decatur, AL 35601
T: 256.350.6969
2520 Danville Road, SW, Decatur, AL 35603
T: 256.350.0404
Order the whole chicken with the white barbecue sauce.
Decatur
American / Barbecue
Restaurants - Alabama
SIMP MCGHEES
Get the Stuffed Mushroom Caps as an appetizer and the Pontchartrain for an entree.
Decatur
American / Barbecue
Pitmaster Chris Lilly - Recommendations
WHO
Chris Lilly is a world-champion pitmaster and executive chef of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, AL.
WHY
Chris Lilly has won 10 world barbecue championships, including six Memphis in May world titles, which is also known as “The Superbowl of Swine.”
COOKBOOKS
- Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets from a Legendary Barbecue Joint [buy it]
RECOMMENDATIONS
Chris Lilly’s recommendations for where to eat BBQ in Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina and Texas.
June 14, 2011
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q - Alabama & North Carolina
THE BRICK DELI AND TAVERN
Live music, great atmosphere, fun people. Get a beer on tap.
Decatur
Bar / Music Venue
Drink - Alabama
PICAN
Get the fried chicken with truffled honey and their specialty cocktails. They do great things with smoked bourbon cocktails.
Oakland
American / Southern
Restaurants - California
17th Street Barbecue
Mike Mills has always been a mentor and his classic barbecue style has been an inspiration. The dry rub that he uses on his ribs, was the inspiration for me to get in the kitchen and work hard developing my own dry rub and seasoning blend.
Murphysboro
American / Barbecue
Restaurants - Illinois
THE SHED BARBEQUE
If I’m going through Southern Mississippi, I would hit The Shed. They have a spicy orange sauce that they put on chicken that I really like.
Ocean Springs
American / Barbecue
Restaurants - Mississippi
BLUE SMOKE
For a beef brisket sandwich.
Gramercy / Flatiron
American / Barbecue
Restaurants - New York
DINOSAUR
700 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
T: 212.694.1777
For pulled pork.
Harlem
American / Barbecue
FATTY ‘CUE
If I want to get really crazy and get a barbecue with infusion of other flavors. They do a lot of barbecue, but it has a lot of fish sauce and very interesting flavors.
Williamsburg
Southeast Asian / Barbecue
HILL COUNTRY
For beef ribs.
Chelsea
American / Texas Barbecue
WILDWOOD BARBEQUE
Great for ribs.
Union Square
American / Barbecue
Lexington Barbecue
Order either the pulled pork or the whole hog and you want to pay close attention to the different styles of sauces that they use - like the traditional North Carolina sauce.
Lexington
American / Barbecue
Restaurants - North Carolina
10 US Hwy 29 70 South, Lexington, NC 27295
T: 336.249.9814
DEAD END BBQ
They’ve got great pulled pork and barbecue nachos that are out of this world.
Knoxville
American / Barbecue
Restaurants - Tennessee
THE GERMANTOWN COMMISSARY
They do very simply smoked food, but it’s always cooked to perfection. Get any of their smoked meats, the ribs or chicken would be great there.
Germantown
American / Barbecue
SALT LICK BAR-B-QUE
Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
3600 Presidential Blvd, Austin, TX 78719
Driftwood
18300 FM 1826, Driftwood, TX 78619
T: 512.858.4959
Round Rock
3350 East Palm Valley Boulevard, Round Rock, TX 78665
T: 512.386.1044
For beef brisket.
Multiple Locations
American / Barbecue
Restaurants - Texas
KREUZ MARKET
Get their jalapeno sausage.
Lockhart
German / Barbecue
Dr. BBQ
There is not a better ambassador for barbecue today, than Ray Lampe. He is full time on the road teaching and preaching the good things about barbecue and he’s doing it right.
BBQ Pitmaster
BBQ Resources
ADAM PERRY LANG
Adam Perry Lang does a great job. It’s all about taking the old tried and true methods of barbecue and adding new techniques and inspiration, redefining the word. He goes out on limbs that nobody else will go out on, not only the flavors being used, but also the equipment and technique. He mixes a lot of hot temperatures with low and slow and there is nobody better at layering flavors than Adam.
BBQ Pitmaster
Charcoal
KINGSFORD
In my opinion, the most consistent charcoal out there is your standard Kingsford briquets.
Charcoal
Drinks - Beer
DALE’S PALE ALE
If I want a beer where I can taste a little more of the hops.
Beer
American Pale Ale
FAT TIRE
It taste like your traditional American beer, but it’s got a little depth and a little more backbone.
Beer
American Amber
Drinks - Bourbon
PAPPY VAN WINKLE
Whisky
American
