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North Carolina BBQ Trail Part 3 – Wilber’s Barbecue (Greensboro, NC)

Joshua Craig — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:19:53 +0000

Wilber’s Barbecue was the third stop on our whirlwind tour. We decided to play it smart and go visit The Cliffs of the Neuse State Park to walk off some of the first two lunches.

Wilber’s was my least favorite of the three. It wasn’t that it was bad, it was still tasty, but it just wasn’t able to hold up to B’s or The Skylight Inn.

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Notes:

The sweet tea here was actually the best of the three and there was plenty of it. They bring out a large pitcher full of it and leave it on your table.

The collard greens were quite mushy and seemed like they had been cooked too long or pureed.

Here’s a link to the trail http://www.ncbbqsociety.com/trail_map.html

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode!

North Carolina BBQ Trail Part 2 – Skylight Inn (Ayden, NC)

Joshua Craig — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:56 +0000

This is the second stop on our tour. Second stop in an hour actually. This is the Skylight Inn in Ayden, NC. I’m pretty sure I saw this place on a Food Network show a couple of years ago.

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Notes:

They mix some cracklin in with the meat to give it a nice crunch. The texture is odd at first, but you quickly forget about it when you realize how incredibly delicious it is.

Here’s a link to the trail http://www.ncbbqsociety.com/trail_map.html

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode!

North Carolina BBQ Trail Part 1 – B’s BBQ (Greenville, NC)

Joshua Craig — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:30:47 +0000

So, today Liz and I began the first of many excursions to try and complete the North Carolina Barbecue Society’s Historic Barbecue Trail. It’s a challenge to discover exactly what North Carolina BBQ is like from East to West and to get out and enjoy some more of our state.

We’ve decided to document our discovery with photos and video. (Video is new. Just got my 7D yesterday, so cut us some slack.)

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Notes:

B’s is hands down the best pulled pork I have ever had. It is tender, sweet and the sauce is amazing.

The staff is extremely courteous. Plus, I love being called sweetheart by old ladies.

Get there early. They open at 10 and close when they run out of food.

Here’s a link to the trail http://www.ncbbqsociety.com/trail_map.html

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode!

My New Tattoo

Joshua Craig — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:45:40 +0000

After years of talking about it, I finally got a tattoo.

It’s the Craig family coat of arms.

The text says “Vive Deo Ut Vivas” which is Latin for “Live for God and you shall have life”

Carolina Rollergirls photo sets from 2009.01.24 are now up!

Joshua Craig — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:13:59 +0000

Click the photo above to check them out!

Chicken Fried Steak

jcraig — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:04:35 +0000

Soda Pops rawks!

Johnny Cash rest area!

jcraig — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:52:47 +0000

It’s a Puerto Rican Christmas Eve

jcraig — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:52:21 +0000

We had the pleasure of dining on a traditional Puerto Rican Christmas dinner thanks to a tip from some wonderful folks at the farmer’s market who were selling delicious rum cakes!

Photos from the Carolina Rollergirls Double header on 2008.12.07 are now up!

Joshua Craig — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:36:14 +0000

It was a great couple of bouts. Click the pic or follow the links to check out all the photos. Hope you’ve got some free time, because there alot of them.

2008.12.07 – CRG Bootleggers vs. Team Unicorn

2008.12.07 – CRG All-Stars vs. Madison’s Dairyland Dolls

Carolina Rollergirls vs Tucson Saddletramps 08.13.2008

Joshua Craig — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:47:49 +0000

It was my first time shooting for the CarolinaRollergirls. It’s a bit different shooting in Dorton Arena. There’s actually quite a bit of light compared to other venues and there’s like a referee buffer zone, so I couldn’t get right up on the tape like I usually do. Oh well, I guess that’s a good excuse to get a longer lens.

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