OT*****Re: Hello, it's me..

[Michael Hipp]

> From: "Shawn Tayler" <stayler at xmtservices.net>
> On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:15:40 -0600 "Michael Hipp" <michael at hipp.com>
> exclaimed:
> 
> > Having lived in the Houston area for 12 years, I'm convinced that Texas
> > is the *only* place that knows real BBQ.
> >
> For beef I couldn't agree more, although I could not for the life of me
> find a good, ie. real locally owned BBQ joint in Plano when I was there
> for a week last year, perhaps you locals could recommend as we have a guy
> in our office going there in Oct for training.  But for pork, I am
> unconvinced.

That's just it, real BBQ is beef. Ok, maybe chicken too.

The best BBQ joints I knew of did not serve pork of *any* kind. Sliced brisket, chopped brisket (if you must), beef sausage, beef ribs, and chicken were the fare. Along with beans, potato salad and cole slaw, of course.

I lived in the Lake Jackson / Freeport area south of Houston on the Gulf coast. I haven't had a really good plate of BBQ since I moved back to Arkansas. I'm hungry. I'm really, really hungry and it's 3+ hours to lunch. But lunch won't involve any form of Texas BBQ.

I feel a road trip coming.

Michael