When traveling through the South, your best bet for authentic and carefully
prepared Southern cuisine is any of the many barbecue restaurants that dot the
landscape. Don’t be fooled by the casual atmosphere in most of these barbecue
joints; these are the places where the legacy of Southern food is vigilantly
protected. Down South, barbecue is a cherished cultural icon.
The Northeast is finding out what real barbecue is all about. Cooking food on
a charcoal or gas grill is called “grilling”. True barbecue is slow-cooked
at low temperatures for hours with smoke from burning wood. Barbecue itself
is chopped, sliced, or pulled meat liberally doused with a variety of (closely
guarded) sauces. This meat is usually pork, unless you are in Texas or some
parts of Kentucky (where barbecue means beef or mutton). Most Southerners take
their barbecue very seriously, refining methods of preparation and fiercely
defending the preeminence of their favorite sauce recipes. There are few things
in the South more universally revered than good barbecue.
Now you can experience true barbecue here on the North Fork at Farmer Bar. Our
goal is to share the love of barbecue with all of our guests and to provide
a truly satisfying and memorable meal.
