While we spent our time fretting over the spelling in the headline of a recent article on Barry Sorkin, pitmaster at barbecue mecca Smoque, we should have been paying more attention to the paradox presented in author Michael Nagrant’s opening line: “Despite the apparent liability of being a skinny Jewish kid from Evanston, Barry Sorkin is one of the smoked-pork (and beef) kings of Chicago.”
Our New York sister blog, Grub Street, reports on an article that explores exactly that conundrum: What’s the deal with Jews and barbecue, anyway?
Bar-B-Jews [Grub Street]
The Professor of Pork [Hungry Mag]
Smoque BBQ [MenuPages]
Smoque BBQ [Official Site]
