I was skeptical when I learned Rodney Scott was opening a restaurant in downtown Nashville. It's no surprise that the accomplished pitmaster would want to expand his growing barbecue empire to ...

In the immortal words of Hank Williams Jr.: “We cooked the pig in the ground, got some beer on ice, and all my rowdy friends are comin' over tonight.” Sounds like a party that’s just waiting for ...

Cooking a whole hog over a pit takes a long time — about 12 hours, give or take – and it is strenuous work. James Beard Award winner Rodney Scott, 49, should know. He's been barbecuing whole hogs for ...

Sam Jones has become a Carolina barbecue legend by carrying on his family’s tradition of cooking whole hogs. “The way I look at it, I’m the fourth generation of my family that’s been doing this right ...

This video shows how to cook a whole hog the old-fashioned way — above ground with a homemade smoker setup. Viewers learn step-by-step how to prepare, season, and smoke the pig for juicy, flavorful ...

When Alex Bazemore was growing up in Ahoskie — just south of the Virginia border — whole-hog barbecue was nothing but a way of life. “I grew up in the country, and that’s how my grandparents used to ...

1. Clear an area of level ground of any combustible leaves or sticks. Lay out a two-layer base of blocks as shown. Build a fire inside the pit. After the coals have burned down, divide them into ...

We’re back with even more pig parts to explore in the second half of our Lost Recipes look at all things hog, or at least all things besides the normal stuff like bacon, pork chops and ham. Last week, ...