BBQ (was Re: Finally starting preparations for the move...)

[Jim Herrmann]

That's like trying to explain to a life long midwest resident what good 
clam chowder, or fresh lobster is really supposed to taste like.  It's a 
whole different part of the planet in some respects.  :-)

Monty J. Harder wrote:

>"Kendric Beachey" <ak at kc.rr.com> wrote:
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>>For your future reference, after you move here, I'd have to say Gates
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>>town that puts out a sign saying "BBQ" is worth trying at least once.
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>...and stays in business for a few months.  If you don't make good BBQ in
>this town, you won't last long.  The customers have way too high standards
>to allow the crap that passes for BBQ in a lot of other cities.
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>  A guy I work with was based in our Boston office for a few years, and he
>would have KC BBQ FedEx-ed to his office from time to time.  One day he was
>out of the office when he got a cell call from his boss saying a care
>package had arrived - the boss seemed confused as to why someone would have
>ribs shipped to Boston when there were perfectly good BBQ joints there.  So
>my co-worker said "I'll tell you what.  When I get back to the office, I'll
>fix some of those ribs up for you and anyone else who wants a taste."
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>  Now they understand.  Whatever those restaurants in Beantown sell, it
>ain't BBQ.  There needs to be some other word for what they sell.
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>  In that respect, those Bostonians are like MS users.  Until they get a
>taste of something better, they don't know how bad they have it.
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