Forget bland roasts — this one’s built for BBQ lovers. The BBQ Pit Boys share their secrets for creating a perfectly smoked ...

Barbecue, in its many permutations of fire, smoke, and animal flesh, is more than just a timeless human tradition, key to global population growth and food preservation. It’s also a semi-unwritten ...

There’s a seriousness and beauty to a food whose preparation begins with the need to dig a rather large hole. Though it might come as a surprise that throughout the global history of gastronomy, ...

It doesn’t get much better than pit beef when it comes to iconic Maryland meals. These thin-sliced roast beef sandwiches are as simple as they get, but oh-so delicious. I make sure to get one every ...

Your neighborhood barbecue joint probably has a weekend special, and it’s likely to be barbacoa. The Mexican delicacy is traditionally made with lamb, but here in the United States beef cheeks are ...

Typically, when you hear a pitmaster’s introduction to the world of barbecue, tales of growing up around cooking and a passion for food come into play. This isn’t that type of story. Lance Kirkpatrick ...

Kacey Simon wiped sweat from his brow as he worked over a massive smoker he’d set up in June outside Britain Hill Venue and Vineyard. From his hilltop vantage point there in Little Britain Township, ...

Full disclosure: Before moving to the DMV area and starting as The Baltimore Sun’s new food reporter, I had never had a pit beef sandwich. Embarrassingly, I didn’t even know what tiger sauce was! (For ...