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		<title>CSCW BBQ Tour of Savannah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, its been some time since we&#8217;ve posted here. The occasion for this posting is a trip to Savannah, GA for the wonderful CSCW conference. One of the best things about CSCW is that it&#8217;s full of other BBQ lovers. So we had no shortage of partners for our abbreviated tour of BBQ joints that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Villa pigs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve ordered a pig from Hidden Villa for the Pig Pickin&#8217;!  Check out some of their fine hogs:





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		<link>http://bbq.isgoodfor.us/hidden-villa-pigs/</link>
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		<title>Uncle Frank&#8217;s BBQ, Mountain View, CA</title>
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2135 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 964-4476
Hours:
Monday &#8211; Friday :
Lunch 11.30 am &#8211; 2.30 pm
Dinner 5.00 pm &#8211; 8.00 pm
Saturday :
Noon &#8211; 2.30 pm
5.00 pm &#8211; 8.00 pm
The Nutshell 
Uncle Frank&#8217;s is a BBQ oasis in the parched, mega-mall wasteland that is the South Bay. The brisket was maybe the best we&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bbq.isgoodfor.us/uncle-franks-bbq-mountain-view-ca/</link>
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		<title>Taste of Joy, Oakland, CA</title>
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3227A Lakeshore Ave
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 627-0067 (was disconnected when we tried it, but hopefully it&#8217;s fixed now&#8230;)
Hours: Tue-Sat. 12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 
The Nutshell 
Taste of Joy is good, especially for the price. The brisket and especially the were tender and smoky, and fit well with the middle-of-the-road sauce. The sides were extremely good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bo&#8217;s Barbecue &#8211; Lafayette, CA</title>
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3422 Mt Diablo Blvd
Lafayette, CA
(925) 283-7133
Hours: Tues. &#8211; Sun. 11:30 &#8211; 2:30pm, 5 &#8211; 8:30pm 
The Nutshell 
We arrived with high expectations based on personal recommendations. We left feeling a little like we got hoodwinked. $80+ for three mediocre (at best) meals and some (admittedly very nice) beer. Bo&#8217;s is good BBQ for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jones BBQ &amp; Foot Massage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strangely creepy. I called the number, and there&#8217;s an actual answering machine for Jones&#8217;.

(Via GorillaMask)
Update: Check out the website here.
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		<title>Meat bracketology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In honor of the NCAA Final Four this weekend, we have a tournament bracket of a different sort:  a competition of meats.  Instead of four geographic regions, ESPN&#8217;s Paul Lukas divides the competitors into a Beef Region, a Pork Region, a Sausage Region, and a Meatscellaneous Region.  BBQ fans will be disappointed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Tender Ribs?</title>
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My smoker has been dormant for too long. Far too long. This weekend I jumped at the tiniest chance to fire it up, and smoked some ribs for Tamar, Andrew, and Rachel. Once again, all I could get at the local butcher were the gourmet back ribs, which (as I&#8217;ve said many times before) aren&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phat Matt&#8217;s BBQ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturdays, 9 am to 2 pm
Grand Lake Farmer&#8217;s Market
Oakland, CA
Sundays, 9 am to 1 pm
NewPark Mall Farmer&#8217;s Market
Newark, CA

Phat Matt&#8217;s BBQ is a catering and farmer&#8217;s market operation that serves brisket, tri-tip, pulled pork, and hot links fresh from their mobile smoking rig. I&#8217;ve had their pulled pork twice now.  Usually they drench the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bbq.isgoodfor.us/phat-matts-bbq/</link>
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		<title>Allen &amp; Son Barbecue, Chapel Hill, NC</title>
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6203 Millhouse Rd.
(Google Maps is a little off, though:  it&#8217;s really at the corner of Millhouse/Mt. Sinai and Highway 86.)
Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 942-7576


Hours: Sometimes variable &#8212; call ahead. Closes before dinner Monday through Thursday; usually closed for a break during the winter holidays.

The Nutshell

The best eastern North Carolina-style BBQ you&#8217;ll ever eat, smoky, tender, [...]]]></description>
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