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This is a Vintage Selection from 2005 The Banter The Guys talk about the Big Apple BBQ 2005 that Francis attended with their chef. Sadly, Mark had to miss because he had a newborn. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys interviewed the best pitmasters from all over the U.S. at Big Apple BBQ in NYC. The masters shared their regional styles, methods and colorful personalities while the guys “pigged out” on the good stuff that used to be hard to come by in the northeast. The Inside Track The Restaurant Guys are culinarily well-versed from fine dining restaurants to hamburger joints, but they had some things to learn about Q. Francis: What's snoot? Smoki O’s: Snoot is the anterior prolongation of the pig's nose. Francis: Is that your specialty? Smoki O’s: Barbecue is our specialty. We barbecue anything from the pig's nose to the, um, from the rooter to the tooter! -The Restaurant Guys Podcast at Big Apple BBQ 2005 Guests & Info Chef Anthony Bucco Special Guest Host Michael Rodriguez Salt Lick BBQ Driftwood, TX https://saltlickbbq.com/driftwood/ Ron Blasingame Whole Hog Cafe Little Rock, AR (& in NJ, too!) https://www.wholehogcafe.com/ Elaine & Garry Roark Ubon’s (The Barbecue of Yazoo) Yazoo, MS https://ubonsbbq.com/ Carolyn Macklemore Big Bob Gibson Decateur, AL https://bigbobgibson.com/ Kenny Callahan Blue Smoke (2002-2024) NY, NY https://www.bluesmoke.com/ Smoki O’s (closed 2021) St Louis, MO Ed Mitchell North Carolina https://www.thepitmasteredm Enjoy over-decorated restaurants with Christmas cocktails through January 3, 2026 https://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Check out New Year's Eve in New Brunswick, NJ https://www.newbrunswicknewyearseve.com/ Become a Restaurant Guys' Regular! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Magyar Bank https://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accounting https://www.withum.com/restaurant Our Places Stage Left Steak https://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restaurant https://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshop https://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life: https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys Reach Out to The Guys! TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com **Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.** Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe