First off, the Braves are in the lead in the national league. They are officially better than the Phillies (but, they always were!)
In honor of that, I thought I’d post a video from a game played by another Braves.
Braves, my Braves, I will never forsake you again! Your minor league coaches are crazy, and your players are crazy good!
Ok, something else I like:
Aren’t they great? Call me anachronistic, but I love this. I’ll be listening to this on my car ride back. Along with my podcasts of this American Life. Any other suggestions for something that could kill time for a 7 hour drive (with cat!)?
Ok. The last thing. Anyone south of the Mason Dixon line, stretching out to Missouri, believes that their city has the best BBQ. The only difference: If you don’t live in Columbus, you are just wrong.
Here are my three favorite BBQ places:
Ok, their food is good – the treatment of women in this video, well…
This is pretty much the quintessential Columbus BBQ joint. It’s been around for a long time – my mom waited tables there in the 1970s. It’s the gathering spot for those of us who’ve moved away. My favorite is the chopped pork platter, though my brother prefers the ribs. They also have fabulous vegetables (both fried and not!) Dad and I went for lunch today – he had fried eggplant. Delicious.
I hadn’t been to this one until this weekend. We waited for forty five minutes for the ribs we ordered, but daaamn. Worth it. I don’t normally like ribs, but so. so. so. worth it. The sauce alone was great – almost North Carolina vinegar-y, but not quite. Just good. If you are in Columbus, then go. Just make sure you have forty five minutes to wait! Also, it should be known that they won a Hoodie award from Steve Harvey. I think that speaks for itself.
About a mile down the road from Country’s is Macon Road BBQ. I have a lot of friends who prefer this one. I don’t…until I go there. I always flip flop on whether I like the chopped pork better here, or at Country’s. For ambience, and I mean real honest to God southern ambience, this is it.
Alright, those are things I like. I have one more day in the finest state on earth before going back to mmmm, the second finest state on earth. What to do…
Bloviation Nation would benefit greatly from your BBQ reviews. Do you think you could expand them slightly, give them a score on a 1-10 scale and send them to me? You’ll be putting Columbus on the restaurant review map.
Thanks,
Zac