JUNE 2019 // CHARLOTTE 51
Barbecue is one of
the most tradition-
laden foods in
American culture,
with variations from
region to region. As
a city of transplants,
how does Charlotte
do barbecue? What’s
our barbecue story?
By TAYLOR BOWLER, BEN JARRELL,
RACHEL KANG, GREG LACOUR,
JARED MISNER, ADAM RHEW,
and EMMA WAY
Photographs by PETER TAYLOR
At Red Bridges Barbecue
Lodge in Shelby, pork cooks
over the pit all night long.