52 CHARLOTTEMAGAZINE.COM // JUNE 2019
OUR
Barbecue
STORY
Carolina barbecue began on the coast in the 16th
century, worked its way toward the mountains,
separated into eastern and western, and continues
to feed our bellies and define our state to this day.
But the old Carolina barbecue culture is fading fast.
Can it last, or is it bound to change?By GREG LACOUR
John Carroll stokes the coal
re while rows of pork cook
under the hooded smoker at
Red Bridge’s Barbecue Lodge.
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