As we get ready to roll into 4th of July weekend, let me pause to salute one of the great American cuisines, barbecue. Here's a nice slideshow from Serious Eats done at the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party earlier this year of pitmasters giving their definition of 'cue. Including Ed Mitchell from the Pit in Raleigh.
Might try to do some smoking sometime over the weekend. Tonight I just grilled some lamb burgers. Turned out okay. I think I overworked the meat a bit so the burgers weren't as fall apart as I prefer in a lamb burger. But they were still pretty juicy. Added a bit of mint, oregano and sumac to the mix but probably could've used a bit more. My goal for a lamb burger is always to try and get close to the Burger Bar in Vegas (last time we were there, sadly, they'd taken it off the menu). Not there yet so the quest continues.