Great barbecue takes smoke, patience and intuition, and Rob Bechtold could draw on little else when he decided to pursue it for a living. After working in restaurant kitchens for 25 years, he started ...

Collierville or Germantown will be the first new destination for the Central BBQ chain as it takes its style of smoked pork outside Memphis to cities throughout the Southeast. Memphis conglomerate ...

Central BBQ, one of Memphis’ most popular barbecue joints, has officially arrived in Nashville. The 17-year-old brand, which was founded by two barbecue masters who met in the competition circuit in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In celebration of National ...

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In a crowded Memphis barbecue scene, Central BBQ has earned a vaunted reputation and opened four locations in and around Bluff CIty. Without a long-term legacy other local favorites like say, ...

The most crucial ingredient in barbecue, after meat and smoke, is seldom discussed: salt. It's the thing that, when properly applied, enables meat to taste like its best self. Salt is also the first ...

Acclaimed Memphis-based barbecue joint Central BBQ will be opening its first Arkansas location at the site of the old Farmers’ Co-op at 417 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. in the new South Yard ...

"It's going to be better," Sapp said of the expanded Central BBQ in Midtown. "It's going to look exactly the same in the front — we're keeping the front and the patio and the counter. But everything's ...