U.S. News & World Report‘s Emily H. Bratcher names St. Louis, Nashville, Austin, Lexington (NC), Kansas City, Lockhart (TX) and Memphis as the top seven barbeque cities in the country. On Memphis: “…the city contains roughly 80 barbeque-plating restaurants, so your appetite will be served well wherever you go. Memphis barbeque is not as much about the sauce (usually a thin tomato and vinegar concoction) as it is the meat and the rubs.”
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