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Some visual evidence of what happened on Madison Avenue...

Back From The Apple

Thousands of sausage liks and hundreds of pounds of pimento cheese later, the little rag tag group of Jim 'N Nick'sters are back from the Apple. A lot of fun, a lot of friends and a whole lot of smoke later the report is that New Yorker's not only were interested in the pimento cheese and sausage but they loved it! Combine the barbecue tradition of hotlinks with the staple of the Southern lunch table, pimento cheese and you get a sort of magical tradition with a twist that had people from all walks letting us know that they were converts looking for a reservation at Table 58.

Ready or Not...

Well, here's the rig just seconds before hitting the road for the Big Apple. Ironically it's only seconds after all necessary construction was finished. Eleventh hour, maybe but hey you can't rush barbecue.

Say Hello to My Little Friend

You gotta have a big mule to pull a big waggon. Here's a shot of the new mule that's going to be hauling the rig to the Big Apple Block Party. So what does the rig look like? Wait and see but bottom line...it's a big waggon.

Jim 'N Nick's Smokin' at the Whole Hawg Happenin'

This weekend, May 15th and 16th, Jim 'N Nick's among others will be firing up the rig at the Whole Hawg Happenin' in Atlanta. Local Owner, Brian Lyman and the Atlanta gang will be hosting a pitmaster dinner at the Jim 'N Nick's located on South Cobb drive featuring the likes of Ed Mitchell from The Pit in Raleigh, NC; Sam Huff from Sam's Lost Mountain BBQ in Atlanta and I'll have the honor of representing Jim 'N Nick's. Dinner is sure to be a party and the Happenin' to follow on Saturday will serve up, "everything but the squeal" as our buddy Ed Mitchell likes to say. Read more about the event at http://www.wholehawghappenin.com/, check back here after the event for a full report from the JNN rig.

Slow Smoked, Slow Food, Slow Down...

A whole smoked hog, an organic urban garden and the attention to where our food comes from all add up to a Southern Slow Food Fair. Jim 'N Nick's is proud to be serving a whole Berkshire hog at the Southern Slow Food Fair at Jones Valley Urban Farm this Sunday May 3rd. The story of where food comes from will be told through the lens of how great ingredients are crafted with care into edible memories. A good time will be had by all so y'all come, Sunday May 3rd from 4 - 7 PM.

Smoke on the Plains

The two crown jewels of Southern culture are arguably food and music. The two of them individually have the power to bring people together in fellowship and celebration but when you put them together, you're just can't help but feel like you are a little closer to heaven. This past weekend Jim 'N Nick's had the great pleasure of serving all the good folks behind the scenes at the Sticks country music festival outside of Auburn, AL. Volunteers, producers and even the stars themselves helped themselves to the tender, smoky goodness of our barbecue while melodies from the biggest names in country music painted their way over the landscape. Wash the whole experience down with some of Mudbone's Homegrown Hopshine and you can't help but want to put your feet up on the porch rail. A country Woodstock? I'm pretty sure nobody ate that good at Yasgur's farm.