(photo from Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette) Shortly after dinner rush this past Monday night Wilson’s Bar-B-Q caught on fire and quickly erupted into an inferno as the business that has called the North Side home for 59 years was left a charred reminder of the past. Wilson’s has always held a special place in my heart as…
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National BBQ Month
When the temperature stays above 50F or your forecast never contains the word “snow” you may find it comical there are people who have a “barbecue season”. Personally, I have the fire burning all year long but the majority of residents here in the mid-Atlantic states circle the first of May as the day to…

3rd Annual Grill Your Ace Off BBQ Event
Pits were smokin in West Newton for the 3rd Annual Grill Your Ace Off BBQ event hosted by Williams Ace Hardware. Picturesque day to break the goal of $2500 by raising $4500 for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh! Congrats to Black Dawg BBQ for bringing home the title of Grand Champion! Here are the results: (watch…

Secret BBQ Sauce Powering the Pittsburgh Steelers
When I first saw the headline “Weslaco entrepreneur, Super Bowl champ partner in barbecue sauce venture” pop up in my barbecue news feed (what, you’re surprised I have one?) my first thought was “Man, wouldn’t it be cool if it was the Steelers? This is a Texas outlet though so it’s probably Dallas.” and guess…