Where I come from--England, by way of Southeast Asia--barbecue means something entirely different from what it means in Charleston, South Carolina, where I moved right out of college. So when I invited my new Southern friends over for a barbecue shortly after hitting town, I was thinking hamburgers, hot dogs, and roasted marshmallows. They were thinking pulled pork, ribs, and sweet tomato-based barbecue sauce.
It was an interesting party.

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED...HANDBAG?
May 10, 2007