Bar-B-Q; am I abandoning you?
by Chet
Today I ate lunch at Johnny T’s BBQ. It was basically the most deliciously moist (they also offer lean cuts) brisket that has cross my lips in quite some time! Also a very large serving of meat on my lunch plate. Most definitely no skimping at Johnny T’s. My lunch was served with a mayo based potato salad, seasoned fries, bread (of course) and their spicy barbecue sauce.
While I was happily munching my day away, enjoying every juicy bite of smoked cow and reading through the adventures of the ever so jovial Ignatius J. Reilly, my brain attacked an innocent thought bubble who wanted nothing more than for my lunch to be enjoyed. You see, the thought bubble inherently knew that if it were to reach my synapses then I would enter a state of unknowing about my future affairs with barbecued foods.
For most Texas boys this isn’t a bother. As some of you know however, I am soon to be transplanted to the Mid-West where I will become a resident of the state of Nebraska. I don’t know much about Nebraska. I know it is cold, flat, corn growing, holds a population smaller than the city of Houston, doesn’t have Whataburger and is closer to Canada than Austin. I do not know if they barbecue there. Doubly so, I do not know if it will ever live up to the standards I’ve grown up with.
This is a new fear in my preparation for this big new adventure in front of me. I will simply add it to my list until I get there and discover the truth about Nebraskan barbecue.
- Getting a job.
- Keeping head above water.
- Starting designing Web sites as a real income source.
- Learning Nebraska tax code for a sole proprietorship.
- Tasty barbecue?
That’s the list by the way. A little misplaced it may be, still it stands to show that I have a lot to work through.
PS: When I say Barbecue I do not mean hamburgers and hot dogs. Those do not count. I mean briskets, ribs, sausages (related to the hot dog yes, but it makes the list) and of course whole pigs who later become that delicacy known as pulled pork.