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VPR Cafe: Vermont Barbecue

Glenn Russell
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Burlington Free Press
Pork & Pickles Barbecue in Essex, a new barbeque restaurant in Vermont, serves a range of dishes including pulled pork sandwiches, fried chicken and coleslaw.

In recent years, Vermont has seen a handful of barbecue restaurants pop up. These eateries seek to bring authentic southern style barbecue to a state that is not thought of as a barbecue destination.

Recently Sally Pollak and Melissa Pasanen, writers for the Savorvore Section of the Burlington Free Press, took a tour of several barbecue restaurants in Vermont.

“This is not grilled meat; this is made in a smoker,” Pasanen says. “Real barbecue has to be cooked low and slow over a hardwood fire in a smoker.”

You can find out more about Vermont barbecue in their piece Two New Barbecue Spots Open, Plus Three More To Try.

The VPR Café is made possible by Kimball Brook Farm, organic milk and cream from Vermont grass-grazed cows.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Liam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system.
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