BBQ Bests, Grievances, and 20 Years of FIG

First up, Southern Living's annual South's Best issue is out, and that includes the results of the readers' poll for The South's Best BBQ Joints in Every State as well as a deeper dive into the readers' pick for Best BBQ in Alabama, SAW's BBQ.

And I must include my annual reminder: I did not choose the winners in the South's Best list. They're the result of a poll of tens of thousands of Southern Living readers. I just wrote up the results. (My editor's picks will be coming out at the end of the summer, though, when our Top 50 BBQ Joints in the South list is published.)

Then, for the April print edition of Charleston Magazine, I interviewed Mike Lata of FIG about the acclaimed restaurant's upcoming 20th anniversary. (Not available online yet, but I'll add a link when it is.) And, finally, in my March column for the Post & Courier's Charleston Menu subscribers' newsletter, I aired a few culinary grievances about tablecloths (of the lack thereof), bread pudding, and menu fonts.

Check 'em out.