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I was going to share the best bbq in SF here, but decided not to. The really good stuff in cities, those who know about it, we keep it a secret. Edit: what I m

by gkop 11y ago

I was going to share the best bbq in SF here, but decided not to. The really good stuff in cities, those who know about it, we keep it a secret. Edit: what I meant by this comment was to emphasize a key distinction between country bbq and city bbq that was neglected by the article: country bbq is by definition distant from the large bbq-loving population. So there may be equally good city bbq joints, but there are a number of (individual) parties in whose interest it is to keep them secret.

Shog9 11y ago
There's something to this... Good BBQ tends to be very time- and labor-intensive. Once a place gets popular enough, something has to give - city joints can't so easily just build another pit and drop a few more picnic tables out in the parking lot. So whether the price goes up or standards slide, some of the fans will go looking for a new source. Do this a few times and you maybe start to get wise to the idea that raving about your new hangout isn't very smart if you want to continue going there on a regular basis.