I call B.S.
“Less God more beer”, (17 oz size)
I’ll take more God anyday.
It all depends on your point of view, I suppose.
As a born and bred Texan, I wouldn’t even consider eating New York barbecue.
I live in NYC, but have lived and traveled in the South. Hill Country sucks. But Blue Smoke is a miracle, with St Louis and Memphis ribs, and the best sides imaginable.
No BS, there are some really good Bar-b-que places in NYC. Now whether they are the best....Not a chance. I’ve eaten in a few of the places mentioned, and they are pretty good. But good and great are two different locations. They may be in proximity, but they are not the same.
The Dinosaur was real good until John Stage sold out the Soros Investments LLC.
BBQ. Real BBQ, smoked meat, is actually pretty simple. But the Yankees will, eventually, screw it up by making it not so simple. And before you know it they will be serving “authentic Parisian BBQ”. Or some other such bastardization of my much beloved “put it on and leave it while me and my friends get drunk” authentic, red neck dammit BBQ
Good BBQ is a technique that can be learned through trial and error by anyone in any state of the union with a mind to do so, and the time to put to it.
In fact, I bet there are some Texans behind some of that NYC bbq.
While I loved the wet and dry Texas brisket, and the spareribs were very good as well, none of the Texas joints I’ve been to know squat about pulled pork. Hello North Carolina!