The world of Southern barbecue may move slowly, but it moves forward nonetheless. Far from a hidebound tradition, it’s constantly being reshaped and reinvigorated by new generations of ambitious pitmasters, as our latest list of the Best New Barbecue Joints in the South reveals. First, some definitions. What do we mean by a “new” joint? That can be a relative term in a region with iconic restaurants dating back a century or more. For our purposes, a new restaurant is one that opened since Southern Living published the last version of this list in September 2021. It needs to be...