Have a taco, its Cinco de Mayo.
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Have a taco, its Cinco de Mayo.

By ANGEL MERCADO Cinco de Mayo is here. Today you can channel your inner Mexican-American and celebrate. We all heard of Taco-Tuesday, thanks to the Lego Movie, it has become a family favorite, but change it to Monday just for today. Here’s a couple of places to celebrate. credit: Red Rooster   Paint the city … Continue reading

Hot Sauce Expo NYC 2013
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Hot Sauce Expo NYC 2013

This past weekend, I was fortunately able to attend the first annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo NYC 2013.  I attended the event as a team member as part of the ArrogantSwine team. What a great time.  The event featured a number of hot sauce vendors, hot bbq sauces and other spicy condiments.  Check out my view of the … Continue reading

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Introducing the Team!!

Originally posted on The Arrogant Swine:
Whole Hog BBQ needs a decently large team. If nothing else, to move the massive dead weight of our pigs. So the Arrogant Swine crew in alphabetical order (of course I end up last) Angel Mercado – Beer-conomist/Head of Infrastructure Angel believes sobriety is a problem which must be…

Carolina Whole Hog at aPorkalypse
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Carolina Whole Hog at aPorkalypse

Question: Who doesn’t love the smell of smoke which is produced when the fat of the meat hits those hot coals and sizzles up, creating this plume of wonderous savory smoke…yum!  I do. Can you smell it?  Well I was fortunate to be part of this wonderful event and had my full smoke from the pit … Continue reading

aPORKalypse NOW 2013 – Whole Hog BBQ!! -With Tyson.
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aPORKalypse NOW 2013 – Whole Hog BBQ!! -With Tyson.

Originally posted on The Arrogant Swine:
See ALL the Photos and food porn of aPORKalyspe HERE. I live in Queens. Now this for a long time marks the complete opposite of hip. Queens doesn’t have the same sex appeal as Williamsburg and definitely doesn’t have gentrified air of Park Slope in Brooklyn. What I have found lately…

Cigar: Casa Fuente Robusto at #SausageFest2013
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Cigar: Casa Fuente Robusto at #SausageFest2013

Bonfire going, keg of beer tapped, meat being seared, good conversation being shared all around. Good way to spend the evening, hell yeah! The Casa Fuente Robusto Cigar. This cigar has an orange band.  The cigar is adorned with the Casa Fuente ring. Size: 5.75 x 50 Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican Strength: Medium to Full Flavor: … Continue reading

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BBQ ROADTRIP!!! : Q Barbeque – Glen Allen, Virginia

Originally posted on The Arrogant Swine:
See all the Food Porn HERE.  Forbes just did an article on competition BBQ. One of my favorite lines – And unlike most cuisines, many of the best barbecue masters don’t even have restaurants – there is no huge hobbyist group of ultra-passionate sushi cooks who devote all their…

2012 Carolina Whole Hog–courtesy for Arrogantswine.com
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2012 Carolina Whole Hog–courtesy for Arrogantswine.com

http://arrogantswine.com/food-porn-photos/2012-carolina-whole-hog/ I am happy to say I took part in the ceremony, (yes it is a big deal :)) and everything turned out super well!  All kudos goes to the host , Pitmaster Tyson Ho of Arrogantswine.com.  Special thanks to Matt, Steve and myself ( of course) for contributing to preparation and general great time.  … Continue reading