If you want to earn the full assortment of pitmaster merit badges, you have to meet a few benchmarks. Mastering the art of a traditional low-and-slow Texas brisket is a must. Tackling the massive ...

Ever wanted to cook a whole hog? Well, it ain’t that hard, says Resto’s young chef, Bobby Hellen. He recently took us to the backyard to show us how it’s done. What’s the key to roasting a whole pig?

We must have missed the memo, because apparently the last week of August is official Roast An Entire Pig And Then Eat It Week here in Chicago, since we’ve got not one but threegoing down. The appeal ...

“It’s actually a lot of steps to make Chinese-style roast pig,” says East Court and Mike’s BBQ chef and owner Jack Tsoi. “It’s not an easy task, this line of work.” Tsoi has been perfecting the art of ...

On a winter day a couple of years ago, I got a call from Karen Bates at the Apple Farm in Philo, asking me if I'd like to join her, her family and a few friends for a weekend centered on a pig. The ...