| I am a huge Barbecue Fanatic. So one of my favorite | | | | tangy sweet, sauce covered ribs and pulled pork with |
| places to visit on Earth is Memphis, Tennessee. The | | | | a backdrop of some of the best blues music you'll |
| home of the Blues is also the home of some delicious | | | | ever hear. Both restaurants feature full menus, ranging |
| Memphis Barbecue. | | | | from gumbo to crab. But who cares -- we're here to |
| There is nothing else quite like sinking your teeth into | | | | eat barbecue! |
| the smokey goodness of the just right ribs at Charlie | | | | East a bit on Beale, past the Elvis stores, the Blues |
| Vergo's Rendezvous or enjoying the Blues-backed | | | | bars and Fed-Ex Forum, you'll find Silky O'Sullivan's. |
| tangy sauces on Beale Street. If you live for good | | | | Don't let the Irish name fool you. Mr. O'Sullivan knows |
| barbecue it's hard to go wrong in Memphis because | | | | his barbecue. Start your meal with a plate of BBQ |
| there is a great joint on almost every corner. Your | | | | Nachos then get down to serious eating with a rack of |
| biggest problems you will have will be deciding were to | | | | the ribs. Just be careful with the "Diver!" |
| begin, where to go next and not wanting to leave. | | | | Getting out of the downtown area, don't miss Corky's |
| Here are my can't-miss choices for Memphis | | | | and Interstate. Even though both places have gone |
| Barbecue Heaven if you have a week to eat in the | | | | "chain" and are apt to be full of tourists, both have |
| Home of the Blues. | | | | excellent barbecue and you can pick up a bottle or |
| I'd suggest beginning at the most storied of all of | | | | two of their sauce to take home with you. |
| Memphis barbecue restaurants, Charlie Vergo's | | | | On the last night of your stay treat yourself with a trip |
| Rendezvous. You enter the restaurant from an alley | | | | to the place where the locals go when they want |
| that's full of heavenly smells of smoking pork and | | | | barbecue, Cozy Corner. Michael Stern of "Roadfood" |
| customers waiting to get a seat. How can you not | | | | says, "If you have time for just one barbecue meal in |
| love a world famous barbecue joint that's in an alley? | | | | Memphis (or anywhere on earth), go to Cozy Corner." |
| The 'Vous is known for it's "dry ribs" that use only a | | | | The specialties of this down-home joint are barbecued |
| spicy barbecue rub and no sauce. Not to worry if you | | | | cornish game hens, barbecued spaghetti and |
| love barbecue sauce -- a cold drink of beer with each | | | | barbecued baloney. All three have to be tried to be |
| bite will work just nicely. | | | | believed. |
| The Rendezvous is in midtown near the world famous | | | | That's seven day's worth of Memphis barbecue for a |
| Peabody Hotel. Head a couple of blocks south to "The | | | | normal person to try or about a day and a half's worth |
| Home of the Blues", Beale Street, and you will find | | | | for the true barbecue Nut. But even if you eat |
| several more excellent restaurants to try. Sitting right | | | | barbecue for breakfast, lunch and dinner, you can get |
| across the street from each other at the entrance to | | | | your fill in Memphis. |
| Beale are B B King's and Blues City Cafe. Both serve | | | | |