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Chubby Checker
By
Todd Kliman
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Cynthia Hacinli
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Ann Limpert
Published Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fall is made for weekend drives, and if you like a reward at the end of your journey, check out Chubby’s Southern Style Barbecue in Emmitsburg, Maryland (16430 Old Frederick Rd.; 301-447-3322), five minutes from the Mason-Dixon Line. Owner Tom Caulfield claims he can make it there from Chevy Chase in less than an hour. Is it worth it? If you order the pulled pork and the beef brisket, absolutely. The pulled pork is blush pink, smoky, and served in hacked hunks that separate into gorgeous ropes of meat. Mercifully, it’s not bathed in sauce. The pork cooks overnight for 14 hours in a smoker, as does the brisket, which bears the hallmark of all great briskets—a soft, luscious texture that can’t be rushed.
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You mentioned Chubby’s ribs tasted pre cooked, what BBQ doesn’t pre cook theis ribs, and I don’t mean boiled first which Chubby’s doesnt do. I’ve eaten there maybe 100 times or more, I couldn’t disagree more about the sides, best Collards, Mac, fried potatoes and sausage I’ve ever had. Easily the best BBQ on the East Coast.
Posted by: Tom Hanlon, Oct 24, 2008 08:53:41 AM
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