{"id":65,"date":"2008-07-26T23:53:23","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T23:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/churchbasementroadshow\/2008\/07\/best-bbq.html"},"modified":"2008-07-26T23:53:23","modified_gmt":"2008-07-26T23:53:23","slug":"best-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/churchbasementroadshow\/2008\/07\/best-bbq.html","title":{"rendered":"Best BBQ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been to a lot of cities so far, and it’s funny how many people in these cities claim that they are:
\n– The buckle of the Bible belt
\n– The least churched city in America
\n– The city with the most witch covens per capita
\n– The city with the best Bar-B-Que
\nWell, we don’t know about the first three, but we’re doing our best to determine the truth about the fourth. Yesterday we stopped at Dreamland<\/a>, a spot that was frequented by Mark two decades ago. It was good, not great. I liked the sauce, but the meat was sub-par. Doug gave high marks to The Joint<\/a> in New Orleans, and I liked Gates<\/a> in Kansas City.
\nWe’ll update you on the BBQ in the coming few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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