{"id":7304,"date":"2026-08-20T14:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7304"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:37:59","slug":"some-of-the-best-barbecue-in-the-u-s-is-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7304","title":{"rendered":"Some of the best barbecue in the U.S. is in &#8230; California?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Whether you like it vinegary, barky, mustardy or vegan-jackfruity, barbecue is a classic summer bite. But where to go, if your goal in life is to devour \u2018cue till you happily pop?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7302\">High school football 2026 preview: Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Travel + Leisure interviewed barbecue experts about what\u2019s worth the drive for its new story, \u201c10 Best Places to Visit in the U.S. for Barbecue, According to Pitmasters and Chefs.\u201d There are some interesting conclusions. One, a Kentucky city has made a big name for itself by cooking mutton barbecue. And California is held in high esteem by barbecue heads, scoring not one but two spots on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7300\">\u2018Reading Rainbow\u2019 host Mychal Threets tells concerned fans he\u2019s seeking help at hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia\u2019s original barbecue style lives a couple hours up the coast (from SoCal), where Santa Maria-style tri-tip cooks over red oak,\u201d writes the magazine. Must-hit spots on the Central Coast include The Hitching Post, Cold Spring Tavern and Priedite BBQ, whose owners are ranchers making vaquero-style barbecue with their own cattle.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7298\">Valley Water and former CEO Rick Callender sued in sexual harassment, workplace discrimination case<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Travel + Leisure\u2019s best places in the U.S. for barbecue<\/h4>\n<p>1 Austin, Texas<\/p>\n<p>2 Lockhart, Texas<\/p>\n<p>3 Kansas City, Missouri<\/p>\n<p>4 Memphis, Tennessee<\/p>\n<p>5 North Alabama<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>6 Owensboro, Kentucky<\/p>\n<p>7 Asheville, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>8 Charleston, South Carolina<\/p>\n<p>9 Southern California<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>10 Central Coast, California<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Travel + Leisure<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two regions of California are included in Travel + Leisure&#8217;s list of recommended barbecue meccas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Some of the best barbecue in the U.S. is in &#8230; California? 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