The Quest for Great BBQ Begins

On May 7, 2008, Atlanta's public television station, PBA 30, repeated a program that originally aired on August 4, 2005 entitled, "Kissed by Fire: Atlanta's Best BBQ Quest." Not having previously seen this program and a lover of good BBQ, I was entranced by the goal of the show, and I stayed glued to the television set to see what the producers considered the "best of the best" BBQ places in Atlanta. What followed was scene by scene of some of the best looking barbecue that a fat country boy could only dream about. After I watched the show, I called my friend Bill, a fellow lover of the 'Cue, and told him of the wonderful program that I had seen. Bill explained that he had previously seen the broadcast, and he recalled all of the restaurants that had been featured. During that conversation, an idea was born - we would travel the highways and byways of our fair capital and sample the delectable dishes sold at the twelve establishments featured on "Kissed by Fire." We decided that we would start during the summer by visiting each restaurant mentioned in the program. Now, the program never declared one of the places as the best BBQ joint, but it is our hope that we will discover the place that we will be able to say is the best BBQ restaurant in Atlanta. So, where are the twelve places that we'll be going to? They are:

* Sprayberry's Bar-B-Que in Newnan, GA
* Dean's Barbecue in Jonesboro, GA
* Harold' Barbecue in Atlanta, GA
* Anderson's Old Fashion Bar-B-Que in Atlanta, GA
* Dusty's Barbecue
* One Star Ranch Texas Style BBQ in Buckhead (Atlanta, GA)
* Williamson Brothers Bar-B-Q in Marietta, GA
* Daddy D'z Bar-B-Q in Atlanta, GA
* The Swallow at the Hollow in Roswell, GA
* Pig-n-Chik BBQ
* KC Pit BBQ
* Rolling Bones Premium Pit BBQ in Atlanta, GA

Man, this is going to be great!

~ Dave