Writer John T. Edge posts an open letter to Daniel Vaughn, barbecue editor of Texas Monthly, about his recent trollish ways (see the 50 best barbecue restaurants in Texas list declared as "The 50 Best BBQ Joints . . . in the World!" for just one example.) Quote: "I recognize that there's a long history of barbecue braggadocio, especially in the South, slung by one state advocate at another. It's done to drum up readership. And I hear it works. But Daniel, you really want to associate yourself with this sort of bluster-and-preen style of journalism?" [Oxford American]
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