Now though, Bechtold is back as pitmaster and partner at a new barbecue restaurant that packs considerably more firepower. Central City BBQ (1201 S. Rampart St., 504-558-4276), which opened last week, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In celebration of National ...

Acclaimed Memphis-based barbecue joint Central BBQ will be opening its first Arkansas location at the site of the old Farmers’ Co-op at 417 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. in the new South Yard ...

"It's going to be better," Sapp said of the expanded Central BBQ in Midtown. "It's going to look exactly the same in the front — we're keeping the front and the patio and the counter. But everything's ...

Specializing in slowly crafted smoked meats combined with a signature sauce, Combs BBQ Central in Middletown is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. “It’s meant a lot to the community. We’re ...

Code Enforcement has issued a stop-work order on construction at the Central BBQ building on Central Avenue. Here's what happened to halt construction, and why "the future of one of Memphis’ most ...

Arnold and Leigha Mendez with their children Mattie, Annie, Maverick and Cooper outside the Arn's BBQ food truck on Wednesday, April 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Arnold Mendez slices smoked ...

Great barbecue takes smoke, patience and intuition, and Rob Bechtold could draw on little else when he decided to pursue it for a living. After working in restaurant kitchens for 25 years, he started ...