Tennessee barbecue trails, city guides and the dishes worth the drive. Every fact linked to its source. Free Smoke Report newsletter below. 🔥bbqtrailguide.com Nashville, TNJoined October 2026
Jack Cawthon opened Jack's Bar-B-Que at First and Broadway in 1991, and the flying pigs became part of how Nashville looks. Trinity Lane and Charlotte Ave carry it on. The public celebration of life is Wed, Oct 28, 5-7 PM at the Cathedral of the Incarnation's Fleming Hall.
@chibbqk1ng Good to see Tennessee get the Roadfood treatment. If you come back for barbecue, put West Tennessee whole hog on the list: Scott's-Parker's in Lexington, a short hop off I-40.
@TatianaWrestles Love that it made the highlight list. If your route home crosses I-40, Scott's-Parker's in Lexington is one of the last joints still cooking whole hog, about 10 minutes off Exit 108.
@JeffWCarlton Happy National Tennessee Day. Come for the mountains, stay for the barbecue: whole hog in West Tennessee, dry ribs and barbecue spaghetti in Memphis, and a Nashville brisket scene nobody saw coming.
The Memphis "dry rib" isn't really low and slow. The Rendezvous charbroils its ribs over charcoal for a little over an hour, basting with vinegar, per The Commercial Appeal. The family calls the seasoning "the shake."
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Brisket tip: Stoke Haus in East Nashville only does sliced brisket on weekends. The Infatuation says get there around 11am Saturday or Sunday before it runs out.
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@visitfranklin Add barbecue to that Franklin weekend. Williamson County has some of Middle Tennessee's best smoke within a short drive of Main Street. We put together a Franklin barbecue guide: bbqtrailguide.com/guides/frankli…
@SamaHoole The fat cap is the whole conversation in Texas. In Tennessee the same argument happens over whole hog, where the joints chop the skin and fat right into the meat.
@tanpukunokami If you make the trip, Tennessee is an easy route: whole hog in the middle of the state, Memphis ribs in the west. You'll see the whole pig, not just the cuts.
@DaveClegane Memphis has the longer résumé: dry ribs, barbecue spaghetti, Memphis in May. Nashville's best answer is whole hog plus hot chicken crossover spots. Different fights. We broke it down here if you want ammo: bbqtrailguide.com/guides/memphis…
@ChaseDaniel Fun detail on the Memphis dry rib: the Rendezvous charbroils theirs over charcoal for a little over an hour. It's not the long low-and-slow most people picture.
Tennessee barbecue runs east to west along one road. Whole hog in Nolensville and Lexington, then Memphis ribs and barbecue spaghetti. We mapped the two-day drive, with every fact sourced. Free printable trail map 👇
Nashville is a pork town, so why all the brisket? Shotgun Willie's, Stoke Haus, Curry Boys and more: where critics and locals agree the beef is worth the line, plus sell-out times.
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