John Suder

Learning to prepare good barbeque involves a lot of trial and error. Which cut of meat do I buy? How do I cook this thing? When do I add the sauce? Sometimes you get a set of what we call “Hall of Famers” and sometimes you wind up with something that tastes like (and resembles [...]

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Philadelphia is not exactly a barbeque town. The quality places are few and far between. For every gem like Sweet Lucy’s Smokehouse, there’s a Famous Dave’s (dinner in a fake log cabin anyone?) or a place that claims to serve “Real Barbeque” (quotes intentional).
I’m obviously excited when I hear of a new BBQ place opening. [...]

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It’s that time of the year again when the great unwashed converge upon the Old Poole Farm in Schwenksville, PA for the 48th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival.

It’s a 3-day music festival held by the non-profit organization The Philadelphia Folksong Society. It is almost completely volunteer-run and organized. The music is an eclectic mix and not [...]

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Yesterday we attended the 8th Annual Garry Maddox BBQ Challenge. The event happens each year outside Citizen’s Bank Park from 4pm-7pm prior to a Phillies game and is held to raise money for at-risk youth with the Youth Golf and Academics Program.
If you appreciate good BBQ, this is an event not to miss.
The BBQ Challenge [...]

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Last week I had to take a road trip (or pilgrimage, for the faithful) to the Apple Store in Cherry Hill to pick up an adapter I needed in a hurry. (“Cheap” is not something they sell at Apple, and the drones at Best Buy have sold me the wrong goods one too many times.) [...]

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