SERIOUS ABOUT BEING DELIRIOUS

In some parts of the world men sit around a water pipe sharing a smoke of tobacco. There are those who put various other herbs in those communal pipes and smoke those. My personal preference when it comes to smoking is to smoke  pork, chicken , brisket , hot sausage and  baby back ribs. A wonderful experience for all concerned with doing it right. Then eating the great results it produces. On my recent trip to Queens, New York I spent a lot of time at a well known smokehouse, Three Brothers BBQ. Right smack in the middle of the one of the more famous streets in the town called Bayside, Bell Boulevard. It was a memorable experience of good down to earth, done right, smoked BBQ.


The smell of the real thing held me speechless for a moment each time I walked through the door. There is a bench out front under one of the large trees that survived an unlikely tornado. It ripped through the area a few years back surprising everyone. I think most people sit there seriously being delirious about the smoky aroma that emits from old stainless steel covered door.  It is the smell of smoked BBQ done with the loving touch of a wonderfully concocted secret rub only they know how to do.


Cases filled with pulled pork, pulled chicken, chopped brisket, and baby backed ribs were familiar to me. But there was something new and different. Standing straight and tall like soldiers at morning muster were smoked pork shanks, “Osso Bucco“ style. Wow, that caught my eye real quick and I had to try one. I too became seriously delirious, as I savored the creation. Of course it came with homemade sides that never fail to entice you to want to try them all. From the creamed spinach to the sweet potato mash southern style. But for the first time I ignored them. I was almost annoyed that they took up space on the plate. I paid tribute to the chef and the pork shanks by standing and saluting in military style. Out of that kitchen and smoker come some real excellent fare. But this was really different and worth the trip to Queens. Even if you come all the way from paradise to get there.