Barbecue Road Trip

The pork sandwich at Helen’s Bar-B-Q in Brownsville, Tennessee

Glowing wood coals at Helen’s Helen’s Bar-B-Q in Brownsville, Tennessee

Pit master Helen Turner

Western Tennessee barbecue teritory between Memphis and Jackson

Pork fresh from the pit

Pit master John Ivory at Sam’s Bar-B-Q in Humboldt, Tennessee

Pit master John Ivory’s son, John Jr.

Woodpile outside Sam’s Bar-B-Q in Humboldt, Tennessee

Smoke in the air at Helen’s Bar-B-Q

Helen Turner in her element

Anthony Bledsoe’s cleaver and chopping board

Woodstock Store N’ Deli in Millington, Tennessee

Grabbing a bit at Woodstock

The Sleeper

Buttermilk Chess Pie at Sam’s

The dining room at Helen’s

Turner’s house sauce