Do you know anyone who doesn't like barbecue? I mean real barbecue - - - ribs, brisket, pulled pork, pit smoked and roasted slow? Meat so tender and juicy and flavorful you wonder why you don't just eat barbecue every day?

    If you watched the Food TV Network early in June, you saw a lot of shows about barbecue - - seemed there was a barbecue contest every weekend somewhere. A few of those had more than 5,000 people show up to watch the competition and share some ribs and chilled adult beverages, and I developed a real hankering ...   more »

     What is it that makes a meal memorable? The company? The room? The service? The food? Or does it require all of them in some mysterious ratio? Fortunately for me, I did not have to calculate that math on a recent visit to The Artful Table at King's Way, off Route 6A in Yarmouthport, MA, the subject of this week's review.

    The company? Three daughters, my favorite food testers, who do not hold against me some of the awful experiments I foisted upon them when they were younger. We were early diners on a slow Tuesday, and had ...   more »