![Collard Green Chowder with greens, ham and potatoes, as prepared and shared by Southern Smoke BBQ of NC Pitmaster and Cookbook author Matthew Register.](https://lowslowbbqshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Collard-Green-Chowder-300x295.jpg)
Southern Smoke BBQ and Collard Green Chowder
Southern Smoke BBQ Pitmaster Matthew Register joined The Low & Slow Barbecue Show to reveal his barbecue roots, his sauces, and his restaurant in Garland, N.C. Read this blog to get the recipe for his culinary creation, Collard Green Chowder.
![A pig with wings on a wood sign at Charlotte barbecue restaurant Midwood Smokehouse.](https://lowslowbbqshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Charlotte-Barbecue-Midwood-Smokehouse-v2-295x300.jpg)
Charlotte Barbecue Roots Run Through Midwood
At one time Charlotte barbecue was like a food desert compared to other Carolina cities. Then Midwood Smokehouse arrived in 2011. With Pitmaster Matt Barry running the barbecue show for FS Food Group, one Midwood Smokehouse restaurant in an eclectic neighborhood east of Uptown Charlotte has grown to six locations across the Carolinas.
![Hanna Raskin's Benne Wafers prepared from Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee recipe.](https://lowslowbbqshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_8998-300x225.jpeg)
Benne Wafers and Barbecue Traditions with Hanna Raskin
Like a fierce spirit of independence, food traditions run deep in the Carolinas. From barbecue smoked low and slow to Benne Wafers planting a historic place along the coast in the 1700s, the nation’s most familiar flavors grow in places with fertile food heritage.
![Low & Slow Barbecue Show welcomes Tank Jackson from Holy City Hogs.](https://lowslowbbqshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/4-300x300.png)
Tank Jackson Serves Up Catertainment and Fine Swine
Tank Jackson calls it “Catertainment.” “I’m catering to you and I’m also going to entertain the shit out of you. I’m the king of Catertainment.”
![BBQ Pitmaster and Holy City Hogs founder Tank Jackson in his element: whole hog barbecue.](https://lowslowbbqshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BBQ-Pitmaster-Tank-Jackson-300x286.jpg)
Carolina BBQ Festival 2023: BBQ Pitmasters in their Element
Carolina BBQ Festival’s second annual installment delivered everything it promised. Carolina BBQ Pitmasters and barbecue fans together celebrating whole hog barbecue, the Carolinas’ rich barbecue traditions, various low and slow cooking styles, and a diverse community.
![Brunswick stew in jars.](https://lowslowbbqshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/brunswick-stew-272x300.jpg)
Is Brunswick Stew on the Menu?
Besides meat and sauce options, a good Carolina barbecue restaurant has a few common elements. Pigs of all shapes, sizes and personalities fill the décor. Paper towels are on the table. And Brunswick stew is on the menu.