I couldn’t wait to get home this evening after my check out at the grocery. I knew immediately as I was checking out that I had blog material. Blog material in the sense that the proceeding conversation described only happens once in a lifetime…

Phil’s BBQ looks the part with a flashing neon sign, smiling pig smoke house, and plenty of ceramic pigs in the store. I was really looking forward to this one as I had read about plenty of accolades handed down to Phil going back numerous decades.

The girls finally arrive in St. Louis to see what we’ve been up to. The zoo, fine dining, and a look at the new HQ highlighted the visit.

After missing last week’s BBQ adventure I decided to get back to it today on the heels of last night’s foray into the blues community here in St. Louis. I found Smokin’ Al’s on several different web sites and after reading a few user reviews decided this was a place I needed to check out…