For the Love of Barbecue

Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: 2020/05 - May

EVENT CANCELLED. Five years ago, Southern Foodways Director John T Edge said that “Southerners recognize Barbecue to be our premier folk food”, their joints, places “where seekers find solace as well as honest eats.” 

On May 21, The Farm at Old Edwards will celebrate two pit masters who work one of these shrines – Atlanta’s Titans of Barbecue, the Fox Brothers.  The evening at The Farm promises to be one of the most irresistible ways to spend a night on the town this month.  A meld of music and food, it’s a singular chance for barbecue lovers to go “hog wild,” to relish the deep pleasure of whole-hog cooking and to rejoice in the oldest style of American cookery. Or perhaps a chance to replicate the experience of founding epicurean George Washington who once wrote; “Went in to Alexandria to a Barbecue and Stayed all night.” – “a man who knew how to have a good time and, when he finally got some sleep, founded a nation,” says Jack Hitt of Garden and Gun Magazine.

Twin brothers, Jonathan and Justin started their career in their Atlanta backyard in 2001. Longing for the smoked meat of their home state of Texas, they began throwing blowout barbecue parties for friends at their home.  Soon after, they wooed the public with a pop-up at Smith’s Old Bar, where they were named “Runner-Up Atlanta’s Best Barbecue.”  The success of the ventures and the legion of admirers that followed begat a DeKalb Avenue Restaurant opened in 2007. By then it was clear that the brothers were destined for greatness. Their barbecue was already famous – their legendary melt-in-your-mouth Brisket the foundation of what they built, their Frito Pie deemed “epic” by Atlanta Magazine.  Since then they have embarked on a barbecue pilgrimage that includes a line of barbecue and wing sauces sold at Whole Foods and other stores, a partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, and a second “Que-osk” location. Their “foxy” creations have earned them accolades and praise from food critics and barbecue aficionados – one of Southern Living’s Top 10 Barbecue Joints, glowing reviews from Travel & Leisure, Forbes, Atlanta Magazine, and TV appearances that include the Today Show, the Travel Channel and Food Network. 

The evening promises a wellspring of the inspired delights for which they have become so well known.  On the menu:  stand-out whole-hog barbecue served straight from the brothers’ rig, their mouth-watering Frito Pie made with saucy pork green Chile and topped with cheese, Jalapeno Cornbread, Fox-a-Roni (an indulgent combination of Brunswick Stew and Mac ‘n Cheese), Greens, Slaw and Pecan Pie.  Old Edwards’ skilled Executive Chef Chris Huerta brings to the communal table his succulent, crispy fried chicken.

Rightfully so, Atlanta Magazine has deemed the Fox Brothers “the essential architects of Atlanta’s barbecue scene.” 

Call (828) 787-2635 or (828) 787-2916 to reserve your seats.