barbecue
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Parks is a good spot for Korean barbecue and that’s off Vermont by Shatto 39.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
After bowling, we typically end up at any one of our favorite Korean barbecue restaurants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
I love a barbecue smoked-tofu wrap with shredded red cabbage and corn relish, or a bánh mì-inspired sandwich with crunchy vegetables.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
A Chinese-American barbecue restaurant called Paper Sons is set to open in Detroit next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
She ate weird things, like spoonful after spoonful of barbecue sauce.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
And I haven’t even gotten to the fantasy talk, which turns otherwise delightful conversationalists into bores you need to avoid at office functions and weekend barbecues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sample some new snacks: Summer barbecues are rife with potato-chip mediocrity.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Burnham also said some of the wildfires burning across the country will have been started by disposable barbecues.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The second-year running back has made it a priority to get close with linemen by talking more and going to their barbecues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Papa Taps his thumb Against the horn When he sees friends And their families Gathered around barbecues.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
Later, when the other Japanese families arrived, we ate all night long: salted rice balls, fish cakes, rice crackers, rice candies, and barbecued chicken.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
There was a picnic scene too, with Prince Philip and the Princess Royal seen barbecuing sausages.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
But that didn’t stop him from sharing an “EXCLUSIVE” video last week that showed African immigrants in Dayton … barbecuing chicken.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
To check whether she’s staring, I test her with a long gaze to the left of the bleachers, where Dad and his wife Linda are barbecuing.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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