light tomato sauce — Carolina Barbecue Vinegar-and-pepper sauce with ketchup added — enough to redden and sweeten it a little, not enough to thicken it — and often cayenne or a bottled hot sauce. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/sauce/light-tomato-sauce/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 41K
Joe Bessinger — Carolina Barbecue Joseph Jacob 'Big Joe' Bessinger, a farmer from Orangeburg County, traded the family cow, a mule and fifty dollars for a cafe in Holly Hill and opened it in 1939 serving pork with a mustard-based sauce — the Golden… nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/person/joe-bessinger/ · 15-Sep-2026 · 33K
Henry's Smokehouse — Carolina Barbecue An Upstate barbecue house at 240 Wade Hampton Boulevard on the edge of downtown Greenville, opened by Beau Hammond — in 1991 by the company's own account, in 1992 by the Greenville Journal's — in a small building that… nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/place/henrys-smokehouse/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 38K
Hursey's Bar-B-Q — Carolina Barbecue The Burlington, Alamance County, barbecue business of the Hursey family: Sylvester and Daisy Hursey began smoking pork over a backyard pit in 1945 with a sauce of their own, moved to a cafe in Gibsonville with two big… nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/place/hurseys-bar-b-q/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
Grady's Barbecue — Carolina Barbecue A whole-hog pit at a country crossroads in Dudley, Wayne County, south of Goldsboro, opened on July 4, 1986 by Steve and Gerri Grady and run by Gerri and their son Scottie since Steve's death in August 2025. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/place/gradys-barbecue/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 37K
Melvin's Golden Sauce — Carolina Barbecue The mustard sauce of Melvin's Bar-B-Que in Charleston, sold in 16-ounce glass bottles, half gallons and gallons, beside the house's Southern Red, Sweet Red and Vinegar sauces. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/sauce/melvins-golden-sauce/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
Sources — Carolina Barbecue Every source the records cite. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/sources/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 384K
South Carolina Festival of Discovery — Carolina Barbecue A three-day barbecue-and-blues festival in Uptown Greenwood each July — Thursday to Saturday of the second weekend; July 9 to 11 in 2026 — hosted by the Uptown Greenwood Development Corporation. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/event/festival-of-discovery/ · 15-Sep-2026 · 30K