Barbecue on the move

Appreciators of pulled pork have a new destination to chow down at as Sampson County farmer Benton Johnson rolls his barbecue into town. Owner of The Cook Pit, Johnson has parked his mobile kitchen in the empty lot adjacent to a Quonset hut being renovated at 614 S. 16th St. Johnson pasture-raises a cross of Tamworth and Duroc hogs, and the resultant barbecue bears a silky tenderness thanks to the extra layer of fat those heritage breeds bear. A North Carolina Department of Agriculture… Read More »