Tooltip Categories: Desperately Seeking Barbecue

damn Yankee

a common phrase given the historical tensions between North and South in the US, here used jokingly

joint

informal: a restaurant or bar

formica

a type of hard plastic covering for counters

dour

surly, stern, not cheerful

perch

to be sitting (often used with birds)

brisket

a cut of meat from an animal, normally a cow

brisket burnt ends

a portion of brisket cut off and cooked for several more hours, and cut into cubes