McClards Bar-B-Q Hot Springs

sure, same way that Rendezvous does it. It's called Grillin'

And do a search on McClard's. It doesn't get high marks from anyone who knows real Q. It's one of those "famous places" just like Rendezvous that I would never send someone.

McClard's calim to fame is that it was Bill Clinton's favorite BBQ joint in Arkansas. Never been there but the independent reports I've read have been mediocre at best. FWIW.

Seems like "slick willie" used to like to hang there.

Must a been the gals?

I went about 25 yrs ago and seems we had untrimmed spares,lots of sauce.

Maybe they took the sauce recipe for a loan?

They are real proud of it.

Superior marketing beats superior cooking almost all the time. Wish it were not so.

I'm thinking of starting a national BBQ chain. I'm going to import all my meat pre-cooked from China and Mexico, pre-chopped in frozen 50# pails. Stores will be scented with wood scented incense for that authentic BBQ smell, and every table will have shaker bottles of liquid smoke for that authentic BBQ flavor. The chain will be called America's Best BBQ. We'll run more TV ads than Geico and Free Credit Report.com combined, all featuring clean cut American families enjoying the "great value" BBQ. Of course we'll have a catchy jingle too, and maybe a talking pig as out spokes-animal. No issues then with tying a brand identity to a person that might want more money after we hit it big. I'm going to make a fortune, but I'll still hang out with you "artisan" Q'ers.