New Eats: Smurfey’s Smokehouse BBQ & Breakfast
Smurfey’s Smokehouse BBQ & Breakfast opened its brick-and-mortar location at 149 Madison Ave. in Downtown Memphis. (Joshua Carlucci/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Joshua Carlucci
Joshua Carlucci is a writer and food journalist from Los Banos, California. He holds a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where he was managing editor of Pinch. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brussels Review, Redivider, Gravy, EatingWell, Southern Living, and elsewhere. He is a staff writer at Brooklyn-based food and beverage industry magazine, StarChefs.Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com.
Smurfey’s is a barbecue joint but not in the traditional sense. The owners aren’t serving piles of pork with slices of bread. On this menu, smoked meat is served mostly piled atop tortilla chips, fries or baked potatoes.
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