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Baptist tea (beer, disguised without foam)

"Baptist tea" is beer that's disguised, served without foam and often in an ice tea glass, often with lemon conspicuously at the top of the glass. This Texas term possibly dates back…

Bar Chef

"Bar chef" is a modern term for a "mixologist," or a person who concocts drinks. Both terms are used to differentiate from the stardard job title of "bartender."…

Barbecue

The etymology of the word "barbecue" shows that it appears to come from the word "barbacoa" (a long pit, with a framework of sticks) that was used in the 1500s and 1600s.…

Barbecue Capital of Texas (Lockhart nickname)

The Texas legislature has declared the city of Lockhart to be the "Barbecue Capital of Texas." Some people disagree about the designation, but Lockhart is located in what is called the…

Barbecue Crabs (BBQ Crabs)

Barbecue crabs (or "barbecued crabs") is a specialty of the gulf area of southeast Texas. It is believed that barbecue crabs was first served by Willie Foster at Granger's at Sabine…

Barbecue Sauce & Steak Sauce

No one knows when the first sauce was applied to barbecued meats. The first advertisement for commercially made barbecue sauce appears to be for Georgia Barbecue Sauce in 1909. "A1…

Barbecuedom

"Barbecuedom" is the realm or sphere of barbecue; there can be "Texas barbecuedom" and "Tennessee babecuedom." The word "barbecuedom" has been cited in print…

Barbecusation (barbecue + accusation)

Texas Monthly printed its 2013 Top 50 BBQ list in May 2013 and there was plenty of controversy about the selections. The Texas Monthly "Eat My Words" blog, on May 17, 2013, addressed the…

Barefoot Pilgrim

A "barefoot pilgrim" was, originally, an unsophisticated car buyer -- someone who buys a car at the advertised sticker price and pays too much. This meaning of "barefoot…

Bargain District (Orchard Street)

"Bargain District" is a modern promotional slogan for Orchard Street and the Lower East Side, but the area itself does have some history behind it. Wikipedia: Orchard Street…

Barista

"Barista" is the Italian word for "bartender." By at least 1964 (according to an English citation below), the "barista" was a person in an Italian coffee bar who…