I’d have to say the highlight of that weekend was a trip to Jack Stack for dinner with the family. Not one of the foo-foo locations either; THE Jack Stack Martin City location. The other locations have their own perks, mainly being close to my house, but at the end of the day the Martin City location has consistently better food. I’d already made up my mind on the rib dinner before we got there, and stuck to my plan. I did switch from the 1/2-slab plate to the “dinner,” which worked out favorably as they gave me the short end anyway. Definitely one of those dinners that made me want to work on my ribs at home, they were delicious. My home-cooked ribs have been an unprecedented disaster as of late; Time to get serious. I do believe at some point pork spare ribs supplanted brisket as my favorite ‘que, but for whatever reason I find them hard to cook. Tips???? Anyone????
The rest of the weekend was a wash. Watched football all day Sunday, didn’t do anything Friday. That is all.
I remember many years ago the first time we were invited to your house for dinner you made us ribs. They were some of the best we have ever had and raved about them. Whatever you did then do it now. 🙂 I’m a lot of help, right.
I remember those ribs too. Unfortunately the method-of-day was parboiling them first. I refuse to do it again on principle, it just didn’t feel right. Believe me, the wife brings it up every single time I cook them, too.