Peg Leg Porker spotlight
Southern Living named Nashville’s Peg Leg Porker one of the best BBQ spots in the South, reinforcing its reputation as a smoked‑meat must‑visit. The regional shout‑out landed in coverage this week as part of broader Smokehouse BBQ conversations. (tennessean.com)
Southern Living’s South’s Best results came from an online survey fielded July 9–Sept. 9, 2025 by third‑party agency Proof Insights and collected more than 17,000 responses. (travel.yahoo.com) The winners were packaged in the magazine’s 60th‑anniversary South’s Best feature — including a “Top Barbecue Joints in Each State” roundup that appears online now and in Southern Living’s April issue on sale March 20. (prnewswire.com) Peg Leg Porker is a family‑run operation founded by pitmaster Carey Bringle, who opened the restaurant in The Gulch in 2013 and has been invited to cook at the James Beard House multiple times. (visitmusiccity.com) Local reporting noted Peg Leg Porker outpaced several Tennessee rivals — including well‑known Memphis institutions — to claim the state’s slot on Southern Living’s barbecue list. (tennessean.com) In recent months the Peg Leg Porker brand has expanded beyond the restaurant, launching a bottled‑in‑bond limited‑edition “Spirit of America” bourbon and distributing Peg Leg Porker spirits in multiple states. (peglegporkerspirits.com) Southern Living says the South’s Best package is reader‑driven and the full results and methodology are posted on its site for anyone tracking which regional restaurants gained the most reader votes. (admeter.usatoday.com)
