The Jones family has been in the North Carolina barbecue business for over 200 years. At the Skylight Inn in Ayden, North Carolina, current owner and James Beard Award-winning pitmaster Sam Jones smokes whole hogs over North Carolina oak using the same way his great, great grandfather did. Sam give us a tour of Skylight’s operations, showing us the barbecue pits and their signature menu items like the chopped pork sandwich and topped with coleslaw with cornbread.
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