In 1972, the late James Beard–that celebrated chef and cookbook author, whose foundation bestows the coveted annual awards for culinary excellence–declared about the pig roast: “…They provide one of ...

Roasting a pig in your backyard is easier than you might think. There are a few good local sources for buying a whole pig: At Hemlock Hill Farm in Cortlandt Manor, you’ll pay about $2.49 per pound ...

My suckling-pig obsession began, as so many of my cooking projects do, while casually perusing the “Pork” section of James Beard’s book American Cookery. It was November 2012, and in the course of ...

· A pig roast is like a big party where you get to be part Boy Scout, part caveman. You can't do it by yourself, and that's the beauty of it. You're sitting in lawn chairs, telling stories, and ...

I’ve been getting a lot of email requests lately, asking how people can throw their own pig roast. I just realized with July 4th weekend ahead, everyone wants to have their own “Pig & Pinot” party ...

There are two main things you need to throw a proper backyard Caja China: time and friends. Slow-roasting a pig is "intentionally inefficient," says Ricardo Barreras, Miami expat, owner and executive ...

Pickin-4-Troops, a pig roast fundraiser benefiting MD-DE-DC Elks veterans’ Elks Welcome Home Program, Army of Hope and Fisher House, was held Saturday at the Broadneck Elks Lodge #2608. Pig roaster ...

MIAMI — For many Latinos — particularly Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans — the tradition of a pig roast during the holiday season and roasted pork (lechón) on Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) is as much ...

Laercio “Junior” Chamon, chef at Graze in Little Silver, sums up the problem with pork eaters best. “Unfortunately, most people only want pork chops,” he laments. “But there are so many different ...