Good barbecue announces itself before you see the sign. It is the smoke that finds you first.
You catch it through the car window and your plans for the afternoon suddenly become negotiable. Michigan does not always get mentioned in the same breath as the great American barbecue states, but that is starting to change.
This state has pitmasters who have been perfecting their craft for decades, running spots that look like nothing from the outside and deliver everything once you sit down…