There’s something almost spiritual about the perfect bite of barbecue – that transcendent moment when smoke, meat, and time collapse into a single, flavor-packed morsel that makes you close your eyes and forget about everything else.
That moment of culinary nirvana happens with delightful regularity at Everett & Jones Barbeque on Broadway in Oakland, where locals and pilgrims from across California gather to worship at the altar of slow-smoked perfection.
The bright red sign hanging outside the brick building serves as a beacon for the barbecue faithful, promising salvation from hunger and mediocre meals in a world of culinary pretenders.
Those cheerful yellow chairs scattered across the sidewalk patio aren’t just seating – they’re front-row tickets to one of the Bay Area’s greatest food experiences…