Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:20 AM GMT
Where other barbecue spots might try to distinguish themselves with proprietary rubs or mile-long beer lists, the new Pork Barrel BBQ is taking a different tack. We wanted to be a little more cosmopolitan than the traditional barbecue joints, says Bill Blackburn, a co-owner of the tidy, window-wrapped restaurant in the Del Ray section of Alexandria. Hence the full-service soapstone bar ...