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Best Sandwiches in America 2017: BBQ

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Front Range Barbeque

best-logo-square_43.jpgThis year’s Best Sandwiches prove that chefs around the country continue to push the boundaries of the hand-held favorite. See all the winners >>

Winner: The Sloppy Pig

Restaurant: Front Range Barbeque, Colorado Springs, Colo. 

Units: 1

Creator: Chef Brian Fortinberry

Price: $13.95

Food cost: $3.49

Ingredients: Smoked pork butt, kielbasa, bacon, spicy cole slaw, smoked cheddar cheese, sweet-and-spicy barbecue sauce, fried onion straws, pickles and a sweet potato bun.

What makes it special: This mountainous sandwich was once only a daily special, but it became so popular that it was eventually added to the permanent menu. Fortinberry called it “a big, sloppy sandwich, all about the pig.”

What others are saying: The Sloppy Pig had a moment of fame when it was featured on the Food Network program “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” hosted by celebrity chef Guy Fieri. The show’s website calls Front Range “your best local source for some real BBQ. ... It’s one of the most legitimate smokehouses across the entire country as far as we’re concerned.” Last year, the Colorado Springs Independent named Front Range the best barbecue restaurant in the city.

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About the Authors

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

[email protected]

@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

Marcella Veneziale

Associate web editor, Nation's Restaurant News

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