Agree and while I enjoy a good pulled pork sandwich every now and again, its about the sauce. Its nearly impossible to screw up a pork butt so I feel its not a good indicator of someone's bbq skill. That is why I focused on ribs
Whole hog is a different story
Afraid so, and no one here is rejecting memphis bbq or bbq from anywhere else and whether a style is older or no is irrelevant. What did you expect to happen, all us Texans embrace you and agree with your taste. Afraid fucking not man, never lived in memphis, not my scene but I have visited a few times so yes my sample size is small but I was not impressed with Rendezvous. Yes the ribs were good but I have 2 places in Texas that immediately come mind that I prefer over them (Truth and Pinkertons), their beans sucked the brisket was awful. yes the atmosphere is great but I was there for the food, obviously taste is subjective but but I do not get the hype