Midweek: Frugal Barbecue

Nashville Restaurants and Food
Midweek: Frugal Barbecue

Most folks think of booze when you say Frugal MacDoogal. You can now add barbecue to that name, at least for festivals and such. The well-known Nashville liquor store has been making barbecue on the road lately, winning the People’s Choice award at the recent Nashville Barbecue Festival. They set up shop at Oktoberfest/Germantown Street Fest this weekend and that gave me the opportunity to check it out. It’s a pre-sauced pulled pork, a choice that usually leaves me less than enthusiastic. However, this isn’t your typical over-sauced tomato wash. The sauce is a rather unique set of flavors that gives the pork a huskier flavor. Pretty darn good. The baked beans on the side were also a treat helped along by chunks of smoky bacon. Not sure where you’ll see the Frugal barbecue set-up next, but keep your eyes open.

It was also a good day for the Germantown gem Lazzaroli Pasta. They won some new customers who popped into the store, including our friends who bought a bag filled with stuff. They were also selling a few items for lunch. I made room for their meatball sandwich, a fine alternative to the Oktoberfest sausages, which for whatever reason we have already been doing a lot of lately (oh, yeah…it’s Brewers and Packers season).