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Mary Ann Castillo

Ask a Foodie

Mary Ann Castillo has over 50 years of experience eating and has no plans to stop.

DB's Barbecue: Where there's smoke, there's fire

Thursday, September 16, 2021 ~ Updated 10:07 PM

The past couple of weeks I have been hearing about a new drive-up only barbecue joint in Jackson named "DB's Barbecue". It started with a whisper, a quiet Facebook message from a friend encouraging me to check it out. The heat began to build as I overheard people here and there gushing about their DB's experiences, specifically the pulled pork potato skins. Finally, one Friday afternoon I was feeling the heat — it seemed everyone I talked to was singing DB's praises. I needed to put out the inferno of curiosity growing inside of me once and for all.

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