{"id":6004,"date":"2013-12-09T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=6004"},"modified":"2013-11-13T23:07:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T04:07:44","slug":"the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/","title":{"rendered":"The Final BBQ Mecca, Conquered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve enjoyed a BBQ destination or three in our days. Memphis? Check. North Carolina? Been there. Texas? Conquered. The final major BBQ town on our list? Kansas City, of course! While our trip centered on sweet, juicy meat, we also explored other key sights, including historic Union Station, the Crown Plaza (Hallmark HQ) and Boulevard Brewery. Here are a few shots from our (mainly BBQ-related) adventures.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6004 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6639\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6639-e1384401490365-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6005\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6005'>\n\t\t\t\tWoo-hoo, stop #1!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6642\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6642-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6006\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6642-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6642-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6006'>\n\t\t\t\tColin was all about digging in\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6653\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6653-e1384401466340-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6007\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6007'>\n\t\t\t\tWoodyard was a great first entry into KC BBQ\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6666\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6666-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6008\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6666-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6666-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6008'>\n\t\t\t\tWe went more upscale at Jack Stack\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6673\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6673-e1384401442144-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6009\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6009'>\n\t\t\t\tThey had us at cheesy potato bake\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6674\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6674-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6010\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6674-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6674-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6010'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat a nutritious looking meal\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6683\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6683-e1384401412447-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6011\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6011'>\n\t\t\t\tNo rest for the weary, as LC&#8217;s was stop #3\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6684\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6684-e1384401388826-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6012\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6012'>\n\t\t\t\tColin managed to get BBQ sauce in his ears at this stop\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6712\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6712-e1384401360697-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6013\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6013'>\n\t\t\t\tWe did non-BBQ activities, such as the Crown Center\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6722\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6722-e1384401338881-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6014'>\n\t\t\t\tTheir Christmas tree was up on Halloween!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6737\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6737-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6015\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6737-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6737-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6015'>\n\t\t\t\tThankfully, there was some craft beer to wash down the BBQ\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6761\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6761-e1384401306755-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6016\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6016'>\n\t\t\t\tThe wait at Oklahoma Joe&#8217;s was insane\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6772\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6772-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6017\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6772-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6772-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6017'>\n\t\t\t\tBut, in the end, worth it\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6776\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6776-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6018\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6776-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6776-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6018'>\n\t\t\t\tOur final full day was full of the KC classic spots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6793\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6793-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6019\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6793-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6793-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6019'>\n\t\t\t\tLike Arthur Bryant&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6796\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6796-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6020\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6796-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6796-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6020'>\n\t\t\t\tA rest from eating at Union Station, where we visited the planetarium\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6825\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6825-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6021\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6825-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6825-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6021'>\n\t\t\t\tOur final taste test at Gates\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6826\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6826-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6022\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6826-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6826-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6022'>\n\t\t\t\tColin was a trooper, sampling the finest smoked meats around town\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/img_6827\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6827-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6023\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6827-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_6827-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6023'>\n\t\t\t\tVictory!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve enjoyed a BBQ destination or three in our days. Memphis? Check. North Carolina? Been there. Texas? Conquered. The final major BBQ town on our list? Kansas City, of course! While our trip centered on sweet, juicy meat, we also explored other key sights, including historic Union Station, the Crown Plaza (Hallmark HQ) and Boulevard&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-final-bbq-mecca-conquered\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[61,20],"class_list":["post-6004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-picture","tag-bbq","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6004"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6028,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6004\/revisions\/6028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}