For Barbecue You Can Cut Yourself

HOMETOWN BAR-B-QUE, hometownbbq.com

fans needn’t haul to Texas or even Red Hook for quality barbecue; Hometown (which chef Will Horowitz of the recently closed Ducks Eatery refers to as “my gold standard in NYC”) caters off-site weddings, corporate events, or really any group of 20 people or more, starting at $30 a person. For those looking to throw an event upstate this summer, the staff will even travel up to three hours from Brooklyn to serve racks of ribs, brisket, pastrami bacon, or sides like mac ’n’ cheese or smoked cauliflower. If you don’t want to book a full catering service, you can pick up whole cuts and Hometown will give you hyperspecific instructions so you can cut them (properly) yourself.