Star Ledger/Munchmobile/Food Dude writer Peter Genovese revisited his question from two years ago whether NJ was a BBQ wasteland. While there was improvement last year, he felt not much had changed this year. He did however share his picks for the best 21 BBQ joints in the state, each of which he personally visited. (Read Full Article)

This list included a number of places in the Greater Bergen County area like Big Papa Smoke’m (Bogota), Fink’s BBQ (Dumont), Kimchi Smoke (Westwood), Louie’s BBQ Pit (West New York), and Mighty Quinn’s (Clifton).

He also listed a few mentioned by readers including Bourbon BBQ (Wyckoff), Cubby’s BBQ (Hackensack), Reilly’s Rib Cage (Bergenfield), and Smoked (Ridgewood).