Top BBQ Cities

Travel + Leisure just released its listings of the top barbecue cities in America. Now the top three are right there, Memphis, Kansas City and Austin, though one could argue their positions. The other 32 cities are a bit of a mystery. Why are they here and how were they chosen? There is no way in hell that Las Vegas has better BBQ than NYC.

1. Memphis
2. Kansas City
3. Austin
4. Nashville
5. Houston
6. Savannah
7. San Antonio
8. Charleston
9. Dallas/Fort Worth
10. Atlanta
11. Honolulu
12. Denver
13. New Orleans
14. Phoenix/Scottsdale
15. Salt Lake City
16. Chicago
17. San Juan, P.R.
18. Providence
19. San Diego
20. Orlando
21. Portland, OR
22. Minneapolis/St. Paul
23. Baltimore
24. Santa Fe
25. Anchorage
26. Miami
27. San Francisco
28. Washington, D.C.
29. Los Angeles
30. Las Vegas
31. New York City
32. Seattle
33. Portland, ME
34. Philadelphia
35. Boston