The power of a tweet shouldn’t be underestimated… just ask our POTUS. So, when Eater tweeted “Watch out, Texas. New York is on its way to being a barbecue capital” people were quick to respond… and more often than not it bordered on absolutely hilarious.
We saw NYers go on the defensive:
@Eater Damnit Eater… Stop getting us New Yorkers yelled at about titles we ain’t even fighting for… Just let us do us and hush up
— Sankofa NYC (@SankofaNYC) March 14, 2017
@Eater i live in NY and i strongly disagree
— Johnny Quattro (@JohnIsStraight) March 14, 2017
We saw countless memes/tweets-of-disaproval:
.@Eater pic.twitter.com/f3JZ9XHqNB
— Daniel (@_DHearn_) March 14, 2017
I literally had @SaltLickBBQ shipped to NYC rather than eat the BBQ there.
— adam harris (@AdamHSays) March 14, 2017
@Eater pic.twitter.com/1WPo3dOIT7
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) March 14, 2017
@ComfortablySmug @CharlieVidal @sarahmquinlan delete your account. tx bbq is superior and requires no sauce
— Josh Perry (@MrJoshPerry) March 14, 2017
@MrJoshPerry @CharlieVidal @ComfortablySmug pic.twitter.com/YfsVU7qM3X
— Sarah ?uinlan (@sarahmquinlan) March 14, 2017
@Eater pic.twitter.com/HhTDD7aBEm
— Newy Scruggs (@newyscruggs) March 14, 2017
@Eater pic.twitter.com/w1KH0ozBBF
— Rangers Salsa Czar (@DannySalazar365) March 14, 2017
We other cities showing us how it’s done:
let’s keep it ?, @NYGov, y’all ain’t doin it like this pic.twitter.com/fXPtMQA752
— mike taddow (@taddmike) March 14, 2017
. @Eater this is what real brisket looks like… pic.twitter.com/mzgpxQySvi
— William J. (@WiIIiamJackson) March 14, 2017