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I have recently (and by recently I mean the last six months) been looking for a new place to live. I occasionally check the “rooms/shared” section in moments of desperation. It isn’t that I don’t want a roommate I just don’t really like the idea of going to live with a perfect stranger. This aside when I am perusing this section I tend to notice the norm: Single Professional Male seeks quiet clean roommate, Grad Student seeks quiet roommate, Four Females looking for clean roommate, etc.

These are all fine, but occasionally I run upon one of the most ridiculous requests: Vegetarian Roommate Wanted.

Seriously?

Who in the world decides someone that eats meat cannot live with them? Why would such a thing bother anyone? I just don’t see this as a logical request. I would never make such a request, can you imagine the repercussions?

Meat Eater Wanted: Vegetarians Need Not Apply

Craigslist actually has a link to the Fair Housing’s discrimination policy…meat eating is not on there.

To top it off, I just don’t understand why anyone would specifically snub potential roommate candidates. There are a ton of ads for roommates! One of our very own from Dep/Red has been in search of roommate for three months. This isn’t exactly the market to get picky in. Pretty sure these people should get off their high horses and stop discriminating against the meat eaters.

Meat Eater and Proud.

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As far as I’m concerned, there is one barbecue place in town: Blue Ridge Pig

Sure, there is Big Jim’s and Belmont Barbeque. Big Jim’s is out of the question because they have a website (not cool if you are a barbeque place) and their pit bbq, while excellent, can only be sampled via catered events. I swear they “pull” their restaurant barbeque out of a can. I haven’t been to Belmont Barbeque, but you know, who cares? At least I’m being honest.

Driving to the Blue Ridge Pig is quite the chore. You will have to drive at least 25 minutes from Charlottesville to Nellysford, VA. The address is 2198 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford, VA 22958 if you want to map it. I really suggest route 151 for a scenic drive. It’s basically at the bottom of Wintergreen.

Once you are there you will realize the drive was worth it. Long gone are UVA’s bright and gay Jcrewies. Look out back. That shack smokes incessantly with tomorrow’s Chicken, Pig or what have you. Have the owner show you the meat. Heed the warning “you will smell like smoke all day” because you will. I know from experience. It’s worth it and I heard that pig smoke is the latest Axe flavor, anyway. Don’t forget you order inside.

The wall is littered with business cards, almost in Bohemian shack fashion. This place IS the place to order barbeque. There isn’t a fancy kitchen, just several nice ladies topping your sandwich or ribs with appropriate goods. You will have to wait. You will be on country time. But when it comes…

The pulled pork is pure esctasy in the mouth (that’s a nice way of avoiding the word sex)

Good barbeque isn’t about the sauce, it’s about the tenderness and infusion of the smoked wood taste. Blue Ridge Pig does it right. So well, in fact, that despite the flatulation risk, I’m going there again and again. The Blue Ridge Pig folks ensure that your barbeque experience is as homely and amazing as possible.
Go there and be happy. Come back to cVillain and give us your thoughts!

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