Get Ready To Get Your Hands Dirty At Carmel's Nothern Smoke BBQ

CARMEL, N.Y. -- For meat lovers, there's nothing like a good barbecue joint. Burnt ends. Tender falling-off-the-bone ribs. Fatty morsels of brisket. A drip-worthy sauce.

Chris DeRuzza, owner of Northern Smoke BBQ in Carmel.
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Some of the fixins at Northern Smoke BBQ in Carmel.
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Daily Voice

06/14/2017 6:00 a.m.

Poll

Final Results Voting Closed

Who Has Putnam's Best Barbecue?

Holy Smoke, Mahopac
27%
Northern Smoke BBQ, Carmel
64%
Round Up Texas BBQ, Cold Spring
10%

We asked for your favorites; three finalists are now in the running. You have until 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 27 to voice your opinion and can vote multiple times, albeit once per day.

Profiles of each are running this week. Winners will receive a DVlicious certificate and the knowledge they out 'cued the competition.

Northern Smoke BBQ, Carmel

Cue the Beef: Owner and Pitmaster Chris DeRuzzaI, a Culinary Institute of America grad, personally ensures Northern Smoke's cuts are hand butchered and freshly smoked in batches throughout the day.

The menu is a crowd-pleaser, everything from pulled pork tacos to a brisket wrap, chicken quesadilla, rib platter and macaroni and cheese. All rubs and sauces are made on-site. There's even homemade tea and lemonade -- as well as beers and wines -- offering up a Southern-style BBQ with a northern twist.

Grab a Napkin: 166 Stoneleigh Ave., (845) 669-8600, www.nsbbq.com/

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