{"id":47867,"date":"2015-08-21T22:59:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T14:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/?p=47867"},"modified":"2019-03-22T17:16:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T09:16:28","slug":"iron-pig-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/iron-pig-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Ep. #16: Iron Pig American BBQ Comes to Chengdu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-47873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/irongpig.jpg\" alt=\"The Iron Pig\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/irongpig.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/irongpig-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><em>Update: location, photos and more information about this restaurant is available here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chengduplaces.com\/listing\/iron-pig\/\">Iron Pig American Barbecue on Chengdu Places<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this episode we speak with the proprietor of one of our favorite new expat eateries in Chengdu: the phenomenal American smoked barbecue restaurant called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chengduplaces.com\/listing\/iron-pig\/\">Iron Pig<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We recorded this episode just before Iron Pig opens a highly anticipated new location in the Tongzilin neighborhood of Chengdu. We talk with Justin, the proprietor of Iron Pig, about what first brought him to China 17 years ago and what led him to pursue his passion of opening the first smoked barbecue restaurant in the region.<\/p>\n<h2>Download &amp; Stream Links<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast16.mp3\">Download Episode #16<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Or click below to listen to the podcast now through your browser.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-47867-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast16.mp3\">https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>You can also search for the podcast in your favorite podcasting app (ours is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast<\/a>, which we highly recommend for iPhone users).<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy the podcast, please share it! We look forward to recording more of these and continuing to chronicle and share the story of life in Chengdu.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics Discussed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>00:00 Intro My Morning Jacket Golden<\/li>\n<li>00:55 How did the idea for Iron Pig come about?<\/li>\n<li>02:00 About the store front opening in Tongzilin August 21st or 22nd<\/li>\n<li>02:20 The smoker<\/li>\n<li>02:55 How is \u201csmoking\u201d different from regular barbecue with a grill<\/li>\n<li>04:30 Chengdu Living talks about their trip out<\/li>\n<li>07:00 Justin\u2019s background in logistics<\/li>\n<li>07:50 The Iron Pig\u2019s Chinese smokemaster and the differences between Chinese and American BBQ<\/li>\n<li>11:15 \u2013 11:45 Interlude 1M. Ward HiFi<\/li>\n<li>11:45 Justin\u2019s long history in China<\/li>\n<li>13:00 Justin knows a crane vendor<\/li>\n<li>15:00 Iron Pig\u2019s Flower Town location is across the street from DOJO [link]<\/li>\n<li>17:45 Iron Pig\u2019s relationship to the other American restaurants in Tongzilin<\/li>\n<li>18:20 The attitude you need to open a restaurant in China<\/li>\n<li>19:30 Regulations vs. reality<\/li>\n<li>21:30 Justin\u2019s new cooking apparatuses<\/li>\n<li>26:00 Plans for the Tongzilin Iron Pig<\/li>\n<li>27:00 How has the menu evolved since they\u2019ve opened and how does Justin choose new additions to the menu<\/li>\n<li>29:00 Educating the customer<\/li>\n<li>32:00 Western Entrepreneurship in the food and beverage industry in Chengdu<\/li>\n<li>35:00 Having the discipline to do what you\u2019re great at instead of trying to do it all<\/li>\n<li>37:40 Justin gracefully deflects our compliments<\/li>\n<li>39:00 Eli spins a yarn about food blogs and barbecue and ritual-embedded spaces<\/li>\n<li>42:00 The difficulty at doing simple things well<\/li>\n<li>46:00 Mutual appreciation<\/li>\n<li>47:15 Where to get more info about Iron Pig + where to eat Iron Pig items, besides Iron Pig (Mike\u2019s Pizza, Red Beard)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recommendations Mentioned<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homeplatebbq.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homeplate BBQ in Beijing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Songs Featured in this Podcast<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=59PfWt4X1-I\">My Morning Jacket &#8211; Golden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CrIR-0ucWkM\">M Ward &#8211; HiFi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-lMUY1VAZEI\">Justin Townes Earle &#8211; Wanderin&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tew_fIhz3eY\">Leo Kottke &#8211; Vaseline Machine Gun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=abQRt6p8T7g\">Outro Avett Brothers NPR Tiny Desk Concert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Got an idea of what we should record our next podcast about? Let us know in the comments and if you like what you heard, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and stay tuned for the next one!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we speak with the proprietor of one of our favorite new expat eateries in Chengdu: the phenomenal American smoked barbecue restaurant called Iron Pig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":47873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[96372,122],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Podcast #16: Iron Pig American BBQ in 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