[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 64 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 HONORING CHARLES STAMEY FOR BEING NAMED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BAR-B-Q 
                              HALL OF FAME

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 15, 2024

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Charles Stamey of Stamey's Barbecue on being inducted into the 
inaugural class of the North Carolina Bar-B-Q Hall of Fame.
  With all the divisiveness and partisanship impacting our Nation 
today, it is refreshing to see the new North Carolina Bar-B-Q Hall of 
Fame bringing together all sides of the great divide--Eastern and 
Lexington style barbeque.
  Very few things exemplify North Carolina more than barbeque, and last 
month the North Carolina Bar-B-Q Hall of Fame inducted its first class. 
It was completely appropriate that Charles Stamey, former owner of the 
legendary Stamey's Barbecue, was part of this inaugural class.
  Stamey's Barbecue was founded in 1930 by Warner Stamey, Charles' 
father. Charles took over the business in 1957 and operated it until 
1997. Despite the growing popularity of gas and electric cooking 
methods during the mid-twentieth century, Charles stuck to the 
traditional method of barbecuing pork over hardwood hickory coals. For 
this reason, and many others, Stamey's Barbecue has stood the test of 
time and remained a popular spot for folks from all over the state.
  In North Carolina, barbeque is one of our most cherished and almost 
sacred traditions. It is a labor-intensive art that requires great 
skill and hard work on the part of the pitmaster. At the same time, it 
is an art that stresses the importance of family and passing down 
practices and recipes from one generation to the next. I cannot think 
of anybody who embodies these attributes better than Charles.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in recognizing Charles Stamey on 
being named to the North Carolina Bar-B-Q Hall of Fame. Let's eat.

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