Van’s Pig Stand featured in barbecue issue of magazine

Shawnee’s Van’s Pig Stand is featured in Oklahoma Today’s May/June special barbecue issue, which is on newsstands now.
In the magazine, Van’s Pig Stand is profiled alongside a handful of successful barbecue eateries. The restaurant shares its history and reveals its signature barbecue sauce recipe.
The article lists some of the restaurant’s most famous side dishes and also tells which barbecue record it currently holds in the state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Today prepared for the May/June special barbecue issue by sending out correspondents, writers and editors to comb the state and search for the best of the best in barbecue establishments, sauces, rubs and recipes.
Louisa McCune-Elmore, editor in chief of Oklahoma Today, said in the course of the magazine’s culinary research, they dispelled some myths and answered dozens of questions.
“Chiefly, ‘Who serves the best barbecue and what truly constitutes barbecue?’,” McCune-Elmore said. “Amazingly, we even scored some decades-long secret recipes.”
Oklahoma Today’s special barbecue issue is available on newsstands or by calling 1-800-777-1793 or going to www.oklahomatoday.com.