Press Coverage

Pick up a national magazine or newspaper and you're likely to see a little ink about the Rendezvous. Here's some of our favorite coverage:

Quotes
In addition to the articles below, the Rendezvous gets a lot of passing mentions in the national press.
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Adam’s Ribs
Attache magazine, March 1999:
“The tender tangy flavor of those dry-rubbed ribs won my Yankee heart. Make no bones about it, I was in hog heaven.”

Rendezvous
Chile Pepper magazine, June 1999:
"Some of the guys I threw out of here years ago when this place was rougher now come back to eat and laugh."

On the Barbecue Trail: Memphis, Tennessee
Bon Appetit magazine, July 2001:
"In a city where everything gets barbecued, right down to the spaghetti, it's clear what constitutes the reigning culinary monarch."

In Hot Pursuit of BBQ Ribs
Southern Living magazine, May 1990:
"Not only does the seasoning entice visitors to the Rendezvous, but the atmosphere also coaxes people from all over."

Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous
BBQ Bible by Steven Raichlen (Workman Publishing, 2003):
"For most people – locals and tourists alike – the Rendezvous' dry rib s are the very essence of Memphis barbecue."

Memphis' Rib Joints
1000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz (Workman Publishing, 2003):
"The short list of major leaguers includes the Rendezvous, or 'Vous."

Mr. Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous
Oxford American magazine, March/April 1995:
"Anybody who's somebody who comes to Memphis gonna come to the Rendezvous."

New Yorkers Will Get a Sample of Rendezvous
MemphisCommercial Appeal, 2000:
"Vergos will fill the Greenwich Village neighborhood with the aroma of smoke."