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Applewood Barbecue Catering and More is a full service caterer located in the beautiful foothills of Western, North Carolina in the County of Polk–better known as the Thermal Belt.

We are a unique caterer born out of the concept that fresh, hot, wholesome and home-style cooked foods served “hot off the grill” are so much more appealing and tasty. While we specialize in traditional Southern-style barbecue pork, ribs, chicken and beef, we also offer so much more. Utilizing a large commercial smoker, we bring it right to your event where we prepare and finish your entrée on-site. This means you get fresh food served piping hot, straight from the grill!

As owner of Applewood Barbecue Catering and More, I have been involved in cooking barbecue and smoking meats for close to 30 years. It has taken many years to perfect my art and style of smoking meats so they come off the smoker tender and juicy with just the right amount of herbs and spices to bring out the perfect taste for your event.

Traditional Southern-style barbecue can’t be rushed in the cooking process. To get “fall off the bone tenderness” takes plenty of time and just the right temperature. True Southern barbecue is cooked with indirect heat and smoke from a wood-based fuel, not gas or electric heat. We use woods such as apple, hickory, and pecan to add a smooth, sweet flavor to our meats and then slowly smoke them to tender perfection. This same technique is brought to our other main entrées that we offer, such as herbed prime rib, beef tenderloin and salmon.

At Applewood Barbecue Catering and More, we can offer something as simple as a backyard barbecue for friends and family to a formal black tie event featuring smoked herbed prime rib and bourbon glazed salmon. All menu and event options are customizable. From the selection of your main entrées to the color of your napkins, the choice is yours.

My wife, Lillie, has been perfecting her passion and hobby of baking delectable desserts for many years. She prepares desserts ranging from simple cookies and brownies to multi-layer wedding cakes and rich trifles.

When I started Applewood Barbecue Catering and More, I had one major philosophy. That was to provide the freshest, most flavorful, authentic wood-smoked foods possible, along with personalized customer service. My love and passion for this American tradition shows in every detail of which I truly believe is an art form.

Applewood Barbecue Catering and More offers more than high quality food. We provide an experience and an atmosphere where guest are treated like family. We prepare your food no different than if we were cooking for our own families.

Everything possible is fresh and prepared on-site with only the best ingredients. We do not offer economically priced meals made from highly processed canned foods that are simply heated and served. We never prepare food days (or weeks) ahead of time and freeze them like some caterers and restaurants. Profits are not considered in how we prepare our food. We prepare and serve the freshest and best available, period.

Have a special request? No problem! We want to work with you to create a unique and memorable experience that you and your guest will not soon forget.

Let us put our many years of cooking experience to work for your next event and we will prove that we can provide the absolute best-catered meal available. We promise to make your event a smokin success!

Lane Stott, Owner

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