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Swingbellys swingin' in Long Beach

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It was awhile since I’d been to Swingbellys in Long Beach – not since opening pit master Brian Forgione split for Vegas last year. Driven by curiosity and a yen for barbecue, I returned.

The new pit master, I just learned, is Danny Monteforte. Monteforte worked at Swingbellys in several capacities over the past few years and, last month, spent a week with southern Illinois ‘cue...

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