Get Hungry for Some BBQ

Let's take a BBQ journey on the North Shore...

Swampscott/Salem/Marblehead/

If you enjoy your vegetables but miss the taste of burgers, why not try one of the vegetarian or vegan burgers at Whole Foods in Swampscott? If you decide you're into real meat, they've got you covered, too.

"We have an entire case of sausages and all sorts of marinated chicken," said Charlie Genets, who works in the meat department. 
When grilling Genes said you should flip the meat every five minutes. If you want to make sure your juicy steak has a lot of flavor, Genets said you should leave it marinating for at least 24 hours. 

Whole Foods
331 Paradise Rd. 
Swampscott, MA 
781-592-2200
wholefoodsmarket.com/
To celebrate the Fourth of July, Whole Foods will have pork sausage for $2.99 a pound through July 5 among other sales.

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Crosby's Marketplace
118 Washington St. # 5 
Marblehead, MA 
781-631-1741
Crosby's will have a select number of meats on sale through July 7.

Shubie's    
16 Atlantic Ave.
Marblehead, MA 
(781) 631-0149
shubies.com

On Friday Shubie's will have Argentine wine tasting and Sangria tastings from 4 pm to 7 p.m. On Saturday, there will be a summer wine tasting and chili con queso from noon to 4 p.m.

Shubie's chicken comes from Freebird, a company that treats their chickens humanely. Their chickens are locally grown and grow up on a diet of grass without added hormones.

Shubie's will be giving Patch readers 10 percent off of the meat purchases from Thursday to Monday. Mention this article and get the discount.

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Once you're finished grilling and have eaten all of the delicious food, why not go out for some drinks? This weekend, the  will be introducing a new specialty drink list to celebrate the summer. So far on the list: Raspberry ice tea and cucumber lemonade.

Lobster Shanty 
25 Front St.
Salem, MA 01970
978-745-5449 
lobstershantysalem.com

 has many events planned for this weekend. Starting Friday until Monday get a bucket of 32 ounces of Malibu drink for only $14. If you're in the mood for music, you're in luck. On Friday there will be a DJ and Saturday and Sunday bands will be playing live music for patrons to enjoy. On Saturday, the Wicked Hanging Chads will play and on Sunday get ready for the Down and Derby Band. On Monday, the Fourth of July, a DJ will be on hand to help you celebrate Independence Day at Victoria Station, where you can see the .

Victoria Station
86 Wharf Street, Pickering Wharf
Salem, MA 
978-745-3400
victoriastationsalem.com

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After watching the fireworks show, if you're still in the mood to be out and about check out 5 Corners' After Fireworks Barbecue in Marblehead.

5 Corners
2 School St.
Marblehead, MA 
781-631-5550
5cornerskitchen.com