Mouth-watering barbeque hits Dayton

DAYTON - The Touchet Valley has a new source for fresh "low-and-slow" Memphis-style barbeque with a New York twist. R and B BBQ opened its doors at 232 East Main Street in Dayton on December 8 with breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus.

Owner Rex McNicol was on hand during a recent lunch-hour visit to give a tour. McNicol says he began slow cooking 16 years ago and entered competitions four years ago.

"If we won top prize, we'd still make more money off vending than we did the prize itself," he quips.

McNicol spent some time doing pop-up events in Walla Walla with his mobile slow cooker. But when...