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A Restaurant Is Hosting Sleepovers? Where’s My Pillow?

A UK-based restaurant is offering sleepover staycations in a custom-built kebab-themed pop-up house. The restaurant is called I Am Doner, named for the doner kebabs served there. They announced this…

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A UK-based restaurant is offering sleepover staycations in a custom-built kebab-themed pop-up house. The restaurant is called I Am Doner, named for the doner kebabs served there. They announced this tasty overnight opportunity on July 8th, which is World Kebab Day.

According to NDTV, the "sleepover in kebab heaven" would include a specially designed home with naan-themed curtains and bedsheets, Kebab-shaped cushions, garlic sauce bottle lamps, and a special condiment cabinet stocked with over 50 unique condiments. There's even a lettuce shower cap and custom chili-kebab towels in the bathroom that "will make your shower thoughts spicy." Hey now!

The first edition of the Kebab House will be popping up in Leeds. It will then travel to other UK cities, including Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Newcastle. You can see what it will look like below.

I'm all for this idea. I only wish the sleepover could be in the actual restaurant so guests could try making the food on their own in the kitchen. Then again, the owner probably doesn't want his or her restaurant to be burned to the ground. If you could spend the night in a restaurant, which one would it be?

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Nevertheless, TastingTable.com felt up to the task of compiling 50 of the best BBQ restaurants in America. Their list isn't limited to one restaurant per state, so North Carolina and South Carolina each have multiple honorees. From classic pulled pork to racks of ribs, and even Central Texas-style brisket, you'll find it all in the Carolinas.

Buxton Hall BBQ - Asheville, NC

Lewis Barbecue - Charleston, SC

Lexington Barbecue - Lexington, NC

Rodney Scott's BBQ - Charleston, SC

Sam Jones BBQ - Greenville (Winterville), NC & Raleigh, NC

Sweet Lew's BBQ - Charlotte, NC