Eating certain foods can yield positive, healthy effects on the body; carrots improve vision, grapefruits detoxifies contaminates, and pulled pork sandwiches unlock the throat's megaphone setting. Win arguments at higher volumes with today's Groupon: for $6, you get $12 worth of barbecue fare at Brand BBQ Market.

Chef Sweet Charity Smith presides over a culinary crew that stacks Brand BBQ Market's menu high with smoked meats slathered in a choice of eight homemade sauces. The Brandcheezie ($9.95)––a venison sausage stuffed with gorgonzola cheese, wrapped in bacon, and topped with brandy cherry sauce––makes a mouth-watering appetizer or lip-smacking paperweight. Diners can wrap their mitts around the Hedonist burger ($11.95) before sinking their teeth into flavorful burnt ends and grilled onions daubed in mac 'n' cheese sauce. Match your appetite against a full slab of baby back ribs ($21.95) smoked over apple and maple wood, or take taste buds the vegetarian route with a portobello mushroom sandwich ($8.25) packed with roasted red peppers, mixed greens, and goat cheese. The caramel pecan sundae curbs after dinner cravings with spoonfuls of creamy ice cream, enticing bites sweeter than love letters from Aunt Jemima.