Aaron Franklin’s Hot Luck festival will debut in Austin in a couple weeks. Despite Franklin’s involvement, this isn’t strictly a barbecue festival, but smoked meat fans needn’t worry. There are still plenty of talented pitmasters coming to Austin for the highly anticipated food festival. The Hi Lo and Al Fuego, Friday and Saturday respectively, are the two big evening events. Hi Lo will feature some of Franklin’s famous barbecue, but don’t expect brisket. Franklin told me he’s been playing around with a smoked/braised shoulder clod, a cut still popular at legendary spots like Kreuz Market. There’ll also be short rib mole from Austin’s Launderette and Korean pork ribs from Jason Dady, who you may have seen on the Food Network’s Iron Chef Gauntlet. (Full lineup here.) As Al Fuego’s name suggests,…View Original PostThe post Hot Luck Preview appeared first on Texas Monthly.