A new Top 10 list of Washington D.C. area barbecue joints was published by the Washington Post. This wouldn’t normally be big news in Texas, except for this line from critic Tim Carman: “I wrote something in my notes that I never thought I’d utter about Hill Country [a BBQ joint in D.C.]: The ‘brisket is as good or better than Franklin’s.’” From a gasser? Really? That prompted a response/defense from Austin American Statesman food critic Matthew Odam where he defended the besmirched name of Franklin. At least in the response to the response, the Post got the headline right: Perspective: Texans can’t imagine a world where someone smokes a better brisket than they do https://t.co/trypA13ybE — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 1, 2017 When…View Original PostThe post BBQ News: 06/30 – 07/13 appeared first on Texas Monthly.