Gaze at these beautiful Southeast Texas links: The Ambassadors of Smoke article from The Christian Science Monitor touches on barbecue competitions, history, rebellions, and homogenization. There’s plenty of Big Moe Cason, too. “In this building [Jacob] Fontaine conducted church services, operated a grocery and laundry, and published The Gold Dollar, the first African American newspaper in Austin.” – The Austin history Center on the building that now houses Freedmen’s Bar. Pappas family restaurant empire turns 50 and adds Pappas Delta Blues Smokehouse: Big news from the Pappas family, as @PappasBarBQ turns 50 https://t.co/dlFXU3XMnN via @HoustonChron @gregmorago #BBQStateofMind — Jody Schmal (@jodyschmal) October 3, 2017 Leonard Botello IV talked to Paper City about his plans to expand Truth BBQ from Brenham into Houston. Eater’s…View Original PostThe post BBQ News: 09/29 – 10/12 appeared first on Texas Monthly.