I have a television show! Well, really it’s just a pilot episode—meaning a network liked the “sizzle reel” enough to pay for one episode, but not enough to order a whole season. It’s called Smokelandia, and if enough of you watch the pilot tonight at 7:30 Central on the Cooking Channel, network executives might just let us make some more episodes. If you’re curious about why I wanted to make another barbecue show when so many are already on the air, it’s because I wanted to watch a barbecue show about barbecue. We plan to start each episode in the pit room—because we’re focusing on pitmasters and their barbecue process. I’m less interested in standing in a kitchen emptying ramekins of garlic powder and paprika into…View Original PostThe post Daniel Vaughn’s ‘Smokelandia’ Premieres Tonight on the Cooking Channel appeared first on Texas Monthly.