A month ago, Miller’s Smokehouse in Belton was a great, small-town barbecue joint notable for its bevy of desserts and house-roasted coffee. On March 17, that changed dramatically. It launched an online store called Miller’s Grocery List and began a curbside pickup system on the street outside the restaurant that co-owner Dusty Miller calls “a redneck drive-through.” Thanks to lots of walk-in cooler space and the steps it took two days before Bell County shut down restaurant dining rooms, this little joint has become a grocery store and bakery while still thriving as a barbecue joint. “I have the blessing and the curse of a CPA’s background,” Dusty Miller told me. As soon as the coronavirus reality set in, he calculated what it would take…View Original PostThe post Barbecue Strategy: Miller’s Smokehouse Becomes a Grocery Store appeared first on Texas Monthly.