It’s been ten months since barbecue legend John Mueller passed away. He was working for Hutchins BBQ in Frisco at the time, but the last barbecue joint that bore his name was in Jarrell, about forty minutes north of Austin. John Mueller Joint Barbecue at the Granary opened in January 2021. Owner Lynn Springfield had planned a grand opening in April to celebrate the storied cook, but Mueller began a lengthly hospital stay that March. “We had our grand opening without him,” Springfield said, adding that it was “heartbreaking.” In the meantime, Springfield turned to Mueller’s good friend Jeff Ancira, who, since 1997, had cooked with Mueller in some capacity. “Every stop he’s made, I’ve worked with him,” Ancira said. That includes the old days…The post BBQ at the Granary Aims to Keep the Spirit of John Mueller Alive appeared first on Texas Monthly.