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Don’t Miss the Smoked Chicken Wings at Gatlin’s BBQ in Houston
One of our Top 50 barbecue joints, Gatlin’s BBQ might quietly be the best chicken wing shop in Houston. “You’d be surprised to know how many people don’t know we have wings at all,” owner Greg Gatlin...
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BBQ News Roundup: Champagne With Brisket, the Butcher’s Ball, and the World...
The Food Network selected the best ribs in every state in the country. Their Texas choice is in Fort Worth. Pairing champagne with barbecue? Agree or not, we’ll “Verify” it on the WFAA news on Sunday...
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Wright’s Barbecue Brings Texas Smoke to Arkansas
Like many barbecue entrepreneurs, Jordan Wright began as a backyard hobbyist. He cooked on a Big Green Egg at his home in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on the weekends and enjoyed an easy life with his wife...
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Your Filthy Barbecue Pit Is Not “Seasoned”
I stood next to a steel smoker outside a small barbecue joint several years back while watching a pitmaster retrieve the meats I’d just ordered. He opened a door on a smoking cabinet to fetch the...
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Fast-Food Barbecue Is All in the Sauce
I recently sampled the new brisket sandwiches being hawked by chains from Arby’s and Subway to Quiznos. But before I get to that, let’s explore how the terms “barbecue” and “barbecued” have evolved...
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The Ultimate Fast-Food Barbecue Sauce Taste Test
In reporting a story on fast-food barbecue, I ate more fast-food barbecue sauce in a two-week period than I had in the previous decade. I had nuggets, fries, pork patties, and even smoked brisket, all...
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BBQ News Roundup: How to Prepare for BBQ Fest, Kerlin Moves to a New Spot,...
The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is this weekend! Eater Austin shared some of their tips for the fest, as well as a few from Pat Sharpe and me. Austinot breaks down the specialties of all thirty barbecue...
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The Search for Pitmaster Ramone, the Man Behind Subway’s Smoked Brisket
The marketing campaign for Subway’s Pit-Smoked Brisket Sandwich is hard to escape. It launched in early September with a stunt at a fake barbecue joint named Monty’s filled with unsuspecting...
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The Granary, Once Proclaimed the Future of Barbecue, Is Closing
When Tim Rattray opened the Granary in San Antonio’s Pearl district, the street out front, Avenue A, wasn’t even paved yet. That was in 2012. It was his first restaurant and only the third to open at...
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Kerlin BBQ’s Barbecue Kolaches Are Even Better Than I Remembered
Amelis Kerlin never saw a kolache while growing up in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. She moved to Texas 22 years ago and has since had plenty of kolaches, but not the fruit-filled variety you’ll find in the...
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Tejas Burger Joint in Tomball Bets Big on Smoked Burgers
Smoked burgers have become a trend in Texas barbecue. We wrote about the first well-executed example back in 2016 when Lakewood Smokehouse in Dallas figured out that removing the patties from the...
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These Flavorful Pork Ribs Reflect Houston’s Diversity of Tastes
I didn’t know what to expect when I ordered the smoked pork ribs at Candente in Houston. The menu’s description included ancho chipotle barbecue sauce, cilantro, queso fresco, and a chile lime butter....
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BBQ News Roundup: a Barbecue Magic Trick, a Meaty Summer Camp, and a Sausage...
“It’s a beast. It’s an amazing, beautiful, sexy beast,” says Ben Lambert, owner of the newly opened JNL Barbecue in Austin, about barbecue culture in Texas. In beer news, the folks at Martin House...
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Breakfast Will Soon Be Brewing at Miller’s Smokehouse
Two years ago, Dusty Miller unwrapped a shiny espresso machine and placed it on the counter inside Miller’s Smokehouse, a Top 50 joint in Belton. The La Marzocco brand machine, imported from Italy,...
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Micklethwait Market & Grocery Serves Stunning Pork Ribs in Smithville
Tom Micklethwait was looking to slow the pace of his big-city life. A couple years ago, he moved from Austin to Smithville, about 45 minutes southeast of the city. His Micklethwait Craft Meats food...
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Invented in Fort Worth, Pork Belly Burnt Ends Have Gone Global
The Heim Barbecue Instagram account posted its first photo of bacon burnt ends on March 9, 2015. The next day, other pitmasters were likely taking their first cracks at crafting copycat versions. Such...
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BBQ News Roundup: Smoked Duck Season, a Turkey Leg Lawsuit, and R.I.P. Vencil...
A Texas barbecue legend has passed away: We're sad to hear the news out of Taylor, Texas, that pitmaster, Vencil Mares, has passed. Taylor Cafe won't be the same without Mr. Mares greeting customers at...
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How Hurricane Harvey Unexpectedly Revitalized Houston Barbecue Company
Joseph and Lucinda Flores took over Houston Barbecue Company in Houston’s Energy Corridor neighborhood in 2014. Joseph had close to twenty years of restaurant experience with the Pappas family, Olive...
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John Mueller Is Back (Again) at Granger City Brewing
Two years ago, we announced the opening of the Black Box Barbecue trailer in Georgetown. It was supposed to lead to a brick-and-mortar restaurant that would become the long-term home for John Mueller’s...
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The Granary’s Abrupt End Doesn’t Erase Its Innovative Influence
The Granary in San Antonio was supposed to have its final service on the last day of November. When I spoke to chef and owner Tim Rattray a month ago he said his focus would shift to his other San...
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