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A Former Police Officer Finds His Calling with Lonestar Sausage & BBQ
Kevin Mason’s barbecue business began from the trunk of his patrol car. The Houston native was stuffing and smoking sausages at home, and then selling them to fellow Harris County sheriff’s department...
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It’s Always a New Menu at Blood Bros. BBQ
There is no menu posted on the Blood Bros. BBQ website. The trio of owners at the Bellaire barbecue joint, Quy Hoang and brothers Terry and Robin Wong, change up the options so often that they instead...
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BBQ News: A Very Bad Take About Barbecue in America
The Texas Monthly BBQ Fest is happening all over the state this week. Check our site for details, and be sure to tune in to the culmination of Barbecue Week at the virtual barbecue hosted by barbecue...
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‘Cue Course: How to Smoke a Whole Hog
Video by Riley Engemoen; Edited by Devin Fortenberry This video is part of ‘Cue Course, a series that highlights barbecue tips and techniques available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members. Back in...
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Burning Questions with Convenience West
Mark Scott has brought life and color to the once “desolate landscape for barbecue” he grew up with in Marfa. A former fine-dining chef, Scott has been surprising travelers from all over with his...
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Burning Questions with LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
Evan LeRoy has been a major player in the Austin barbecue scene for years. But ever since he opened up LeRoy and Lewis in 2017, he’s been pushing the envelope on Central Texas barbecue standards....
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Burning Questions With Blood Bros. BBQ
Quy Hoang, Terry Wong, and Wong’s brother Robin opened the Blood Bros. BBQ restaurant in a strip mall on the west side of Houston in December of 2018. Within a year, Blood Bros. BBQ had earned a spot...
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Burning Questions With Charlie’s Bar-B-Que and Catering
The man behind Charlie’s Bar-B-Que and Catering in Beaumont is known for his traditional, old school ’cue. But his grandfather’s technique isn’t the only reason he landed a spot on our list of the top...
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BBQ News Roundup: Thanksgiving Tragedy at Greenberg Smoked Turkeys
After being closed to the public since March, Snow’s BBQ in Lexington, which is only open on Saturdays, will reopen this Saturday morning at 8:00am sharp. Spicy Mike’s Bar-B-Q Haven in Amarillo has...
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Thorndale Meat Market’s Dry-Aged Steak Is an Experiment in Funk
Earlier this year, I enjoyed a spectacular steak that had been dry-aged for 240 days. I purchased it raw from Dallas’s Knife, and seared it on my stove top in a cast-iron pan. It had the deep funky...
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The JNL Trailer Serves Up Old-school Barbecue and Community Spirit
The first interview I did after taking the job as Texas Monthly‘s barbecue editor was with Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue. In May of 2013, we sat on picnic tables outside the Buzz Mill off of East...
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Burning Questions With Feges BBQ
Erin Smith and Patrick Feges are known for serving up creative side dishes, but the meat at Feges BBQ is truly what earned them a spot on the Top 25 New Barbecue Joints in Texas list last year. Tell me...
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Holiday Gift Guide: For the Backyard BBQer
This year, the best barbecue-related gift of all will be actual barbecue. Restaurants need the support, so we urge you to order from one of the many joints that offer chilled whole briskets, turkey...
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BBQ News Roundup: Last-Minute Thanksgiving Tips for Smoking a Turkey
Thanksgiving is almost here. If you bought a turkey to smoke but don’t have much of a plan, these tips from a few Houston pitmasters collected by Houstonia might help. We just released the Texas...
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Henry’s Barbecue Is a Small Food Truck With Big Dreams and a Great Burger
The barbecue food truck is the modern-day version of the old roadside barbecue shack. These mobile kitchens may still be trendy in big cities, but they’re now a common entry point into the barbecue...
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A Celebrated Pitmaster on His Long Road to Recovery
In early 2019, I caught up with Jordan Jackson, the pitmaster of Bodacious Bar-B-Q’s Longview location, which Texas Monthly had named as the state’s fourth best barbecue joint in our 2017 Top 50 list....
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’Cue Course: BBQ That’s Never Boring in Bellaire
Video by Riley Engemoen; Edited by Devin Fortenberry This video is part of ’Cue Course, a series that highlights barbecue tips and techniques available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members. Blood Bros....
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Estrada’s Texas Barbecue Serves a Guisada Breakfast Taco That’ll Last You...
In 2017, Randy Estrada was recovering from foot surgery in his living room, and he realized he couldn’t continue his twenty-year career as a diesel mechanic. All the time on his feet had led to the...
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BBQ News Roundup: Massive Closures Are Coming for ’Cue Joints
The National Restaurant Association warns of massive closures coming in the restaurant industry, which is currently in “free fall.” In the last three months 10,000 restaurants have closed, and...
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Derek Allan’s BBQ Proves Brisket Belongs on a Biscuit
They started serving breakfast at Derek Allan’s BBQ in Fort Worth basically out of boredom. Derek and Brittany Crudgington had to be at the restaurant early to get things ready for lunch service and...
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