Author: Kevin Kelly

  • 10 Minutes With AJ Ramirez – AJ’s Custom Cookers – Saginaw, Texas

    In this episode of ’10 Minutes With’ I catch up with AJ Ramirez of AJ’s Custom Cookers in Saginaw, Texas. He’s a sponsor of the podcast and YouTube show, so I wanted him to provide additional information as to what he offers as well as give you more insight into who he is as a…

  • Brandon Hurtado – Hurtado Barbecue Co. – Arlington, TX – Interview

    In this episode I chat with Brandon Hurtado – Hurtado Barbecue Co. – Arlington, Texas about his journey to opening his brick and mortar location in November 2019. We talk about his upbringing, his enjoyment of spending time with his father during late night cooks, his time building his marketing agency(ANKR Agency), his falling in…

  • BBQ City Guide – North Carolina – John Shelton Reed

    John Shelton Reed, sociologist and essayist, author or editor of twenty books, most of them dealing with the contemporary American South, guides us through North Carolina for BBQ spots in the major cities as well as way off the beaten path for incredible finds. BBQ Joints discussed: Lexington Barbecue: http://www.lexbbq.com Smiley’s Lexington BBQ: https://bit.ly/2GwQajp Bridges…

  • Final Day to Enter the Treaty Oak Distilling Industry Raffle AND Re-opening News

    UPDATE: Thursday April 30th: First off, today is the last day to sign up for the Treaty Oak Industry Raffle. They are auctioning off the items below to one RANDOM winner. The money raised from the raffle will be going to Chris Shepherd’s Southern Smoke Foundation which is doing an incredible job helping individuals in…

  • John Troxell – Visual Artist – Podcast Interview

    In this episode I get a chance to talk with John Troxell. He’s a photographer, however to call him just as that would not be giving the complete picture. He truly is a visual artist who focuses(among other things) on food(and the people that provide it), the earth, dirt, energy, farmer’s markets, local, the ocean,…

  • John Troxell – Visual Artist – Interview

    In this episode I get a chance to talk with John Troxell. He’s a photographer, however to call him just as that would not be giving the complete picture. He truly is a visual artist who focuses(among other things) on food(and the people that provide it), the earth, dirt, energy, farmer’s markets, local, the ocean,…

  • Hugh Mangum – Mighty Quinn’s BBQ – New York

    In this episode I chat with Hugh Mangum from Mighty Quinn’s BBQ in New York. We chat about his early days in music and how he made the transition to the culinary world. From there we talk extensively about how that in turn became BBQ and the genesis of Mighty Quinn’s. He’s open about the…

  • Leonard Botello IV – Truth Barbeque – Interview

    In this episode I chat with Leonard Botello IV of Truth Barbeque in both Houston and Brenham, Texas: https://www.truthbbq.com/ Truth Barbeque on Twitter: https://twitter.com/truth_bbq Truth Barbeque on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth_bbq Order Truth online for to-go here: https://www.truthbbq.com/to-go-menu Truth General Store: https://www.truthbbq.com/truth-general-store Truth Barbeque on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lbotello4

  • Jordan Okun – Air Jordan: A Food Podcast – Podcast Interview

    In this episode I chat with Jordan Okun, the host of the Air Jordan: A Food Podcast which is a celebration of Los Angeles and the food that make Los Angeles what it is. We discuss his early days in Westwood, working in the mailroom and being an assistant at ICM, his time working for…

  • Jordan Okun – Air Jordan: A Food Podcast – Interview

    In this episode I chat with Jordan Okun, the host of the Air Jordan: A Food Podcast which is a celebration of Los Angeles and the food that make Los Angeles what it is. We discuss his early days in Westwood, working in the mailroom and being an assistant at ICM, his time working for…