Author: Kevin Kelly

  • From Behind the BBQ Front Lines – Derrick Walker – Smoke-A-Holics BBQ – Fort Worth, Texas

    Derrick Walker is definitely one of the good ones. He’s incredibly generous and tirelessly hard working. This has been a strange time for everyone and the restaurant business has been hit in it’s own unique way, but Derrick has kept Smoke-A-Holics open to serve the community. Here’s the scoop in his words: To follow proper…

  • Catching Up With Andy Wang – Food & Wine

    In this episode I catch up with my friend Andy Wang who writes for Food & Wine(among many other publications) with a focus on Los Angeles, California, and Las Vegas. He covers the food world not as a critic, but as someone inviting you into the restaurant itself. His articles an introduction to a chef…

  • From Behind the BBQ Front Lines – Red White & Que Smokehouse – Kearny, NJ

    I am a huge fan of Katie and Dan Misuraca from Red White & Que Smokehouse. They are good people and a positive force in the barbecue world. They are hardworking small business owners in New Jersey who not only try to put out the best barbecue, but they give back to their community and…

  • BREAKING: Feges BBQ to Reopen Greenway Plaza Location for Dinner

    April 20, 2020: Great news! Feges BBQ in Houston is going to be re-opening their Greenway Plaza location for dinner service Tuesday through Friday from 3PM – 6PM(starting Wednesday April 22nd). Details will be coming soon via their INSTAGRAM to show how they will be doing curbside service for their ‘Dinner Packs’. Orders can be…

  • Erin Smith Feges – Feges BBQ – Houston, Texas

    In this episode I get a chance to chat with Erin Smith Feges from Feges BBQ in Houston, Texas. Our interview took place on March 12, 2020 just as restaurants were starting to deal with COVID19. We talk about her journey which led her away from dental school into culinary school and a chance to…

  • Erin Smith Feges – Feges BBQ – Houston, Texas – Interview

    In this episode I get a chance to chat with Erin Smith Feges from Feges BBQ in Houston, Texas. Our interview took place on March 12, 2020 just as restaurants were starting to deal with COVID19. We talk about her journey which led her away from dental school into culinary school and a chance to…

  • Jordan Wright – Wright’s Barbecue – Johnson, Arkansas

    In this episode I chat with Jordan Wright from Wright’s Barbecue in Johnson, Arkansas. We discuss his BBQ journey which started with a work trip to Texas, which fueled a desire to replicate that barbecue in Arkansas. It wasn’t easy. He did farmers markets and caterings and eventually pulled the trigger on a small house…

  • Tootsie Tomanetz – Snow’s BBQ – Lexington, Texas

    In this episode I chat with Tootsie Tomanetz from Snow’s BBQ in Lexington, Texas: http://snowsbbq.com Snow’s BBQ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snowsbbq Snow’s BBQ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/snowsbbq Snow’s BBQ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Snows-BBQ-49… Order Snow’s Online Here: http://snowsbbq.com/meats

  • Chris Magallanes & Ernest Morales – Panther City BBQ – Fort Worth, TX

    In this episode I chat with Chris Magallanes & Ernest Morales from Panther City BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas about their journey. We talk about Ernie’s competition BBQ past, their working together and bonding further through BBQ. We discuss the early days and when they made the jump to a BBQ food truck all the…

  • Steven Wayne Rossler Jr. – Rossler’s BLUE CORD Barbecue – Interview

    In this episode I get to chat with Steven Rossler Jr. from Rossler’s BLUE CORD Barbecue in Killeen, Texas. We go deeply into his background touching on his upbringing and especially his time in the Army. He shares many emotional and painful memories which have shaped him and made him the person he is today.…