Author: Kevin Kelly

  • Breakwater Barbecue – El Granada, California – In 50 Photos

    Breakwater Barbecue – El Granada, California – In 50 Photos

    If you’re driving up Highway 101 up the coast past Half Moon Bay on your way towards Pacifica it’s a MUST that you stop in El Granada at a bucket-list barbecue spot called Breakwater Barbecue owned by Wyatt Fields. They are doing central Texas-style barbecue with a coastal twist. I can go on and on…

  • Roegels Barbecue – Houston & Katy, Texas – In 75 Photos

    Roegels Barbecue – Houston & Katy, Texas – In 75 Photos

    Other than serving some of the best (and most creative) barbecue in the country, Misty and Russell Roegels (from Roegels Barbecue) are incredible humans. Their location on Voss has been a bucket list destination for almost 30 years now and they recently opened a second location in Katy in February of 2022 which has a…

  • Moreno Barbecue – Austin, Texas – In 50 Photos

    Moreno Barbecue – Austin, Texas – In 50 Photos

    Bo Moreno went from a steady job as a general merchandising manager at H-E-B to following his dreams of sharing his barbecue with the people. He called it Moreno Barbecue. He did the usual route of opening a trailer and eventually graduated to a brick-and-mortar on Menchaca Road in Austin. As you’ll see from the…

  • Moo’s Craft Barbecue – Los Angeles, CA – In 50 Photos

    Moo’s Craft Barbecue – Los Angeles, CA – In 50 Photos

    Andrew and Michelle Munoz from Moo’s Craft Barbecue & Taproom are like family to me and I truly cannot be more proud to watch them grow from a TINY pop-up in their backyard to a brick-and-mortar putting out arguably some of the best barbecue in the country. I could go on and on (I really…

  • Tyler Hodge – Sausage King of Connecticut – Hoodoo Brown BBQ

    Tyler Hodge – Sausage King of Connecticut – Hoodoo Brown BBQ

    In this episode, I chat with the super kind and beyond-talented Tyler Hodge from Hoodoo Brown Barbeque in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He was aptly named the Sausage King of Connecticut and if you need any further proof to his creativity you can see a recent post I did featuring over 50 of his sausage creations HERE…

  • Hoodoo Brown BBQ – Ridgefield, Connecticut – In 50 Photos

    Hoodoo Brown BBQ – Ridgefield, Connecticut – In 50 Photos

    Hoodoo Brown BBQ in Ridgefield, Connecticut seems like it isn’t real. How can a place be putting out such a wild assortment of barbecue that includes both classic Central Texas-style AND ‘insert region here? Their food looks beyond incredible and so innovative. Moreover, they seem to be having fun in the process. So below you…

  • What Are The Books That Inspired You the Most? – Part Three

    What Are The Books That Inspired You the Most? – Part Three

    Here is Part Three of a fun and hopefully inspiring companion project to a book I published in 1996 called Books That Shaped Successful People. You can see Part One HERE and Part Two HERE from over the last couple of months. In this 2022 version, I have asked prominent people in the barbecue world,…

  • Pit Builder – M&M BBQ Company – Tool, Texas – In 50 Photos

    Pit Builder – M&M BBQ Company – Tool, Texas – In 50 Photos

    You may think that M&M BBQ Company just burst onto the scene but they’ve been in business for over 3 decades and Mike Miller Jr. & Matt Sutton along with Mike’s wife Betina have simply built upon that original success and hard work into one of the country’s top pit builders. To learn more you…

  • Chef Jake Wood – Lawrence Barbecue – Raleigh, North Carolina

    Chef Jake Wood – Lawrence Barbecue – Raleigh, North Carolina

    In this episode for I chat with Chef Jake Wood from Lawrence Barbecue in Raleigh, North Carolina. Chef Jake Wood shares the inspiration for the restaurant that he and his wife started, all the info on the location and build-out at Boxyard RTP, his menu which includes expected and unexpected barbecue proteins and well thought-out…

  • Eaker Barbecue – Fredericksburg, Texas – In 50 Photos

    Eaker Barbecue – Fredericksburg, Texas – In 50 Photos

    There’s something really special happening at Eaker Barbecue in Fredericksburg, Texas. Hopefully the photos below will give you an idea of the incredibly diverse offerings put out by owners Lance and Boo Eaker that blend Central Texas-style barbecue with Korean. As with this photo series I am putting out slowly, I feel a picture tells…