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The growth of BBQ joints putting on classes seems to have grown exponentially and because of that, what better holiday gift to the barbecue lover if your family or inner circle than a class taught by someone running their favorite BBQ spot? Below is (that I will update frequently as classes are sold out or…

The 2021 Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list has come out and true to form it created a huge surge of business for a number of BBQ joints that weren’t nearly as busy as they were this past weekend. I reached out to the owners of the Top 10 spots to get the inside track…

For Part Two (you can see PART ONE featuring Bill Dumas of Liberty Barbecue HERE) of my focus on those individuals throughout Texas and beyond that are dedicated to creating unique scratch-made sausage I feature the always creative, always generous Bryan Bingham from Sunbird Barbecue in Longview, Texas. Bryan is one of THE most imaginative…

“Sausage is inspirational. I like to think of a composed dish, explode its individual components, and then reassemble it into a tube (sausage).” Those aren’t my words, but those of Bill Dumas, the “Sausage Sensei” at Liberty Barbecue in Round Rock and Brotherton’s Black Iron Barbecue in Pflugerville. However I agree completely with this sentiment…

In this episode I chat with Chase Colston from the Troubadour Festival which will takes place on Saturday November 6th in Celina, Texas. Listen to a podcast version of this episode HERE See all things Troubadour Festival and purchase tickets HERE Tickets go on sale 10am Texas time on August 27th Friday HERE See the…

The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival was postponed last year and as what looks like the classic 2020/2021 pivot, they have decided to switch things up in the most ‘Texas BBQ’ of ways. What was born is called the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest: Road Trip Edition which involves 3 separate locations across the great state of…

UPDATE: As of September 1st Kelly Yandell’s ‘The Meaning of Pie’ has ‘Gone Fishing’. Most of the links below will not work anymore, but you can of course follow along with her on her further adventures via Instagram HERE and twitter HERE. Or you can visit her official photography site HERE. Here’s some breaking news…

We live in a pretty amazing time when it comes to access to barbecue information. The ability to learn just about anything you want via YouTube (or a Patreon Channel) is limitless. I was going to put together a collection of videos by BBQ joints (or those working at BBQ joints) on sausage making when…

It’s going to be a wonderful Thursday (August 19th) when winemakers Katie Jablonski and Ricky Taylor from Alta Marfa join the Feges BBQ Spring Branch team for a wine tasting event from 5pm to 7pm. NO reservations are required so just show up, they will pour you some wine, and wine conversations will commence. They…

Chase Colston is such a GREAT guy and over the years we have become friends, but I’m also a BIG fan of his. I want him to succeed because everything he does he puts his heart into. As many of you know, he was tied to a certain barbecue and musical festival. He built this…