• Peg Leg Porker – Nashville, Tennessee – Behind-The-Scenes Tour

    Peg Leg Porker – Nashville, Tennessee – Behind-The-Scenes Tour

    In this BBQ Joint & Pit Tour owner, Carey Bringle III gives us a private tour of his restaurant, Peg Leg Porker, which has been open in Nashville since 2013. We get started at the covered entrance seating area where he shows us an aquarium pit (the only one in use in Nashville). Then into…

  • Heritage Craft Beer & BBQ – Oceanside, California

    Heritage Craft Beer & BBQ – Oceanside, California

    I sat down with co-owner Daniel Castillo from Heritage Barbecue to discuss their brewery-focused concept Heritage Craft Beer & BBQ which is opening by the end of this year in Oceanside, California. They will be taking over and completely revamping the shuttered Municipal Taco location at 2002 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA 92054. Here is…

  • Smokin’ Joe’s Pit BBQ – Sausage Videos

    Smokin’ Joe’s Pit BBQ – Sausage Videos

    If you’re a fan of Kevin’s BBQ Joints you know that I respect anyone that takes the time to make their own sausage. It’s truly an art and really sets a person or BBQ joint apart. Thankfully we live in an age where resources are plentiful and where creators are sharing their talent to give…

  • Heritage Craft Barbecue Invitational – Saturday, August 13th

    Heritage Craft Barbecue Invitational – Saturday, August 13th

    There are only 13 days until the Heritage Craft Barbecue Invitational on Saturday, August 13th at Sea Terrace Park in Dana Point which is located just off Pacific Coast Highway with access to the beach. In case you miss out on purchasing tickets, Heritage Craft Barbecue is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to…

  • Backyard Barbecue Pits By Custom Pit Builders

    Backyard Barbecue Pits By Custom Pit Builders

    There are A LOT of options when it comes to buying a smoker for in your backyard but since I already created a massive list of nationwide custom pit builders (you can see that growing list of over 90 pit builders nationwide HERE) I thought I would follow suit by highlighting the backyard versions that…

  • Desserts at the Texas Top 50 BBQ Joints

    When doing the Platter Post for the Texas Monthly Top 50 I started to see exceptional desserts show up again and again at so many places. It got to the point that I knew that I would have to do a post focusing solely on desserts after I completed it. Below are up to 3…

  • Ernest Servantes – Burnt Bean Co. – Seguin, Texas

    In this episode I chat with Ernest Servantes from Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin, Texas. Check out Burnt Bean Co. on Instagram HERE Follow Ernest (the Pope of BBQ) on Instagram HERE See the menu and more for Burnt Bean Co. on Facebook HERE Address: 108 S Austin St, Seguin, TX 78155 HOURS: Thursday –…

  • Barbecue Platters at Texas Monthly’s NEXT Top 50 BBQ Joints

    Since the sheer amount of great BBQ joints in Texas has grown almost exponentially since the Texas Monthly Top 50 list came out in 2017 it was pretty apparent that they would have to expand things to encompass a lot more bbq spots. Hence The Next 50 or ‘Honorable Mentions’ list was included. Between us,…

  • Barbecue Platters at the Texas Top 50 BBQ Joints

    With summer almost here, I wanted to create a post to celebrate the diverse array of barbecue platters that the BBQ joints in the Texas Monthly Top 50 are putting out on a daily basis. Maybe this will spark some interest in a barbecue joint that you had only heard of or if you work…

  • Blake’s at Southern Milling – Martin, Tennesse – GRAND OPENING

    Blake’s at Southern Milling in Martin, Tennessee officially opened on Saturday, May 14th. This opening day was a culmination of many years, hundreds upon hundreds of hours of work, and a focused and driven team. Inside what used to be 100 year old plus grain mill now stands a gorgeous central-Texas style barbecue joint with…