– Barbecue deflation at Snow’s BBQ:

 

– The Today Show sent a crew to Austin to see how they cook the barbecue at Franklin. 

– Munchies highlights the 6 best barbecue joints around Austin. 

– Here’s the early word on the barbecue at the new EastSide Tavern in Austin. 

– Guitar art imitates barbecue:

 

– Zagat provides this first look at the steak and barbecue at the new Killen’s STQ in Houston.

– Sadly, Charles Vincek, namesake of Vincek’s Smokehouse in East Bernard, has passed away.

– Smokey Denmark’s in East Austin has shut down their food truck operation to focus more on their core business of sausage making.

– Ever heard of that Pecan Lodge place?

 

– Abe Avila closed Texas Monthly Top 50 joint Wild Blue BBQ in Los Fresnos in 2013. He’s back, but in Brownsville with 1848 BBQ. 

– BBQ Recon checks out Corkscrew BBQ in Spring and is more impressed with it than Lost Pines BBQ in Giddings. 

– Buddy’s BBQ serves out of the Big Easy convenience store in Bedford, as documented by the Star-Telegram. 

– Central Track says these are the five best ribs in Dallas (and Plano). 

– The best new BBQ in DFW according to the Dallas Observer:

 

– If you’re looking for whole hog across the South (and NYC), this map from BBQ Hub should have you covered.

– The Telegram, out of Montreal, Quebec, came down to Texas to try the barbecue.

– Brazilian barbecue in Texas:

 

– MyHighPlains works quickly, and has already highlighted our Panhandle picks for best fried sides in Texas barbecue. 

– J C Reid of the Houston Chronicle looks at the thermodynamics of barbecue. 

– Some serious rotisseries: