Attention, Barbecue Hounds: Franklin Just Named the Featured “Newcomer” at Texas Monthly BBQ Festival
Could the insanity over Franklin Barbecue spin more out of control than it already has? Totally. For one thing, we’re piling on. Yesterday, Texas Monthly named the riotously popular eighteen-month-old Austin joint as the designated “newcomer” at the second annual Texas Monthly BBQ Festival, coming up October 30. That means Aaron Franklin will be there, handing out samples of his mouth-watering, shirt-staining, chin-dripping brisket. He’ll join the twenty-odd other participating joints from our list of the top fifty barbecue joints in Texas and the runners-up. (Check our cover story from June 2008.)
If you’re not from Austin, you may be asking yourself, What the hell is Franklin Barbecue and what does Sharpe mean by “insanity.” Just this: Bon Appétit magazine just named Franklin “the best bbq restaurant in America.” Full Custom Gospel BBQ, one of the most respected barbecue blogs in Texas, gave Franklin six out of six stars (six means “reconsider your honeymoon destination”). Other major blogs like Texas BBQ Posse and Man Up Texas BBQ are in agreement that it is one of the best, if not the best. AND we featured it in our Cook Like a Texan cover story this April. And, oh, did I mention the lines? That Franklin regularly sells out in an hour or two almost every day?
So check it out, readers. If you’re in Austin, queue up starting at 11 a.m. at 900 E. 11th (closed Mondays). If you’re from out of town, come and get some of that brisket, and more, at our fest on Sunday, October 30. General admission tickets go on sale August 10 ($58); VIP tickets are on sale now ($118). Hint: When you get to the page, scroll down a bit and click on the little box for “Texas Monthly BBQ Festival.”
Daniel Vaughn says:
Oh, and they were just featured on the front page of the Dallas Morning News this past week, and were featured on the Cooking Channel’s Unique Eats last week, and were named the best brisket in Texas by the SF Gate two weeks ago…I can keep going, but it’s obvious this joint is the Texas food topic-of-the-month. Well deserved.
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RL Reeves Jr says:
A voice of sanity in the wilderness?
http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/6/16/Round-Up-The-Posse-Theres-A-Varmint-Named-Andrew-Knowlton-That-Wrote-A-Piece-On-Texas-Barbecue
Who the hell is Andrew Knowlton? A guy who barely figured out brisket is barbecue and then wrote an article about it.
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Jed says:
went over there today around 1pm (never heard of it before), and as the various write-ups promise, it was sold out. a line of cars leaving the area when i rolled up were testament to the numbers who had been turned away.
fortunately for me, i know another place a whole four blocks away: one that used to be trendy and among the “best of,” too – all of about a dozen years ago – but none of those people in those cars know of it, apparently. walked right in, no line at all. it was good.
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Patti says:
Mmmm Mmmm Well that steak sure looks delicious, The cole slaw though is tricky. Not every one likes it too fussy. Just a nice straight forward slaw. I use that pickle pop juice that you can get at The HEB its a real hit. Plus the kids love those pickle pops. Enjoy y’all.
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Pat Sharpe says:
That’s barbecued brisket in the picture, actually, but it does look delicious.
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James floor says:
Mmm, LIVE for Texas BBQ. No nody does it quite like us! Can’t wait.
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Austin Movers says:
Cant wait for BBQ in Texas
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