Travel & Outdoors
November 9, 2023
Deep—Very, Very, Very Deep—in the Heart of Texas
Call them the astronauts of the underground. The state’s cavers are a literal subculture, daring to go where no one has gone before.
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Travel & Outdoors
November 9, 2023
Go Underground: Seven Texas Caves to Explore
Where to immerse yourself in the subculture.
BBQ Recipes
November 6, 2023
Three Ways to Use Leftover Barbecue: Tailgate Edition
Being overwhelmed with smoked meat is a good problem to have. Here are some tips for turning all that ‘cue (and sides!) into tasty meals all week long.
BBQ
November 3, 2023
The 12 Best Texas-Raised Wagyu Steaks (and More!)
At white-tablecloth restaurants, Wagyu beef is more expensive, but it’s also cooked excellently, with techniques from dry-aging to sous vide.
TM BBQ Club
October 31, 2023
November 2023 Pit Perks
Available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members.
BBQ
October 27, 2023
What Is Premium Charcoal, and How Does It Fare on the Grill?
Home cooks haven’t had many options in the lump charcoal and briquet market. Now a few Texas companies, including Franklin Barbecue, are offering better-made, more sustainable versions.
BBQ
October 25, 2023
This Wagyu Ranch Is Producing the Most-Marbled Beef in Texas
G Five Cattle & Meats in Sulphur Springs is creating steaks that are the closest thing to Japanese Wagyu our barbecue editor has seen.
Press Room
October 20, 2023
Barbecue Is Just the Beginning at TM BBQ Fest
With an all-star music lineup, curated Taco Trail, and an artisan marketplace, there’s always more to explore at TM BBQ Fest.
BBQ
October 20, 2023
13 Texas Barbecue Brunches to Try This Weekend
Pitmasters are getting creative with morning meals at their joints, resulting in some truly mouthwatering dishes, such as beef-fat cinnamon rolls and chicken-fried brisket.
BBQ
October 13, 2023
Italy Meets Texas in This Must-Try Pork Dish
Fort Worth is the center of pork belly innovation, and Brix Barbecue’s herby porchetta is just the latest example.
BBQ
October 12, 2023
The 13 Best Texas-Raised Wagyu Burgers
The prices of Wagyu burgers range across the state, but they’re still the most accessible way to taste the well-marbled, often-expensive beef.
Sports
October 10, 2023
On Texas MLS Teams, Argentine Players Are the Barbecue Grillmasters
For soccer pros like Austin FC’s Maxi Urruti and FC Dallas’s Alan Velasco, starting beef is the secret ingredient to team-building.
BBQ
October 6, 2023
You Can Still Get Your Barbecue Fix at the State Fair of Texas
We know the deep-fried options tend to hog the spotlight, but can we interest you in a Neapolitan-style smoked pork belly burnt end pizza?
TM BBQ Club
October 3, 2023
October 2023 Pit Perks
Available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members.
BBQ Joint Reviews
October 2, 2023
Can a Town of 3,500 Sustain Three Barbecue Joints?
Winnsboro, in East Texas, is experiencing a surprising smoked meat boom: three new joints opened there in just one year. But will they endure?
Tacos
September 28, 2023
The Laredo Taco Trail
The border city has its share of troubles, but it also has a fascinating taco history that includes “mariachis” and the original barbecued brisket taco.
BBQ
September 26, 2023
Is Texas’s Barbecue Bubble Ready to Burst?
Too much heat, too-expensive brisket, and too much competition are stressing barbecue joints, leading to a less profitable year for many.
BBQ Joint Reviews
September 22, 2023
Drive Out to Newark—No, Not That One—for Stellar Barbecue Sandwiches
LocalCraft BBQ, north of Fort Worth, has improved its barbecue offerings over the last year, and its burger and queso-topped brisket-and-sausage sandwich really impress.
BBQ Joint Reviews
September 20, 2023
This Revamped Joint Finally Makes Paris a Barbecue Contender
Previous visits to the East Texas town for barbecue were disappointing, but Scholl Brothers Bar-B-Que’s new owners have changed that.
BBQ Joint Reviews
September 15, 2023
After a Back-Breaking Injury, This Pitmaster Knows He’s Lucky to Be Alive
Chuck Terrell had a horrible accident two years ago. After surgery and therapy, he’s easing his way back into serving his customers at Chuck’s Country Smokehouse, in Carthage.
BBQ Joint Reviews
September 13, 2023
This BBQ Trailer Aims to Serve Good Food to Truck Drivers
Mr. D’s BBQ in Texarkana is located across the street from a truck stop, and offers up chicken and ribs to those who don’t have many options on the road.
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September 7, 2023
Is Everything We Know About the Origins of Barbecue Wrong?
In his new book, “From Barbycu to Barbecue,” Joseph R. Haynes explains why he believes barbecue is a strictly American invention.
BBQ
September 6, 2023
Texas-Style Brisket Continues Its Worldwide Domination With the Bay Area
Two California joints—Horn Barbecue and Breakwater Barbecue—have been racking up prestigious accolades and welcoming a slew of barbecue tourists.
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September 1, 2023
September 2023 Pit Perks
Available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members.
BBQ Joint Reviews
September 1, 2023
Attending a Fall Wedding? You’ll Likely Be Eating Brisket From the Patriotic Pig.
Catering brings in half of this North Richmond Hills joint's business, but you can also stop by the restaurant to try bacon-ranch potato salad and jerk-seasoned turkey.
BBQ Joint Reviews
August 30, 2023
This Pitmaster Sleeps Only Three Nights a Week to Keep His West Texas Joint Running
Luis Gonzales of Luchi’s Smokehouse, in Stanton, balances firing the smoker for his brisket and pork ribs all night with a full-time job at an electric utility.
BBQ
August 25, 2023
What’s in a Barbecue Name? A Lot, According to the Feuding Hutchins Family
Diners in North Texas likely did a double take when the Original Roy Hutchins Barbeque opened this summer. But the restaurant isn’t an offshoot of popular Hutchins Barbeque—as is made clear by some harsh words and a dropped lawsuit.
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August 23, 2023
A Saucy Lawsuit Pits Two Barbecue Companies Against Each Other
Wicker’s Food Products in Missouri and Big Wick’s in Weatherford battle over their similar names.
BBQ
August 17, 2023
Brisket Is Booming in Georgia and South Carolina
The two states have three new Texas-style joints that range from faithful to fusion, implementing traditional Carolina barbecue elements.
BBQ
August 11, 2023
Get All Your Favorite Barbecue-Joint Rubs and Sauces at This One-stop Shop
Zavala’s Barbecue Distribution is an online shop that helps smoked meat diehards cook like their favorite pitmasters.
BBQ Joint Reviews
August 7, 2023
Nearly Everything Has Improved at This Fort Worth Barbecue Joint, Making It the Best New Spot in Town
While Brix Barbecue isn’t exactly “new,” its myriad upgrades—including a brick-and-mortar—have made it worth revisiting.
BBQ Joint Reviews
August 7, 2023
The 25 Best New and Improved BBQ Joints in Texas
For a while it looked as if big-city barbecue would hog the spotlight forevermore. We should have known better.
BBQ
August 3, 2023
Rotisserie Smokers Are Cool Again
For decades, offset smokers were the tool of choice for pitmasters, but rotisseries are coming back in style.
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August 2, 2023
August 2023 Pit Perks
Available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 2023
Think You’re Hot? Try Being a Pitmaster During the Hottest Summer in Texas History.
A new era of climate change–fueled heat waves is pushing the high priests of Texas barbecue to their limit.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 21, 2023
Barbs-B-Q Provides the Twenty-First-Century Energy Lockhart Needs
The woman-owned joint has had a lot of effusive press—even before officially opening. Luckily it’s living up to its early reputation.
Tacos
July 20, 2023
Pachuco Culture and His Late Brother Inspire This Permian Basin Taquero
Ruben Carrasco Jr. serves Indian- and Korean-inspired tacos at his popular Midland spot Pachuco's, which he credits to an old PBS show and his little brother's adventurous nature.
BBQ
July 19, 2023
Named After a Willie Nelson Album, This Texas-Style Barbecue Joint Is Perfectly at Home in Nashville
Shotgun Willie's BBQ started out as a mid-life crisis-inspired venture and went on to be named the best brisket in Tennessee's capital.
BBQ
July 13, 2023
After Seventeen Trips to Texas, This Pitmaster Proves a Worthy Ambassador in Tennessee
Blake Stoker's joint—Blake's at Southern Milling—in Martin, Tennessee, has converted many a customer to loving brisket.
BBQ
July 12, 2023
This Pitmaster Is Preserving West Tennessee’s Whole-Hog Tradition
The craft of whole-hog barbecue in the Lockhart of West Tennessee has been dwindling, but Zach Parker resurrected a historic joint in order to save it.
Press Room
July 11, 2023
TM BBQ Fest Tickets Are on Sale Now
The two-day festival returns to Lockhart this fall.
BBQ
July 7, 2023
For $40, You Can Get an Excellent Steak Dinner Off a Dirt Road in the Panhandle
The XXL Ranch and Steak House might be hard to find, but once you get there and try the ribeye, baked potato, and sopapilla cheesecake, you're sure to be back again.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 6, 2023
Despite Being the Victim of a Brisket Bandit, This West Texas Joint Is Still Serving Juicy Slices
Hill Barbecue in Lubbock has had some issues with thievery and arson, but it perseveres because, to its owners, barbecue is “damn near religion.”
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July 5, 2023
Phone Wallpapers
Let that BBQ Freak flag fly on your lock screen!
TM BBQ Club
July 5, 2023
Sample BBQ Score Sheet
Rate your 'cue like Daniel Vaughn and the pros.
TM BBQ Club
July 3, 2023
July 2023 Pit Perks
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BBQ Joint Reviews
June 30, 2023
These Tacos Make the Valley a Must-Stop on Your Barbecue Tour
El Sancho Tex Mex BBQ, in Mission, innovates with ten different tacos filled with combos like brisket and chilaquiles and chicharrón and pork belly.
BBQ
June 28, 2023
Devastating Storms Ended Up Blessings in Disguise for This Barbecue Joint
Wild weather in Slaton forced the owners of Pitforks and Smokerings BBQ to face the past—and move their restaurant into the future.
BBQ
June 23, 2023
This Barbecue Joint Made It Through Historic Rainfall with Sandbags and Prayers
As the flood waters rose in typically dry Amarillo, folks raced to fill up sandbags to protect Tyler's Barbeque from destruction.
BBQ Joint Reviews
June 20, 2023
This Barbecue Joint Has a Unique Mission to Rehabilitate the Homeless Population
Hallelujah! BBQ, a part of Rescue Mission of El Paso, helps staff develop vocational skills to propel them to new lives while serving good barbecue along the way.