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August 19, 2015
A Brief History of Black Market Brisket
There has been a recent uptick in the number of meat thefts, but it's nothing new.
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May 28, 2013
VIDEO: NBC News With Barbecue Editor Daniel Vaughn
Also, over at TMBBQ.com, Vaughn has a new review of Smitty's in Lockhart, perhaps the most surprising joint to not make the Top 50.
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April 5, 2013
ICYMI: Our Favorite Responses To The Hiring of Texas Monthly Barbecue Editor Daniel Vaughn
Is it the best job in America? From the New York Times to Bon Appetit, everybody seems to think so.
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March 11, 2013
SXSW Debates BBQ For Yahoo!
Carolina pulled pork, Memphis dry rub, Kansas City ribs or Texas brisket? As if there's actually "debate." Video and highlights from Jake Silverstein's SXSW BBQ panel.
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February 6, 2013
The Prodigal Beef Rib Returns
He's back: John Mueller makes dramatic return to Central Texas barbecue scene with the John Mueller Meat Co. in East Austin.
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July 27, 2012
The Tickets are Gone! Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is Sold Out
They went as quickly as they came! Sorry, ya’ll! The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival tickets have officially sold out. The VIP tickets were gone faster than the blink of an eye, and now the general admission passes have all been snatched up as
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April 2, 2012
ICYMI: Reactions to the Franklin BBQ “Vegan Brisket”
APRIL FOOLS! Breathe a sigh of relief, all you extremist carnivores. Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue in Austin IS NOT – I repeat, IS NOT – going to host Meatless Monday Vegan Brisket dinners. The TM Daily
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October 29, 2011
Fine Advice for the TMBBQ Festival from The Texanist
The barbecue bacchanal that is the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is set to be, for the second year in row, an awe-inspiring helping of the very best barbecue in Texas (and therefore the world).
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October 29, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Smitty’s Market
Editor’s Note: Just one more day until the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival! As you surely know by now, we’ve been interviewing all the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we’re featuring John A. Fullilove, 38 , of Smitty’s Market in
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October 29, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: Bertram’s Closing Puts Us One Man Down
Make that 22 pitmasters. Since Bertram Smoke Haus made our Top 50 in 2008, a lot has happened with the joint northwest of Austin. Pitmaster and owner Jim Wallace moved out of his original location, a 100-plus year-old former mercantile and lumber store, for a bigger
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October 27, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Wild Blue BBQ
Editor’s Note: Just three more days until the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival! As you surely know by now, we’ve been interviewing all the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog. Today we’re featuring Abraham Avila, 42, of Wild Blue BBQ in
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October 26, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Vincek’s Smokehouse
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we’re featuring Gary Vincek, 48, of Vincek's Smokehouse in
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October 24, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: City Meat Market
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we're featuring Gerald Birkelbach, 55, of
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October 21, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Franklin Barbecue
Editor's Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we'll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we bring you Aaron Franklin, 33, of
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October 20, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Snow’s Barbecue
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog. Today we bring you Kerry Bexley, 44, of Snow's
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October 18, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Hard Eight BBQ
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog. Today we bring youChad Decker, 38, of
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October 17, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Coleman’s BBQ
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we bring youWayne Coleman, 43, of Coleman's in Clarksville.
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October 14, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Louie Mueller BBQ
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we bring you Wayne Mueller, 46, of Louie Mueller
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October 13, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Opie’s BBQ
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we bring you Marco Oglesby, 30, of
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October 12, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: Big Daddy’s Roadhouse BBQ
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we bring you Joe Arriago, 33 of
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October 11, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: Cousin’s Bar-B-Q
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog. Today we bring you Cliff Payne, 58, of Cousin's
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October 10, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: Buzzie’s Bar-B-Que
Editor's Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we'll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog. Today, it's 29 year-old Tad Honeycutt of
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October 7, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: Casstevens B-B-Q & Catering
Editor's Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we'll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog (fire away in comments section).Today it's Angela Ashley, 54, of
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October 6, 2011
Photo Preview: John Mueller’s JMueller BBQ Is (Finally!) Almost (Really!) Here
It's been a long time in the making (a VERY long time in the making): John Mueller, sometimes called the black sheep of the Taylor smoked meat family, is almost back in business here in Austin. Mueller, who used to have
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August 8, 2011
TM BBQ: Festival Tickets On Sale Wednesday Morning; One Last Hunt in Austin at 12:30
Get your general admission tickets to the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival on Wednesday, starting at 10 a.m. But if you are in or around Austin, we can also feed you sooner. Come downtown at lunchtime for the final TM BBQ Hunt, where we’ll pick four winners in
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July 29, 2011
Is That a Brisket in Your Pocket?… Sam’s Bar-B-Que and Other Austin Restaurants Charged With Buying Stolen Meat
MEATLIFTING. It's nothing new. The 2010 arrest of Austin's Ronnie Allen Brock provided Texas Monthly with one of our trademark never-ending punny Bum Steer headlines (as if "Bum Steer" itself wasn't enough). But meat fencing? With an undercover sting called "Operation Meat Locker" to catch
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September 16, 2010
Trailer Thursday: Old School BBQ and Grill
Good Samaritan that you are, if you saw a school bus on the side of the road with smoke billowing from its roof, you’d probably call 911. Now, it might seem counterintuitive, but don’t dial those digits. Pull over, whip out your wallet, and prepare for some of the best
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April 8, 2010
Once a Barbecue Fanatic, Always a Barbecue Fanatic
Many years ago, before he moved away from Austin to the Frozen North (the D.C. area), journalist Jim Shahin was one of the people I turned to in times of freelance need. He contributed to food stories for Texas Monthly, but mainly, he distinguished himself by possessing a barbecue fanaticism