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.
Wagyu
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.
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.
BBQ
June 8, 2023
To Produce the Best Wagyu Possible, This Feedlot Is Downright Spa-Like
Protocol Farms near Bowie takes inspiration from Japanese methods of feeding Wagyu, which includes jazz playing through the speakers and cool pens.
Texas Country Reporter
May 30, 2023
Ranger Cattle’s Story Goes ‘From the Battlefield to the Cattle Field’
Josh Eilers is a former U.S. Army ranger who founded Ranger Cattle in Austin, which specializes in pasture-raised Wagyu cattle.
BBQ
May 25, 2023
This Smoke-Centric Steakhouse Serves a Fancy Beef Rib That Melds French Cooking With Texas Barbecue
Andiron in Houston isn't a typical steakhouse. With a wide-ranging menu and a healthy dose of smoke, it embraces a more modern approach.
BBQ
February 27, 2023
19 Terms You Need to Know to Talk Wagyu
Ranching has its own language, and specialty beef is no exception. Learn the difference between Kobe and Wagyu, and the grades, with this handy guide.
BBQ
February 24, 2023
One Texas Ranch Has Beef with How the USDA Grades Wagyu
It's nowhere near as stringent as the Japanese system, leading some companies to come up with their own grading. R-C Ranch wants to see that change.
BBQ
February 10, 2023
Thirty Years Ago, the First Wagyu Cows Came to the U.S. Now, the Industry Is Bigger Than Anyone Predicted.
Trade wars with Japan, $250 vials of semen, and livestock-filled airplanes all contributed to the still-growing industry of Wagyu beef today.
BBQ
January 10, 2023
This Boutique Ranch Focuses on Grass-Fed Wagyu, Tasty in Burgers or as Steaks
Peeler Farms in Floresville hones its niche in the rapidly expanding Wagyu market—and doesn’t compromise service in the process.
BBQ
October 3, 2022
Wagyu Skeptics May Finally Be Convinced by This Ranch’s Beef
At some restaurants, paying more for a Wagyu steak may lead to disappointment. Not so with the products from A Bar N Ranch in North Texas.
Business
September 8, 2022
Wagyu Is King at Morris Stock Farm in the Texas Panhandle
Texas Monthly’s barbecue editor goes all in on Wagyu beef—and the Texans who produce it.
Food & Drink
November 25, 2019
How Good Do Those $400 Fajitas Have to Be?
There is no answer to this question.
BBQ Recipes
July 6, 2016
Beef Belly Bacon
The wonders of beef fat.