Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ Changed My Mind About Grass-Fed Brisket
With a supply of high-quality meat from Grass Run Farms, the Dallas joint is smoking barbecue that rivals its grain-fed competition.
Articles by Daniel Vaughn
The Top 25 New Barbecue Joints in Texas!
Our 2019 midterm report of the best new places has a global feel. But don't worry—we haven’t forgotten about the brisket.
BBQ News Roundup: Busting Brisket Myths, Obama Loves Texas Barbecue, and New Fort Worth Joints
Plus: the best steak that Aaron Franklin ever ate.
Southern Q BBQ Brings Its Spicy Boudin to a Second Location
Steve and Sherice Garner’s Houston joint pays homage to the authentic, Louisiana-style sausage of their youth.
Smiley’s Craft Barbecue Brings East Austin Flavors to Small-Town North Texas
The new Ponder food trailer is selling far more brisket chopped than sliced, but that’s just fine by pitmaster Brendan Lamb.
The Porkstrami Panini at Frisco’s Heritage Table is Something Else
It’s not a barbecue joint, but Rich Vana’s restaurant serves a smoked pork belly pastrami on house-made bread that’s worth the trip.
Enterprising High School Welders Are Building Custom Barbecue Smokers
Several BBQ joints will soon get their first Bison Smokers from the students at Forney High's metal shop.
BBQ News Roundup: A Top 50 Joint Closes, Blood Bros. Gets Lots of Love, and Dayne’s Finds A New Home
Plus: Why is there only one black pitmaster in the BBQ Hall of Fame?
It’s 71 Years Old, But Ernie’s Pit Barbeque Feels Like a Great New Joint
New owners and the longtime pitmaster improve upon tradition at this Greenville joint. Even the Ernie Burger is better.
Charlie’s Bar-B-Que Offers More Than Just Delicious Links to the Past
The barbecue history of Southeast Texas has been entwined with links for as long as it’s had a dining culture. Legendary joints like Patillo’s Bar-B-Q have been making all-beef sausages stuffed in beef casings for over a century, and a dozen or so link shops carry on the…
