– A Field Guide to the American Sandwich from the NYT. Texas chopped beef gets some love, but the best photo is from Iowa.

– Louis McMillan of McMillan’s Famous Bar-B-Q in Fannin, Texas was recently recognized by the State Senate of Texas for his work in barbecue.

– Responding to the smoker resolution in Austin:

 

– The When on Earth site looks at barbecue styles around the world. 

– Steven Raichlen provides a recipe for jerk chicken at home. 

– Charcoal is the latest ingredient craze on cocktail menus. 

– John Mueller and LeAnn Mueller look to have buried the hatchet:

 

– Brisket is getting popular in North Carolina now, and Old Cape Fear Smoked Meats is the latest to serve it up in this pork-heavy barbecue state.

– A $25,000 barbecue pit was stolen from Holy Smoke BBQ in Gahanna, Ohio.

– Another stolen smoker. This one’s in Austin:

 

– Examiner talks with Myron Mixon, “the winningest man in barbecue,” about his upcoming event in Norco, California. 

– In case your KCBS brisket game isn’t that strong, maybe enter the Rib Rivalry. 

– Southern Living provides these BBQ 101 videos from Chris Prieto. 

– Aaron Franklin goes to Hollywood:

 

– It’s not all good news at Franklin Barbecue. A hit and run driver drove right through their wall yesterday.

– After wining the Masters, Dallas native Jordan Spieth gets to choose the menu for next year’s Champions Dinner. “It would be some form of Texas BBQ,” he told CNN.

– A San Antonio Spur is a big BBQ fan as well. “Out of action with an injury, Aron Baynes drove to Austin after a rehab session to join about 250 other brisket buffs at Franklin. As he waited for two and a half hours, Baynes hobbled to the car every 30 minutes to ice and retreat his ankle.”

– Aaron Franklin also has a new TV show coming. A preview:

 

– San Antonio Magazine names the best new barbecue in the city, but there’s too many to name just one. Included are the Smoke Shack, B&D Icehouse, and Dignowity Meats. 

– A new barbecue joint, A&T BBQ Bar, will open soon in San Antonio. 

– HEB’s new 3009 restaurant will open tomorrow in Schertz, just north of San Antonio. Among other items, barbecue will be on the menu. 

– The Rib Crib in Oklahoma is supporting their home team with smoked meat art:

 

– The Dallas Observer likes their brisket fatty at the Feed Store BBQ in Southlake.

– Red’s BBQ has opened near Douglassville, Texas.

– Andrew Zimmern shares his favorite barbecue joints around the country, and one of them is in Texas.

– Texas BBQ (the sausage at least) is coming to Boston on a burger:

 

– New Orleans-based VooDoo BBQ & Grill is coming to Waco. 

– Gary Zacharias, owner of Coach’s Bar-B-Q in McGregor will open Coach’s Smoke in Waco soon. 

– Dickey’s Barbecue is one of America’s fastest growing restaurant chains. 

– The Daily Meal is looking for America’s best barbecue chain. 

– Black’s BBQ is bringing a BBQ food truck to Austin this summer:

 

– Killen’s Barbecue in Pearland is listed as one of the coolest businesses in the Houston area by Business Insider.

– Andy Staples writes about his glorious visit to Killen’s Barbecue, and throws in a Louie Mueller/Deion Sanders reference, in this week’s Punt, Pass, and Pork.

– The Houston Chronicle discusses the finer points of beef barbacoa with a tip about where to get some good versions in Texas.

– Nabbed him: