Bidding Adieu to Peggy Sue BBQ
The nostalgic Dallas restaurant was where I first fell in love with Texas barbecue.
Daniel Vaughn is the author of The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue, the coauthor of Whole Hog BBQ: The Gospel of Carolina Barbecue, and the barbecue editor at Texas Monthly. He has traveled the world sampling smoked meats at over 1,800 barbecue joints, most of which are in Texas.
The nostalgic Dallas restaurant was where I first fell in love with Texas barbecue.
The founders of BioBQ are designing a real-meat version of the Texas barbecue favorite—no animal slaughter required.
Plus: a 17-year-old barbecue prodigy.
The suitcase-size Nomad grill is pricey, but founders John Veatch and Cam Leggett are betting that consumers will pay more for quality.
With some advice from Roy Perez of historic Kreuz Market, I smoked a delicious dinner that couldn’t have been easier.
At J Leonardi’s, he smokes meat the way his uncle taught him in the former freedmen’s town of St. John Colony.
Brix Barbecue founder Trevor Sales grew up in the Midwest and fell in love with Texas barbecue after moving here in 2017.
Plus: are we ready for lab-grown barbecue?
A growing number of independent specialty shops around the state offer tightly curated selections from local producers.
The butcher shop and barbecue joint, more than a century old, is finally shutting down (but not before giving us its mop sauce recipe).
Plus: two new barbecue sauce lines launch.
Tracing the history of the East Austin institution, which has survived two fires, a gentrification buyout offer, and Midland.
Inspired by a childhood favorite, the wieners are a welcome addition to the menu of the Austin joint, especially when served with chili.
With the traditional supply chain in crisis, here’s a radical plan for a new way forward. (With one big catch).
Plus: Cananda misunderstands Texas barbecue.
Goldee's and Hurtado, which both opened just weeks before the pandemic closures in March, could be game-changers for the North Texas scene.
Don't miss the brisket birria taco at this trailer, which sets up on Saturdays at a brewery in Grapevine.
Although craft smoked meats are wonderful, there's nothing like eating ribs at a traditional Texas barbecue spot. And they are getting harder to find.
Plus: Subway's Pitmaster Ramone gets a shout-out from his boss at Sadler's.
The legendary Taylor restaurant has adapted to the coronavirus era with an abbreviated menu, larger outdoor patio, and other changes.
Plus, we celebrate pioneering black pitmasters on Juneteenth.
“I always just hope that it’s a well-rounded story that we’re telling," the Houston chef says.
It was most likely the first Texas barbecue dispute to end up in court.
Four of the state’s best pitmasters share their tips.
Plus: Houston gets a new barbecue joint.
The beloved pizza eatery gets creative with the rest of its menu.
The honor comes as his business struggles to break even during the pandemic.
How to get a Muenster-Parmesan crust with a nice, smoky flavor.
Eight different brands, all available for shipping, show the variety and the depth of what you can get around the state.
Plus: coronavirus surcharges, the pork crisis, and the inevitable branded masks.
Chef Miguel Vidal uses inside skirt steak for the smoked fajitas at Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ.
For my experiment, I used a beer marinade from Valentina's, a kalbi-style marinade from Roy Choi, and a simple rub.
As meat prices skyrocket, we share seven ideas for how diners and restaurants alike can make brisket, ribs, and sausages last longer.
In 1942, the women of Borger protested their exclusion from the town’s barbecue cook-offs. Then a mysterious challenger emerged.
An underrated cut of meat, tri-tip is a practical (and delectable) choice as beef prices skyrocket.
Texans are about to pay the price for living in the beef state.
Plus: please stop wringing out the brisket.
Favorite eateries, including barbecue joints and taquerias, have had to make big decisions—and quickly—since the governor's announcement Monday.
By Daniel Vaughn and José R. Ralat
Business has been slower during the pandemic, leaving co-owner Scott Moore with extra time. He used it to create original new dishes.
Started by the pitmasters at Pecan Lodge, the Dinner Bell Foundation will deliver 2,300 meals on Friday alone.
Plus: A recipe for smoked brisket on a charcoal grill in response to our challenge.
As his oil field customer base disappears and brisket shipments decline, pitmaster Israel "Pody" Campos is relying on lessons learned from the past to help weather the pandemic.
Plus: They're back! Joints that have reopened in some capacity.
The legendary Snow's pitmaster is still cooking barbecue for shipping, but the best joint in Texas has been closed to customers for a month.
A roundup of Texas joints and meat suppliers that can send you smoked meat as well as meat for you to smoke yourself.
A barbecue-loving graphic designer launches a site to sell merchandise to support Texas 'cue.
Dusty Miller’s background as an accountant led him to stock up on home essentials to keep his staff employed before the coronavirus crisis hit Belton.
The problematic launch of the $349 billion relief program has small-business owners scrambling to figure out the rules.
For this special edition of our biweekly roundup, we look at what joints are doing this weekend.
Pitmaster Brett Boren lowers prices, adds kid-size sandwiches, and plans to make it easier for pickup even after the pandemic subsides.