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December 7, 2023
Fires, Expansions, and TV Segments Made November a Huge Month in Texas Barbecue
Even as the year winds down, barbecue news seemingly doesn’t.
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July 11, 2023
TM BBQ Fest Tickets Are on Sale Now
The two-day festival returns to Lockhart this fall.
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May 27, 2021
Asian-Inspired Barbecue Restaurants Are Getting Their Shine
Plus: see how smokers are made and listen to a poem about Texas smoked meats.
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April 1, 2021
A Legendary Tater Tot Casserole Recipe Is Finally Revealed
Plus: The new Austin FC stadium will serve local ’cue, and Young’s BBQ suffers a crisis.
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February 4, 2021
BBQ News Roundup: Welcome to BBQ University
New schools are offering multiple ways to learn how to be a pitmaster, plus a rocket scientist’s take on barbecue.
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January 21, 2021
BBQ News Roundup: West Texas Gets Barbecue on the School Bus
Plus, Snow's reopens, Killen's expands, and an honest pitmaster job posting.
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January 7, 2021
BBQ News Roundup: A McKinney Staple Forced to Close
Plus, Houston’s most anticipated restaurant openings for 2021, Fidel Castro in a cowboy hat, and the end of #BrisketGate.
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December 10, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Massive Closures Are Coming for ’Cue Joints
A warning from the National Restaurant Association. Plus, Austin kicked off its annual 12 Days of Smoked Meat.
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November 25, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Last-Minute Thanksgiving Tips for Smoking a Turkey
Plus, pork processing plant managers behaving badly and $2,000 brisket.
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November 12, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Thanksgiving Tragedy at Greenberg Smoked Turkeys
A fire at the meat processing plant means no turkey for 200,000 customers. Plus, Feges in Houston now ships nationwide.
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October 1, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: A Fort Worth Restaurant’s New Online “Meat Locker” Sells Brisket to Smoke at Home
Plus: Texas A&M scientists used eye-tracking tech to help 1775 BBQ in College Station design a new menu.
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September 18, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: John Mueller Has a New Joint, and Chris Shepherd and Aaron Franklin Have a New Beer
Plus: Look for a new hot dog cart from La Barbecue.
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September 3, 2020
Barbecue News: To-Go Tailgate Kits and the Return of Kerlin’s
Plus: a 17-year-old barbecue prodigy.
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August 6, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Brisket Tips and Barbecue Fraud
Plus: two new barbecue sauce lines launch.
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July 23, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Meat-Cutting Robots and 3D-Printed Steak
Plus: Cananda misunderstands Texas barbecue.
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July 2, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Get That Brisket To Go This Fourth and Learn More About American Barbecue
Plus: Subway's Pitmaster Ramone gets a shout-out from his boss at Sadler's.
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May 21, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Don’t Mess With Brisket
Plus: coronavirus surcharges, the pork crisis, and the inevitable branded masks.
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May 7, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: James Beard Awards, Meat Shortages, and Restaurant Reopenings
Plus: please stop wringing out the brisket.
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April 23, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Donations, Temporary Closings, and Reopenings Across the State
Plus: A recipe for smoked brisket on a charcoal grill in response to our challenge.
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April 15, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Where to Find Takeout, Who Is Giving Back, and Which Places Are Closed for Now.
Plus: They're back! Joints that have reopened in some capacity.
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April 8, 2020
BBQ News: Where to Get Barbecue for Easter
For this special edition of our biweekly roundup, we look at what joints are doing this weekend.
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April 2, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Updates on Joints Across the State
Plus: Trying to get Texas barbecue into Louisiana.
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March 20, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
How joints are dealing with the pandemic and how you can help.
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February 20, 2020
BBQ News Roundup: Houston’s Vegan Rodeo, Southside Expands Again, and R.I.P. Jim Riscky
Plus: the secrets of couples navigating the additional pressures of a barbecue partnership.
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December 27, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Corky’s Closes in Katy, BBQ Revolution Escapes to L.A., and Smiley’s Is Relocating to Roanoke
Plus: Barbecue joints wind up on some impressive year-end (and decade-end) lists.
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October 31, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: How to Prepare for BBQ Fest, Kerlin Moves to a New Spot, and Reveille Is Returning to Magnolia
The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is this weekend! Eater Austin shared some of their tips for the fest, as well as a few from Pat Sharpe and me.Austinot breaks down the specialties of all thirty barbecue joints that will be in attendance at this
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October 17, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Champagne With Brisket, the Butcher’s Ball, and the World Food Championships
Plus, Riscky’s Barbeque in Fort Worth celebrates 92 years in business with 92-cent sandwiches.
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August 23, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Tons of Bacon Burnt Ends, a Pitmaster’s Potluck, and the Politics of Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
Plus: The most creative barbecue joints in Houston.
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July 11, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Bacon Burnt End Day, Smokey John’s Food Coma, and a Tex-Mex BBQ Fest
Plus, the hidden bias of brisket and barbecue’s political history.
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June 14, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Pitmasters Spill Secrets, the Tiger Woods of Trimming, and a Smoker Bandit
Plus: Don’t forget to vote in the Texas Monthly Readers’ Choice barbecue bracket.
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May 30, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Stubb’s a Hall of Famer, a Tex-Mex Barbecue Festival, and Chefs’ Favorite Backyard Grills
Plus: The dos and don’ts of barbecue line etiquette.
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April 18, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Busting Brisket Myths, Obama Loves Texas Barbecue, and New Fort Worth Joints
Plus: the best steak that Aaron Franklin ever ate.
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March 21, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: The Capitol Honors Tootsie, and Sausage Wars and a Barbecue Fest Are Coming to Houston
Plus: Lawmakers file a new bill regarding scales at barbecue joints and other food locales.
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February 14, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Killen Teams Up with Papa John’s, Kiwis Love Houston, and a Texas Legend Lost
Plus, North Carolina’s governor responds to Stephen Colbert’s barbecue putdown.
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January 31, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Super Bowl-Worthy BBQ, Brisket-Flavored Mezcal, and Californians Complaining About BBQ Smoke
Plus, smoked bologna in Houston and chicken-fried brisket in Garland.
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November 21, 2018
BBQ News Roundup: Foo Fighting BBQ, Chili’s Baby Back Ribs, and a BBQ Prodigy
Plus, what happens when a glowing review shuts down a burger joint.
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June 7, 2018
The BBQ News Roundup: More Love for Tootsie and New Life for the Shed
Plus: San Antonio's highs and lows, Loro loses a chef but adds a burger to the menu, and Moonshine U is a real thing.
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May 24, 2018
The BBQ News Roundup: BBQ Roadtrips and a Mysterious Pit Thief in Houston
Plus: barbecue summer camp, protest through barbecue, possible barbecue cannibalism, and much, much more.
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May 10, 2018
The BBQ News Roundup: South Carolina Pitmaster Brings Home a James Beard Award
Plus: Southside Market will expand in Hutto, corn is enjoying a side-dish renaissance, and much, much more.
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April 27, 2018
The BBQ News Roundup, From Texas and Beyond
Sid Miller gets an answer on the Barbecue Bill, Killen’s will start taking reservations, and Plano gets a new joint.
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April 12, 2018
The BBQ News Roundup, From Texas and Beyond
What food writers are saying about Aaron Franklin, pastrami, Davila's, and more.
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March 30, 2018
The BBQ News Roundup, From Texas and Beyond
Ruby’s pit finds a home, Micklethwait is opening in Smithville, and other headlines you need to know.
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February 1, 2018
BBQ News: 01/19 – 02/01
Smoked meat news from Texas and beyond.
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January 18, 2018
BBQ News: 01/05 – 01/18
Smoked meat news from Texas and beyond.
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May 30, 2013
BBQ News: 5/23 – 5/30
–A deal was announced yesterday that “would be the biggest takeover of an American company by a Chinese concern.” That deal was for the Shuanghui Group to purchase Virginia based Smithfield Foods which is the largest pork processor in the world.-Tune in to Austin’s