BBQ
July 15, 2019
There’s Something Better Than Brisket at Franklin Barbecue
The Saturday-only special of beef short ribs outdoes everything else on the menu. Just be prepared to pay big bucks.
Beef ribs
BBQ
February 16, 2015
Hot & Fast Beef Chuck Short Ribs
It was Valentine’s Day, and some neighbors – who have also been married long enough to stay away from restaurants on the 14th – agreed to join us for dinner. I picked up a couple racks of beef ribs and had planned to smoke them indirectly. After too many dinosaur rides…
BBQ
July 26, 2013
BBQ Anatomy 101: The Other Kind of Back Ribs
Last week, after I wrote about beef short ribs, I got a few responses from folks who said they flat out didn’t like beef ribs. After pressing them a bit more, I found that some of them had only eaten beef back ribs instead of the giant beef short ribs I…
BBQ
July 19, 2013
You May Love Beef Short Ribs, But Pitmasters Don’t
Customers love beef ribs. When a pitmaster plunks down a big, thick fatty rib on a plate, cameras are whipped out to document this ultimate carnivore trophy that is the succulent symbol of the Texas obsession with beef. While beef backs ribs have been found in joints from Fort Worth…
BBQ
May 23, 2013
VIDEO: John Mueller is on Fire
John Mueller is on fire. His barbecue is better than it’s ever been, he just made it into our list of the fifty best barbecue joints in the state, and now Zagat has featured him in a slick video about the Austin barbecue scene. Where does Mueller fit…