BBQ
March 22, 2024
LeRoy and Lewis’s New Restaurant Blends Barbecue Tradition With New-School Technique
After seven years of running a successful food truck, Evan LeRoy and Sawyer Lewis now have the space to get even more creative.
Evan LeRoy
BBQ Joint Reviews
March 6, 2020
At Teddy’s Barbecue, House-Made Sausages and Tortillas Are a Tantalizing Treat
The brisket and ribs are excellent as well at Joel and Jesse Garcia’s Weslaco joint.
BBQ
October 22, 2019
Wright’s Barbecue Brings Texas Smoke to Arkansas
Inspired by the Salt Lick’s brisket, Jordan Wright left a comfortable corporate life to pursue his smoked-meat dreams.
BBQ
July 25, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Smoked Burgers, a Meat Fight 1K, and the Valentina’s Love Story
Plus: LeRoy and Lewis’s big plans for a brick-and-mortar.
BBQ Joint Reviews
September 1, 2017
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
At this experimental barbecue truck, you're more likely to find beef cheeks than brisket on the menu.
BBQ
August 22, 2016
Evan LeRoy Leaving Freedmen’s Bar
Talented pitmaster Evan LeRoy has left his position at Freedmen’s Bar in Austin. He’s planning a place of his own, but details are still vague. LeRoy told me over the phone that he hoped to have something open in the Austin area within
BBQ Recipes
January 5, 2016
Sausage Making, Freedmen’s Style
When a process is notoriously complicated and unpleasant, people tend to trot out a time-worn idiom: you don’t want to know how the sausage gets made. While the saying is especially useful when it comes to any political bureaucratic dealing, it’s a bit derogatory and it slightly diminishes the art of the craft,
BBQ
July 22, 2015
Interview: Evan LeRoy of Freedmen’s Bar
Pitmaster: Freedmen’s Bar; Opened 2012Age: 29Smoker: Indirect Heat Wood-Fired PitWood: Post OakEven at his young age, Evan LeRoy doesn’t want for confidence. He once told viewers of American Grilled, a cooking show he was competing on, that “I can cook anything to perfection on any grill.” It was a bit