interviews

April 25, 2017

What The Film Incentives Program Means to The Texas Film Industry

By Dan Solomon

The Rooster Teeth CEO Matt Hullum takes a quick break from directing ’Lazer Team 2’ to talk about the future of the film incentives program.
March 13, 2017

Cecile Richards Talks Tech, Politics, And Planned Parenthood

By Dan Solomon

The executive director of Planned Parenthood and daughter of former governor Ann Richards talks with 'Texas Monthly' at SXSW.
November 2, 2016

Interview: Alice Lassaude of Meat Fight

By Daniel Vaughn

Alice Lassaude is an incredibly funny writer with a James Beard award to show for it. She’s also the Meat Queen of Meat Fight, or more properly, the CEO of Meat Fight, Inc. Meat Fight is a barbecue competition unlike any other. It pits chefs against chefs, and leaves all the judging to a panel …
August 26, 2016

Interview: Arnis Robbins of Evie Mae’s Bar-B-Que

By Daniel Vaughn

Owner/Pitmaster: Evie Mae’s Bar-B-Que; Opened 2015 Age: 32 Smoker: Indirect Heat Wood-Fired Pit Wood: Oak Arnis and Mallory Robbins opened Evie Mae’s Bar-B-Que last year in Wolfforth. They started in a food trailer along the highway, and quickly gained a following. A year after opening, they celebrated a new chapter in their brand new barbecue joint not far from the …
May 3, 2016

Interview: Dwight Harvey of Off The Bone Barbeque

By Daniel Vaughn

Owner/Pitmaster: Off the Bone Barbeque; Opened 2009 Age: 70 Smoker: Wood-Fired Rotisserie Smoker Wood: Pecan and Mesquite Off the Bone was once a tiny joint in a neighborhood without much of an identity. Since it opened seven years ago, The Cedars has grown into a destination, and the barbecue joint has grown with it. Not willing to rest easy …
April 25, 2016

Interview: Laura Loomis of Two Bros. BBQ

By Daniel Vaughn

Pitmaster: Two Bros. BBQ; Opened 2009 Age: 28 Smoker: Indirect Heat Wood-Fired Pit Wood: Oak A few years ago, Laura Loomis didn’t think much of Texas barbecue. Neither cooking nor eating it was a big deal in her family, and she admits to never really having a favorite joint growing up. She doesn’t remember eating good barbecue until working …
February 2, 2016

Interview: Johan Fritzell of Holy Smoke BBQ

By Daniel Vaughn

Owner/Pitmaster: Holy Smoke BBQ; Opened 2014 Age: 43 Smoker: Indirect Heat Wood-Fired Pit Wood: Oak Swedes love to grill, but low-and-slow, Texas-style barbecue is a concept so foreign that only one restaurant in the country serves it. They opened in 2014 when Johan Fritzell turned his passion into a rural barbecue stop in a field in southwestern Sweden, one and …
October 12, 2015

Music Monday: Shea Serrano On ‘The Rap Yearbook’ And His Houston Hip Hop Playlist

By Dan Solomon

How the Houston-based writer went from ”this sounds super f—ing boring” to the author of a new book.
September 23, 2015

Interview: John Rivers of 4 Rivers Smokehouse

By Daniel Vaughn

Owner/Pitmaster: 4 Rivers Smokehouse; Opened 2009 Age: 49 Smoker: Gas-fired rotisserie Wood: Hickory Sitting with a 2003 copy of the Texas Monthly Top 50, John Rivers occupied a table inside Rusty Taco in Dallas waiting for me. His travel schedule didn’t allow for a barbecue lunch, so bacon, eggs, cheese, and avocado on a tortilla became the best option. Austin …
July 8, 2015

How the East Was Won

By Daniel Vaughn

TMBBQ welcomes guest writer Megan Giller who takes us to Japan for some Texas barbecue. Craig White is a Texan. He’s a pitmaster and an expert in smoked meats, and like many of his breed he can be secretive. White designed his own proprietary smoker that he won’t even let you photograph. But here’s the …