Food & Drink
July 23, 2013
You May Love Beef Short Ribs, But Pitmasters Don’t
The beef short rib has become the ultimate carnivore trophy, but they're a costly menu item to produce.
JMueller BBQ
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Katy Vine
The senior editor on writing about Aaron Franklin and John Mueller, eating brisket five days in a row, and mastering a barbecue pit.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Of Meat and Men
John Mueller was the heir to one of the great Texas barbecue dynasties. Aaron Franklin was an unknown kid from College Station who worked his counter. John had it all and then threw it all away. Aaron came out of nowhere to create the state’s most coveted brisket. Then John…
Eat My Words
October 17, 2012
A New Definition of Cow Tipping: Tell Us Your Favorite BBQ Joints!
Dear barbecue buffs, fans, mavens, hounds, fanatics, cognoscenti, nuts, addicts, maniacs, aficionados, zealots, enthusiasts, devotes, groupies, and lovers: Do you have a barbecue destination that you think is worthy of being on Texas Monthly’s “The Top Fifty BBQ Joints in Texas” list? Now’s the time to tell us!…
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 21, 2012
JMueller BBQ – Closed
Update: This joint is CLOSED. Pitmaster John Mueller was unceremoniously relieved of his duties by his sister LeAnn Mueller who owns the place. She has reopened with the new name La Barbecue. I’ll…
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Preview: Of Meat and Men
An early look at the cover—and the cover story—of our February issue.
Food & Drink
February 1, 2012
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
For all the stories that we publish in TEXAS MONTHLY, there are always more that we don’t publish, usually because we run out of space and time. In a state that spans 261,232 square miles and contains 25,145,561 people, it’s a safe bet that the things we could…
Eat My Words
October 6, 2011
Photo Preview: John Mueller’s JMueller BBQ Is (Finally!) Almost (Really!) Here
It's been a long time in the making (a VERY long time in the making): John Mueller, sometimes called the black sheep of the Taylor smoked meat family, is almost back in business here in Austin. Mueller, who used to have a…