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February 28, 2024
How One Bite at Louie Mueller Barbecue Changed My Life
Many pitmasters, a gallerist, a boxer, and this writer describe the phenomenon of having a barbecue epiphany at the legendary Taylor joint.
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BBQ
June 12, 2013
Interview: Wayne Mueller of Louie Mueller Barbecue
Wayne MuellerOwner/Pitmaster: Louie Mueller Barbecue; opened in 1949Age: 47Smoker: Brick pit with an offset fireboxWood: Post OakI had intentions of talking to Wayne for this interview while we were both attending the Big Apple BBQ Block Party in New York. We talked a few times during the
Eat My Words
February 6, 2013
The Prodigal Beef Rib Returns
He's back: John Mueller makes dramatic return to Central Texas barbecue scene with the John Mueller Meat Co. in East Austin.
BBQ
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
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Taylor: Louie Mueller Barbecue
Forty-nine years of post oak coals in the pit have smoke-cured the building, which previously housed a ladies’ basketball court and a grocery market. Louie moved in with his barbecue business in 1959; his son, Bobby, took over more than three decades ago, but not a thing has suffered from
Food & Drink
November 1, 2012
Barbecue Cook John Mueller Finds Himself in Another Tough Spot
The pitmaster at the well-regarded JMueller BBQ trailer in Austin was fired by his sister, who also filed a police report accusing him of theft.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 20, 2012
Louie Mueller Barbecue
In the words of owner Wayne Mueller, black pepper is a food group at Louie Mueller Barbecue, in Taylor. There isn’t a whole lot that it doesn’t go into, and its pervasiveness around the restaurant means it will find its way into unexpected places like your cup of
BBQ Joint Reviews
February 5, 2012
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
Austin has traditionally been a jumping off point for barbecue trips to famous towns like Lockhart, Luling, Taylor, and Llano. Great barbecue seems to surround Austin, but the city has been getting a reputation of its own as a barbecue destination. Some have even started
Eat My Words
October 14, 2011
TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days:” Louie Mueller BBQ
Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.Today we bring you Wayne Mueller, 46, of Louie Mueller
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
Food & Drink
April 30, 2010
How to Smoke the Perfect Brisket
Wayne Mueller on how to smoke the perfect brisket.