
Of course the first barbecue aficionado to make Forbes 30 Under 30 is from Texas.
Of course the first barbecue aficionado to make Forbes 30 Under 30 is from Texas.
When you go to Pinkerton’s, you are going to Grant’s house. No, really, he lives upstairs. It’s a family affair in more ways than one, because his parents help run things too (though they live elsewhere), and his mom does the baking. The smoking technique is a bit unusual, because…
"How I cook here is exactly how I cook in my backyard," Pinkerton said--maybe because it is his backyard.
There was some empty talk last year about Austin banning wood-cooked barbecue. The proposal went up in, ahem, smoke, and disappointed salesman for expensive “smoke scrubbers” were forced to turn their attention to other cities. The episode reminded us how much we cherish the traditional cooking methods of Texas barbecue…