BBQ
December 6, 2021
My Favorite Barbecue Bites of 2021
Porkstrami, smoked corn dogs, and multiple brisket breakfast biscuits made our barbecue editor's list of superlative dishes this year.
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
BBQ
December 12, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Franklin’s Taco Truck, Dickey’s in Africa, and the 12 Days of Smoked Meats
Plus: Senator Ted Cruz pays off a bet with barbecue.
BBQ Joint Reviews
February 5, 2019
The Switch Brings a Cajun Influence to Stiles Switch–Style BBQ
The jalapeño cheese sausage will win over fans of the Austin BBQ joint and newcomers.
BBQ
October 27, 2016
Stiles Switch is Expanding
Five years after opening, Texas Monthly Top 50 barbecue joint Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew is expanding. The original isn’t going anywhere, but a taste of their excellent beef ribs will be a lot closer for barbecue fans in Dripping Springs around this time next year. The build-to-suit project west
BBQ
November 28, 2014
12 Days of Smoked Meat
Stiles Switch BBQ in Austin is celebrating the days leading up to Christmas in a big way. For the third year running, there will be twelve days of smoked meat. Well, Stiles Switch has smoked meat on the menu every day, but from December 9th through the
BBQ
June 18, 2014
Interview: Lance Kirkpatrick of Stiles Switch BBQ
Pitmaster: Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew; Opened 2011Age: 44Smoker: Indirect Heat Wood-Fired PitWood: Post OakLance Kirkpatrick didn’t grow up cooking barbecue. He didn’t come from a long line of barbecue cooks, but at the age of thirty-one he answered the most important newspaper ad
BBQ
February 14, 2014
Texas’s Best BBQ Sandwiches
At Prause Meat Market in La Grange, there is a green paper sign right next to the barbecue counter. It reads “Sorry We Do NOT Make Sandwiches.” It’s a reminder to customers that this is a meat market where meat—smoked or raw—is sold by the pound. If you want a
BBQ Joint Reviews
May 14, 2013
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
This place comes with rock-solid credentials: The pitmaster, Lance Kirkpatrick, worked under Bobby Mueller at Taylor’s Louie Mueller Barbecue for nine years. Following that, he briefly succumbed to the lure of a fine-dining kitchen, but last year Austin entrepreneur Shane Stiles beckoned Kirkpatrick to the pits once again. We’re grateful
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