BBQ
September 5, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: RIP “Smokey” John Reaves, a Top 50 Joint For Sale, and Great Chain Barbecue
Plus: Your chance to buy an Aaron Franklin backyard smoker.
Stillwater Barbeque
BBQ Joint Reviews
June 1, 2017
Stillwater Barbeque (Top 50)
“Matt’s gone to feed the governor,” Emily Hall told us on our visit. She was referring to Matt Proctor, the founding pitmaster of Stillwater, who’d been summoned to Austin to grill for a cohort of visiting Aussies. But Hall, Proctor’s twenty-year-old apprentice, handled the pit with aplomb. The beef ribs…
BBQ Joint Reviews
December 12, 2014
Stillwater Barbeque
With a history formed by ranching and railroads, Abilene sounds like a city destined to have good brisket. It was founded in 1883 after cattle ranchers and land speculators convinced the railroad to swing north of former county seat Buffalo Gap, and a new city was born. After the…