Daniel Vaughn

@texasmonthly.bsky.social’s BBQ Editor @bbqsnob.bsky.social joins @the-food-professor.bsky.social to reveal the people, passion, and craft behind the world’s best BBQ joints.

From brisket judging to Vietnamese fusion, it’s BBQ like you’ve never heard before: loom.ly/9E4Nd1s 🔥

The Best BBQ Joints in Texas 2025: Honorable Mentions Coming up with the main list was hard. Squeezing in only fifty additional great joints was just as challenging.

And 50 more honorable mentions serving incredible Texas BBQ. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/best-tex...

The Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints: 2025 Edition Is there such a thing as too much good barbecue? If you’re trying to determine the fifty best barbecue joints in the state, the answer is yes.

The 2025 Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list. www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/...

Latest on Texas barbecue's finger-chopping legal battle La Barbecue announced that all charges against its owner, Ali Clem, have been officially dropped, bringing a nine-year controversy to an end.

The case was dismissed against La Barbecue in Austin for insurance fraud. An employee lost four fingers while grinding sausage back in 2016. www.mysanantonio.com/news/austin/...

They serve two different kinds of potato salad!

Wagner Meets Wagyu in the Houston Production of Opera Spoof ‘Das Barbecü’ There may not be that much actual barbecue in this two-hour stage play, but it sets the scene for a hilarious take on a classic tale.

And here are the details on Das Barbecü, playing until June 1 at Stages in Houston. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/houston-...

Ball Pits, Smell Tests, and Ring Toss: Everything You Need to Know About the Museum of BBQ I visited a Kansas City mall to experience the first museum dedicated to the cuisine in the country, and it's a good start for such a meaty subject.

I was chided in TM’s monthly email about page views because nobody seems to want to read about the country’s first BBQ museum or the play Das Barbecü, a BBQ-themed version of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Maybe y’all want to read them. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/museum-o...

Three Pitmasters Want to Make Del Rio a Barbecue Town Three pitmasters are bringing new barbecue cred to Del Rio with Humo Prime Barbecue, where they offer beef ribs every day and impressive jalapeño cream corn.

In 12 years as BBQ editor I had no reason to visit Del Rio because nothing happens there on the BBQ front. This year is different. A promising new spot just opened, and the 50+ year old Hot Pit BBQ closed for good. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/humo-pri...

Ball Pits, Smell Tests, and Ring Toss: Everything You Need to Know About the Museum of BBQ I visited a Kansas City mall to experience the first museum dedicated to the cuisine in the country, and it's a good start for such a meaty subject.

Our barbecue editor @bbqsnob.bsky.social visited a Kansas City mall to experience the first museum dedicated to the cuisine in the country.

He thinks it's a good start for such a meaty subject. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/museum-o...

Analysis | Hill Country raised the bar for barbecue in D.C. Now it’s closing. The Penn Quarter meat market that helped spread the gospel of Texas-style barbecue will close March 28.

You had to catch Hill Country on a right day, but when you did, it made you remember why Texas barbecue is beloved around the world.

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Former staff made some serious accusations of diabolical behavior by the owners of AJ’s Pit BBQ in Denver. Reddit post says Jared and Amanda Leonard pocketed tax withholdings, didn’t pay vendors, and are hiding out in Mexico. www.reddit.com/r/denverfood...

"Two barbecue pits, both alike in dignity
(In fair Lockhart Texas, where we lay our scene),
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil sauce makes civil hands unclean."

excerpt from my adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, the setting moved to the feud between Black's and Terry Black's BBQ

Texas’s Barbecue Schism As the state becomes more urban, so does its barbecue. So why does a small-town family feud feel so important?

Check out @bbqsnob.bsky.social and @texasmonthly.bsky.social feature prominently in THEE @newyorker.com. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Went to Goldee's today with the one and only @bbqsnob.bsky.social. One of the best meals I've ever had!

Texas’s Barbecue Schism As the state becomes more urban, so does its barbecue. So why does a small-town family feud feel so important?

The New Yorker takes on the current state of TX BBQ, and @rachelmonroe.bsky.social gets it right. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

YouTube video by Joshua Weissman I Tried The #1 BBQ In Texas

To find his favorite smoked brisket, Joshua Weissman travelled all over Texas using @texasmonthly.bsky.social as his guide. youtu.be/X8SIKtStUVM?...

Tip-Sharing Practices Have Landed Some BBQ Joints in Hot Water With the U.S. Dept. of Labor Because of their counter-service models, a few Texas restaurants have been investigated by the federal government for their tip systems. Here’s what that means for owners, employees, and customers.

For restaurant owners unsure about how they must allocate tip money, check here. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/bbq-join...

Local BBQ restaurant accused of keeping $66K from its own employees A popular barbecue restaurant in Oklahoma City is accused of keeping thousands of dollars from its own employees.

Edge Craft BBQ in OKC is on my list of the best Texas-style BBQ joints in America. The owner was keeping tip money. They’ve now settled with the DOL for $66K in back wages to employees. kfor.com/news/local/l...

My Favorite Texas Barbecue Bites of 2024 I traveled far and wide for Texas barbecue this year, and these are the 21 homegrown dishes that really impressed me.

My 21 favorite bites of BBQ in Texas (at BBQ joints not in the Top 50). www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/best-tex...

I can’t wait to join the food team of @kimyanattalie.bsky.social, @bbqsnob.bsky.social, and @tacotrail.bsky.social. Giddy-up y’all, this is gonna be fun.

City Meat Market in Giddings getting some love on @collegegameday.bsky.social

The bathroom wallpaper at Wright’s BBQ and Tacos in Longview.

Javier Sanchez of Chief Firewood supplies post oak to 3 of the 4 BBQ joints in TX that received a Michelin star. His father Joel “Chief” Sanchez started the company in 1990.

The barbecue down in southeast Texas is so great now. Mout’s Barbeque in Winnie, Charlie’s Bar-B-Que and 1701 BBQ in Beaumont, and Redbird BBQ in Port Neches make the area one heck of a BBQ destination.

Four Texas Barbecue Joints Now Have Michelin Stars Michelin's first Texas guide proves that barbecue has attained new level of respect from the world's most discerning diners.

There are now 4 BBQ joints in the world with a Michelin star, and they’re all in Texas. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/texas-ba...