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And Then There Were Two…
Yes, only two businesses remain in the inaugural Texas Barbecue People’s Choice Awards – Best Pork Ribs in Texas and we are down to the

Circle B Smokehouse
Driving back into Texas, we stopped in Carthage off Highway 59 at a little mom-and-pop joint called Circle B Smokehouse. I wanted to see what

The Texas Barbecue People’s Choice Awards – The Final Four
The Texas Barbecue People’s Choice Awards – Best Pork Ribs in Texas has completed regional competition, and the winners from each bracket have earned their

The People’s Choice Awards: The Best Pork Ribs in Texas – Week 3
Well, Week 3 is in the books, and each week we get a little closer to finding out who the people say has the best

How to Judge BBQ Like a Pro
Everybody has an opinion about barbecue. Truth be told, folks know what they like and what they don’t, whether they can explain it or not.

Central Texas Continues to Dominate as Round 3 Begins in the Texas Barbecue People’s Choice Awards
Round 2 of the Texas Barbecue People’s Choice Awards is complete, and if there is one thing we’ve learned so far, it’s that advancing in

Texas BBQ Review – 225° BBQ
Always great to see pitmasters supporting each other. I had lunch with Regan Wickes of Wicked 4D BBQ in Pantego at 225° BBQ in downtown
The Texas Barbecue People’s Choice Awards, Best Pork Ribs – Round Two
Well, here we go, Texas Barbecue! Round 2 of the People’s Choice Awards for the Best Pork Ribs in Texas is officially underway. You voted,

The Texas Barbecue People’s Choice Awards
Texas Barbecue Online Magazine is excited to announce a new People’s Choice Award. Here, you, the experts of the BBQ world, get to cast your

Monkey See, Monkey Do
A friend of mine sent this to me and I totally agree. I asked him if he would like to be a guest writer in

The 2026 Texas Barbecue Top 50
Haga clic aqui para español. Today, March 2, 2026, marks Texas Independence Day, the moment in history when Texans chose to stand on their own

Miller’s Smokehouse Early Morning Fire.
Our prayers go out to the Miller family and their employees during this incredibly difficult time. What happened at Miller’s Smokehouse is devastating not only
On The Texas Barbecue Trail

Schoepf’s BBQ
Tradition, Family, Honor and Change, what a great way to describe our recent visit to Schoepf’s BBQ in Belton, Texas. Then if you tie into the Belton annual 4th of July Parade, that statement fits very well. Usually we go to the parade every year and it includes a visit to see Ronnie Schoepf and to get some of his old school Texas Barbecue.
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The Queen of Texas Barbecue
The Queen of Texas Barbecue By Derik Strelsky Texas Barbecue Online Magazine Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The Quiet Morning and a Legend in Motion The sound
Traditional to Fusion Texas Barbecue