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 Championship Round. One on one and may the best pork ribs win. So, now the question of who will be the champion falls to you, the people. North vs East […]
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 BBQ on the other side of the state tastes like because, let’s be honest, everyone posts reviews of the same handful of places. I like getting off the beaten path […]
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 place in the Final Four. Congratulations to all of our regional champions, and congratulations to every great barbecue business that has competed along the way. So, let’s get right to […]
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 pork ribs in Texas. This past week was, once again, in some cases, a battle to the very end. As we move into the Elite 8, we will be watching […]
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. But if you want to judge barbecue the way someone does after years of eating, cooking, and talking about it, you have to look past the simple “I liked it” […]
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 this competition is getting harder every week. The easy matchups are gone. The businesses still standing have already proven they belong here. Looking back at the results, Central Texas once […]
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 Arlington. Great brisket, ribs, turkey, and birria ramen, as always. Rene is at the top of his craft! Wicked 4D BBQ will be at AT&T Stadium for all of the […]
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, and your favorites have advanced. Some matchups came right down to the wire, while others were decided by a much wider margin. The strongest-performing brackets in Round 1 were East […]
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 vote on who is the best in Texas. The category for this voting series will be: Who has the Best Beef Ribs in Texas? The business must be an established […]
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 online magazine, but he said no. However, I am going to use this as the foundation of this article because I totally agree with him. And this is the […]