2017 Texas Monthly Top 50

Texas Monthly just announced the updated Top 50 BBQ joints in the world. In case you did not know, I did help contribute to the list. I wrote a description for 6 of the 7 barbecue restaurants from the Houston area. I am not going to write about any of the places I...

CattleAck Barbeque (First Impression)

Amber and I were in the DFW area for the Cleveland Indians game against the Texas Rangers. We went to Heim Barbecue the day before when we had some extra time. Getting to CattleAck Barbeque has been the Holy Grail of BBQ for me. They are only open a couple days of...

Heim Barbecue (Revisit)

Amber and I headed to DFW for the Cleveland Indians game. Our first stop was lunch at Swiss Pastry Shop in Fort Worth with one of Amber’s friends. Afterwards, the plan was to check out the new Heim Barbecue location. Amber’s car had something else in mind....

Road Trip (Hwy 29 BBQ & Payne’s Bar-B-Q Shak)

Last April, Matthew Odam was doing a BBQ tour throughout Texas, and I tagged along for a couple of stops near the Austin area on my lunch break. We visited Hwy 29 BBQ in Bertram and Payne’s Bar-B-Q Shak in Burnet that day. I was planning to post the reviews of...
Stillwater Barbeque

Stillwater Barbeque

When we went to Europe, Amber and I dropped our dogs off with her brother in Lubbock. When we came home, we landed in Austin Friday night, and on Saturday morning, we drove to Abilene to pick up our pups. Abilene was a good meeting point and was only about a couple of...