Cat Springs Agricultural Society has been holding a community barbecue out back behind the German dance hall for over 150 years. This is the oldest barbecue tradition in Texas. Here’s a message from Marilyn at Cat Springs Dance Hall for those who may want to come and take photos before…
HouBBQ Fest 2014
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Archibald’s
A new movie from the Southern Foodways Alliance about a barbecue joint in Alabama that Rufus and I visited in Barbecue Crossroads:
Nickel BBQ

“Just Good Food” is the name of the new BBQ trailer that’s parked in a vacant lot at the corner of Lyons and St. Elmo in the Fifth Ward. The trailer is open from 11 to 6, closed Sundays. Call 832 322 8428 for details. Political candidate and community organizer,…
Beef Ribs Are Hot

Beef ribs are in the spotlight lately. It’s all about the flavor: a well-cooked beef rib is just as succulent as a perfectly cooked brisket, but with a softer, silkier texture. Louis Mueller’s in Taylor has been cooking beef ribs since they opened. And Pecan Lodge in Dallas has gotten…
Word on the Street
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Foodways Texas Benefit
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BBQ Season

Tomorrow is Father’s Day–and I will be celebrating as usual at the Annual Millheim Father’s Day Barbecue. Come eat some barbecued beef, pork and mutton and gamble for cakes at the cake walk. Millheim Harmonie Verein’s Annual Father’s Day Barbecue Father’s Day Millheim Harmonie Verein’s Dance Hall 3384 FM 949…
Some Like it Hot
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Dallas Morning News Review: Barbecue Crossroads
Thanks to Eve Hill-Agnus and the Dallas Morning News for the wonderful review of Barbecue Crossroads: By EVE HILL-AGNUS Special Contributor food@dallasnews.com Barbecue Crossroads is an odyssey — not merely in miles logged from Texas to the Carolinas while documenting the disappearing art of old-fashioned, wood-fire barbecue. It’s a journey…