Open Pit BBQ is Alive and Well
The Legend of Joe Burney

The following is a short excerpt from a Foodways Texas oral history project recounting the life of Houston barbecue legend, Joe Burney. Karen Mayberry: My father, Joe Burney was born March 5, 1903 in Baldwin, Louisiana. He moved to Houston and got a job “in service” which meant working as…
2014 Community Q
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On the Origins of Texas BBQ
Millheim Father’s Day BBQ

Here’s some images by O. Rufus Lovett from last year’s Father’s Day BBQ at Millheim. I’ll be out there early in the morning! Come say hello. BBQ is served at 11 am–$10 a plate. Plenty of co’ beer on hand. Gambling for homemade cakes. See you there! Millheim Harmonie Verein’s…
The Oldest BBQ in Texas
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…
2014 Community BBQ Season Getting Underway

There are several community barbecues that take place in April and a few more in May. The Father’s Day BBQ in Millheim is my favorite–although I have many more to check out! The oldest barbecue tradition in America, the community barbecue, continues largely unnoticed in churches, clubs and lodge halls….
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: