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Texas Barbecue Photos: Pork Steaks, Seasoned And Ready For The Smoker Of John Mueller Barbecue

Posted on May 14, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

When business carried me down to the Bouldin Creek neighborhood a while back I had to stop in at John Mueller Barbecue for a minute to grab some take away barbecue for the fridge at the house. The cantankerous pit … Continue reading →

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Texas Barbecue Photos: Miller’s Smokehouse In Belton, Texas

Posted on April 6, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

I’ve been reading about Miller’s Smokehouse up in Belton, Texas for the past few weeks from the scribes at Full Custom Gospel BBQ and Texas Barbecue Posse. The men behind those barbecue websites were amped up about Austin, Texas quality … Continue reading →

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Texas Barbecue Photos: Pit Stop Barbecue In Temple Texas

Posted on April 5, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

We made a barbecue run up to Temple and Belton Texas this past weekend to sample the output at Pit Stop Barbecue and Miller’s Smokehouse respectively. These are two recent discoveries that are prime examples of why it pays to … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: Perez Barbecue In Bartlett, Texas

Posted on February 5, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

Unbelievably good sausage is coming out of the tiny smokehouse, Perez Barbecue up in Bartlett, Texas. It’s a different style than what I’m accustomed to with sage being the predominant (and delicious) flavor. In business for a quarter century, the … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: JC’s Backyard Barbecue In Granger, Texas

Posted on January 27, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

I did what I always do when I’m in a small town in Texas and on the hunt for barbecue. I post up in a parking lot of a quick mart and make idle conversation with strangers filling up their … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: Cactus Rose In Williamson County Texas

Posted on January 26, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

One of the great old-school Texas roadhouses, Cactus Rose sits quietly alongside hwy 95 just north of that great trove of Central Texas barbecue; Taylor. This is where I go to escape the big city life that is the Austin … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: Barron’s Hamburger Haven In Thorndale Texas

Posted on January 25, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

I’m always on the lookout for a world class hamburger as the form exists, perhaps a notch below my all time favorite food group; barbecue, Texas barbecue to be specific. During a smoked meat run through Central Texas this past … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: J&M Barbecue In Lubbock Texas

Posted on January 14, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

Impressive pit. Impressive look and feel to J&M Barbecue but the part where the rubber meets the road, the meat, not impressed at all. The brisket arrives and it’s sliced into several good looking hunks but there is little flavor. … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: Tom And Bingo’s Barbecue In Lubbock Texas [est.1952]

Posted on January 12, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

This is where the conversation begins on Lubbock barbecue. Tom and Bingo’s is the most well known of all the area smokehouses and with good reason. The hickory smoked meats show the hand of a skilled pit boss with decades … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: Storm’s Drive In Lampasas Texas

Posted on January 9, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

Robbie IraDell Storm (born 1911)  passed away on New Years Day back in 2009. She was a remarkable woman. Born IraDell Upton, she was the 3rd of 10 children born to Ira Upton. I stumbled upon a hilarious anecdote she … Continue reading →

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Texas Daily Photo: Josie’s Burritos #4 In Lubbock Texas

Posted on January 8, 2012 by RL Reeves Jr

High dollar Mexican food in Lubbock, Texas? Yes. Josie’s Burritos is a legendary Mexican joint out on the western plains of the great state. It’s been around forever and has always been known as a good 24/7 source for big, … Continue reading →

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Barbecue Shootout in Bosque County: Two Hundred of Texas’ Top Pit Bosses Vie For $20,000.

Posted on October 27, 2011 by RL Reeves Jr

Like Diane Arbus one of my favorite things to do is go a place I’ve never been. With this in mind I set out for the National Championship Barbecue  Cook off in Meridian, Texas on this glorious Autumn weekend. This … Continue reading →

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