Someone recently asked me what I thought about Ribmasters BBQ, a new place in Tomball. They've been open for a few months now. I had to get out of the office for a few minutes today to clear my head, so I made the long 7-minute drive to try them out. Let me tell you - …
Month: August 2017
Stiles Switch BBQ – Austin
Ok - one last Austin-based BBQ joint, for now. Not on the Top 10 in Texas Monthly's 2017 list, but Stiles Switch BBQ is still an amazing place. I got to enjoy their BBQ not long ago. Absolutely worth the visit. The brisket and sausage were both excellent. The sauce was tasty (not that sauce …
The Meating Place – Pinehurst
Someone not long ago asked me what I thought about a new BBQ place in Pinehurst. I just got a chance to go the other day and wanted to share. It's called The Meating Place Barbecue & Bakery. I have to say - for only being open a month or so, I was impressed. This …
Truth Barbecue – Brenham
Anyone driving between Houston and Austin on a weekend needs to make a pitstop at Truth Barbecue in Brenham. It was just ranked #10 on the Texas Monthly 2017 Top 10 list - yes, it's that good. I stopped on the way back from some Austin business meetings recently - and boy was the BBQ delicious. The brisket …
Introducing my son to Tejas
It's what you do when your son comes home for brief summer visit after not having enjoyed true Texas BBQ for too long. So glad to have him here for the week. And as usual, Tejas Chocolate & Barbecue is amazing. So I had to share this place with him too. I hadn't tried the …
Home-smoked pulled pork
As much as I love BBQ restaurants, there's nothing like making my own. Today I did a pulled pork at home on my Traeger Texas Elite 34. The result was phenomenal, in my humble opinion. We paired that with coleslaw that Kelly made using Aaron Franklin's coleslaw recipe from his book "Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto". …
Burgerista – Salzburg
This was totally unexpected but absolutely delicious. While in Salzburg we found this awesome burger joint called Burgerista. Very tasty. Great atmosphere. Good service. Everything you could hope for in an American burger place - but in Salzburg. They actually have a few restaurants in both Austria and mostly western Germany. So if you're hankering …
