This site is dedicated to sharing my experiences with food of all sorts, but especially smoked foods. There may be a heavy emphasis on my favorite, Texas Barbecue…
Sometime during 2018 a fire at The Meating Place Barbecue & Bakery in Pinehurst, Texas forced them to close down for a few months. Fortunately the owners are tenacious and dedicated to great barbecue. So in November, once repairs were completed they opened back up. And I am sure glad they did. Once they reopened …
I've really wanted to make my own "no nitrites added" bacon for awhile now. I made my DIY cold smoker attachment for my Traeger a few months ago, and have been dying to cold smoke bacon. Here's how I did it: I bought a ~9 lb pork belly from my local Costco and then cut …
Long before I fell in love with smoked meat, I fell in love with Latin America. I still consider Chile my second home ("Chi Chi Chi! Le Le Le! Viva Chile!!"). But I am a big fan of all parts of Latin America, and especially the food. One of my favorite foods is empanadas - …
Me and a couple of my barbecue buddies recently headed to a seriously old-school barbecue joint in The Heights area of Houston called Pizzitola's Bar B Cue. The sign out front says "Serious Bar B Cue Since 1935" (oddly, the sign on the side of the building says "since 1934" - not sure which is …
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