Today (Monday, July 29, 2019) is the official grand opening for 2 Guys 1 Pit BBQ. I got a sneak peek last Wednesday and of course had to go back over today to be a part of the grand opening. I got a quick kitchen & pit room tour this time and got to visit …
Month: July 2019
Home-smoked Pastrami Brisket
We took a roadtrip to the DFW area last weekend to spend some time with family. My brother-in-law is a huge fan of smoked meat as well, and had the outstanding idea of making our own pastrami. He got two brisket flats and brined them for the week before we went so that the briskets …
Throwback Thursday – My First Texas Barbecue Roadtrip
Just been thinking about my my first Texas barbecue tour in 2011 with my son. My stated purpose was to get him some highway driving time since he had recently gotten his drivers license. But I Also really wanted to go get a bunch of Texas barbecue. So we did a one-day 375-mile tour of …
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2 Guys 1 Pit BBQ – Spring/Klein
I was happy to see an announcement in my local community Facebook page a week or so ago about an upcoming soft opening for a brand new barbecue joint really close to home. They call it "2 Guys 1 Pit BBQ", and the two guys are Richard and his son-in-law, Chris. And even though the …
Southern Maid vs Karma Kolaches
[FWIW, if you don't know what a kolache is, you are missing out in a big way. I don't know how I'd live without kolaches if I ever left Texas. For a basic overview of kolaches, take a look at this article.] My buddy, Barry, and I recently decided to undertake a very unscientific kolache …
Virgie’s Bar-B-Que – Houston
I finally got some time to go back to Virgie's Bar-B-Que. And happily this time they were open. Virgie's is a classic barbecue joint in the Carverdale area of northwest Houston located on the west side of Gessner just south of the Hempstead Highway. And I gotta say, Virgie's delivers some great barbecue. The building …