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It's sweets and meats on the Best BBQ Show. We finally made it to Miller's Smokehouse in Belton, Texas, to try the Miller family and company's amazingly smoked meats and tantalizingly decadent desserts. Your Meat Man hosts sat down with mastermind Dusty Miller, his mother and pie master Lisa Miller and Zach Oldham, who handles marketing efforts, to discuss all things Texas BBQ, coffee addiction and how well a big slice of pie goes with a plate of barbecue. Shoutout to all of the amazing staff at the Central Texas mainstay. At Miller's Smokehouse, we gorged on more than four pounds of smoked meat: brisket, turkey, pork ribs; we ate tons of sides too: mac and cheese, cheesy potatoes, coleslaw and more. And the Miller family is right. A good cup of coffee is perfect with meat. The dessert was so good Stover even took home an entire buttermilk chocolate chip pie courtesy of "Mama" Miller. "We handle it like Grandma's kitchen," Mama Miller said. "Our motto is 'we do what we want.'" You can find Miller's Smokehouse online at www.wildmillers.com and on Instagram as @millerssmokehouse and @millersbakedgoods Find Best BBQ on Instagram and Twitter @bestbarbecue and online at www.bestbarbecueshow.com. You can reach us by emailing contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. #meatman on all your Instagram posts Thanks for listening! Don't forget to rate and review our food podcast so we can reach more foodies, grillmasters and BBQ hunks like yourself. Here's what Texas Monthly had to say about Miller's: "If Miller’s were in Austin, it might have started in a food truck. Instead, Dirk Miller began cooking in the front room of his meat-processing and taxidermy business, which opened in 2006. First came sausage wraps and pulled pork in 2008; he started “throwing briskets” on the smoker a year later. Good move, as his brisket is now one of the best in the state, with great flavor, nice bark, and juicy, melty, beautifully rendered fatty slices. In 2011 Miller took the plunge and converted the building into a full-time restaurant (the meat-processing operation was moved to another building). He built out a roadhouse-style dining area in the back to supplement the cramped front room with yellow booths (taken from a former Subway) and started cooking. The result? Miller’s serves up around five hundred pounds of its own pork-and-beef sausage each week: regular, jalapeño-cheese, and a pre-smoked hot link (they also have dried “snack sticks” and a brisket summer sausage). All of them are excellent: a crumbly yet firm well-seasoned filling in a tight, nicely smoked casing. No sauce is needed for the brisket, naturally, but it’s the perfect tangy-sweet accompaniment to the hot link on a piece of white bread. Potato salad is made elsewhere, but the beans are prepared in-house and deliciously peppery and simple, with no added flavoring or hunks of meat. For the first couple of years, Miller’s maintained a casual, “until we run out” sort of air. But now that business has picked up, Miller and his right-hand man smoke in shifts (with one starting at three in the morning and one at eight), meaning you can show up here for supper and be sure you’re getting meat that hasn’t been sitting for very long. Pork ribs only get a turn on Friday and Saturday, which is also when the cornbread makes an appearance. Dirk’s wife, Lisa, makes both that and the pies, including coconut-pecan, which sells out every day, and County Fair, with chocolate and peanut butter chips and walnuts. Miller’s doesn’t have a billboard on Interstate 35, but it’s very close to the highway, making it an ideal place to stop on a Dallas-Austin jaunt."

The Meat Men are back on the streets for another Texas BBQ adventure. This time we stopped by Louie's Barbecue in South Austin, a Mexican food-inspired BBQ joint. At Louie's you can get a pound of brisket, a taco, or both. Your hosts Yoni and Stover spoke with owner/pitmaster Louie Vasquez about his BBQ education, his unique menu offerings and the flair he brings to barbecue in his hometown of Austin, Texas. We also talk Star Wars meat, the Texas crutch, puffy tacos, home cooking recipes and more. As always, find us online at www.bestbarbecueshow.com (http://www.bestbarbecueshow.com/) and message us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue (http://www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue) www.twitter.com/bestbarbecue (http://www.twitter.com/bestbarbecue) www.facebook.com/bestbarbecueshow (http://www.facebook.com/bestbarbecueshow) www.louiesbbqtx.com (http://www.louiesbbqtx.com) From louiesbbqtx.com: "Louie's BBQlocated in BBQ Mecca of the world, Austin, TX, is ready to violate your tastebuds. We offer Mexican fused BBQ with a twist of lime. BBQ What started out as a 6 year dream/prayer has now exploded in to the next big thing in Austin."

Give a round of applause to the five Meat Men worthy of a very special honor, entry into the new Meat Man Hall of Fame. In this special holiday fan appreciation episode, Yoni and Stover honor some of their favorite BBQ people in the world in a "live" ceremony. Come meet these Meat Men, who are devoted to the carnivore craft. Listen to the end for a special edition of the "Meat Man" song. 2017 was a great year for our food podcast and 2018 will only get better. It's because of our fans that our podcast will continue to grow. We know we will have you by our side and continue to help us find the best barbeque. This episode is for the Meat Men! As always, find us online at www.bestbarbecueshow.com and message us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue www.twitter.com/bestbarbecue www.facebook.com/bestbarbecueshow

Welcome to the end the Best of 2017 Best BBQ countdown! For the last two weeks we've guided you through the Best of the Best BBQ Show. Meat Man Yoni and Meat Man Stover take you through the best moments in 2017 from our Austin-based food podcast. If you haven't heard the full Best of the Best BBQ, make sure to listen to parts 1 to 3! Last time we listened to clips about Horn BBQ in Oakland, California, a Miller's Smokehouse pop-up, Southside Market, Texas Ranch BBQ and the new school BBQ of LeRoy and Lewis. In this episode you'll hear more food talk, studio hi-jinx, camel hunting clips and behind-the-scenes Meat Man stories. Here are the places we discuss: * A Backyard BBQ Party in Austin, Texas, hosted by the Meat Men. * A California barbecue pop-up featuring Trudy's Underground Barbecue. * Ray's BBQ in Los Angles featuring Super Meat Man Ray Ramirez. * A pitmaster studio roundtable featuring talent from Snow's BBQ, La BBQ and Truth BBQ. * Louis Mueller BBQ, home of the best beef rib in Texas. More Best BBQ Show on Monday! Happy New Year. Message us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com and on Instagram @bestbarbecue. Rate and review our show if you're a real Meat Man. #meatman www.bestbarbecueshow.com (http://www.bestbarbecueshow.com/) (http://www.bestbarbecueshow.com/)www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue (http://www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue) www.twitter.com/bestbarbecue (https://player.fm/series/twitter.com/bestbarbecue)

It's the Revenge of the Return of the Best of the Best BBQ Show c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-ountdown! We're halfway through the Best of the Best BBQ Show rundown, where Meat Man Yoni and Meat Man Stover take you through the best moments in 2017 from our Austin-based food podcast. Last time we listened to clips about Terry Black's Barbecue (a favorite lunch spot of the Meat Men), a fast food BBQ competition, including Arby's smoked brisket sandwich, the Tex-Mex BBQ of Valentina's, and the traditional Texas BBQ flavor explosions of Truth BBQ. In this episode you'll hear more food talk, studio hi-jinx and behind-the-scenes Meat Man stories. Here are the places we discuss: * Horn BBQ: Pitmaster Matt Horn came all the way from Oakland, California, to visit Austin and tour the BBQ scene. He's a talented, fun guy who fit in well in the Meat Man studio. * Miller's Smokehouse Pop-up: In this clip, the Meat Men talk about their stop by to Miller's pop-up in Austin, their amazing desserts by Mama Miller and all you wanted to know about gas station flavored water. * Southside Market: Yoni and Stover got a behind-the-scenes tour to see how the sausage was made at the oldest BBQ joint in Texas. We also sat down for a huge meat feast with staff. * Texas Ranch BBQ: We heard great things about Texas Ranch BBQ (formerly called 12 Bones) and we were not disappointed. Stover raves about the tremendous pork ribs being cooked up by Marco Oglesby. * LeRoy and Lewis: We round out the countdown by looking back at our stop at one of the more adventurous BBQ places we've tried. Evan LeRoy is a real Meat Man. More Best of the Best BBQ on Monday! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Message us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com and on Instagram @bestbarbecue. Rate and review our show if you're a Meat Man. #meatman www.bestbarbecueshow.com (http://www.bestbarbecueshow.com/) (http://www.bestbarbecueshow.com/)www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue (http://www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue) www.twitter.com/bestbarbecue (twitter.com/bestbarbecue)

It's the Return of the Best of the Best BBQ Show c-c-c-c-c-ountdown! Meat Man Yoni and Meat Man Stover continue their rundown of the best moments from 2017 of the Best BBQ podcast. Last week we listened to clips from the early days of our barbecue podcast and more, including visits to Snow's BBQ and La Barbecue, as well as interviews with Moo's Craft BBQ, from Los Angeles, Australian documentary filmmakers behind a worldwide barbecue film on Netflix, and some silliness from the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival (Hint: Sticky). In this episode you'll hear more food talk, studio hi-jinx and behind-the-scenes Meat Man stories. Here are the places we discuss: * Terry Black's Barbecue: One of Stover and Yoni's favorite lunch-time haunts, Terry Black's is bringing traditional Texas barbecue to the middle of Austin. * Fast Food BBQ: In a competition weeks in the making, Stover persuades Yoni to try Arby's brisket, as well as three other "fast" places serving smoked meat. The Meat Men do a blind taste test to determine their favorite. * Valentina's Tex Mex Barbecue: The Meat Men rave over the Tex-Mex/BBQ fusion of Valentina's, which includes the Real Deal Holyfield brisket breakfast taco. * Truth BBQ: This Brenham, Texas, BBQ oasis is moving toward big things, including opening another, much-anticipated, location in Houston. * Frankling BBQ Reopens and the Meat Men make the News: Your embedded hosts forced themselves up in the middle of the night to plop their butts down at the front of Franklin BBQ in Austin to celebrate the reopening after they were closed from a fire. Along the way they popped up numerous times on TV. More Best of the Best BBQ on Monday! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Message us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com and on Instagram @bestbarbecue. Rate and review our show if you're a Meat Man. #meatman www.bestbarbecueshow.com www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue twitter.com/bestbarbecue

It's that time of year! Best of the Best BBQ Show is here. Meat Men Yoni and Stover begin their c-c-c-c-countdown of the best moments from the first year of the Best BQQ podcast. In this episode you'll hear from some of your favorite pitmasters, hear untold stories from our meat adventures and some fun in-studio craziness. In the next two weeks we will be running through our favorite episodes and telling you all the juicy details. Here's the first five moments as you'll hear on the episode: * La Barbecue: The Meat Men share their first meal together and talk with the owners and staff of Austin favorite La Barbecue. * Snow's BBQ: Best BBQ hits up Yoni's favorite weekly stop Snow's to chat with the owner and pitmaster and Stover visits the cattle auction next door. * "Barbecue" the documentary: The filmmakers behind the worldwide documentary "Barbecue" (available on Netflix) chat with the Meat Men about BBQ culture around the world. * Moo's Craft BBQ: Los Angeles' great Moo's Craft Barbecue visits the Meat Man studio on a Texas BBQ vacation and hears their new theme song. * The Big Red Challenge at the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest: Stover talks two top pit masters into dumping the official soda of BBQ Big Red on his head during the annual Texas Monthly BBQ Festival. Stay tuned Thursday for more Best of the Best BBQ. Give us a shout at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com and on Instagram @bestbarbecue. Rate and Review the show on your app! #meatman

We have a special in-studio guest this week: Burt from Los Angeles' much-loved Trudy's Underground Barbecue. Burt visited Central Texas with his BBQ posse in tow for a blitz of smoked meat and fun in Austin. Yoni, Stover, Burt and friends went to Truth BBQ in Brenham, Texas, to share a huge platter of brisket, beef rib, pork ribs, BBQ sides and Truth's amazing cake. After our meal we headed to the studio to talk about barbecue tourism, the best BBQ (and food), making Texas-style BBQ in Southern California and more fun conversations. Shoutout to the Meat Men we discuss on this episode. Lots more surprises in store on the Best BBQ podcast. The Best BBQ show takes a look every week (and sometimes twice a week) at the best bbq in Texas and beyond. Do you have a suggestion or a comment? Send us an email at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. Don't forget to rate and review our show so we can pop up higher in the search rankings. Find our meaty Instagram at @bestbarbecue to see our BBQ adventures. Follow us and Just Say Hi in the comments. See you next time, and go eat some meat!

The Meat Men Yoni and Stover tested their meaty might by undertaking a Smoked Meat Gauntlet in the BBQ capital of Texas, Lockhart. Your intrepid hosts visited three of the country's best, and legendary, Texas BBQ joints: Black's Barbecue, Kreutz Market and Smitty's Market. Together, these places have more than a hundred years of history serving smoked meats and other delicious food to those in Central Texas and all over the world. Listen as we discuss the best meats to taste in Lockhart, getting lost in small town Texas, eating way too much, and lots of Texas and BBQ history. We also ask the Meat Man Army to write us some Meat Man songs to play on the show and give lots of fan shoutouts. Like what you hear on our food podcast? Then please rate and subscribe. Each review helps a lot and ensures we can continue to be found on the podcast charts. Thanks as always! Find us on Instagram @bestbarbecue and email us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. Thanks for listening and go eat some BBQ!

It's a one-of-a-kind celebration as your Meat Men hosts Yoni and Stover record a special episode in the early morning from outside the world-famous Franklin Barbecue. We got to the Austin, Texas, BBQ joint at 3:30 a.m. so we could beat the rush for the anticipated return of one of the best barbecue places in the world. In this episode you'll hear special appearances from fellow Meat Men in line, Ray from Los Angeles' Ray's BBQ, and Dan from Char-Broil, who calls in to talk grilling at home and BBQ equipment. Along the way you'll hear the usual comedy and BBQ discussions. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode. The Best BBQ podcast brings you behind-the-scenes looks at your favorite barbecue spots as well as interviews with the top pitmasters. Let us know how we're doing at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. Visit us on Instagram at @bestbarbecue. #meatman

We are the champions! Of the line at the reopening celebration for the famous Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas. Yoni and Stover, the hosts of the Best BBQ podcast, got their BBQ butts up at 3 a.m. to wait by the door for the much-anticipated reopening of Franklin BBQ which sadly saw its smokeroom destroyed this summer by a fire. Aaron Franklin's great BBQ place is open now and the Meat Men wanted to be there to share some love from the BBQ family. In this episode, Yoni and Stover listen to their numerous appearances on the Texas TV news, which helpfully broadcast our smoked meat messages to morning news viewers, who also got an eyeful of our Meat Man T-shirts. Speaking of BBQ shirts, in this episode we give out another Ray's BBQ (a friend of the show from the Los Angeles BBQ scene) to a fan of Best BBQ. Make sure to subscribe to us on Instagram (@bestbarbecue) and on your podcast app to make sure to catch our contests and bonus episodes. What do you want for Best BBQ merchandise? We will be making official Meat Man merch in early 2018 and we want to get our fans the shirts, koozies and other things they want. Send us a note to contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. Shoutout to the Meat and Metal NO podcast for the international BBQ love. Keep the smoke rolling and turn the metal up loud.  

You asked for it, you got it! Thanks for requesting a longer episode Meat Men. In this studio roundtable, we bring three masters of the smoked meat craft into the Meat Man studios to discuss Texas barbecue, cooking techniques, dispatching feral hogs, music, food tips and more. Along with your Meat Men hosts Yoni and Stover, were Brendan Lamb (from La Barbecue), Clay Cowgill (from Snow's BBQ) and Dylan Taylor (from Truth Barbecue). They were a lot of fun to have in our Austin studio. When you hear the audio clip of hogs exploding, you'll have the same reaction we all did. It gets crazy. Kelis also makes a "cameo." Let Best BBQ know what other barbecue chefs, grillmasters, celebrities, Instagram stars, or whoever, you want us to bring into the podcast studio and we will start making it happen. As always, thanks for listening and don't forget to rate and subscribe so we know how you think the show is going. Find us on Instagram and Twitter as @bestbarbecue and jump in our mailbag by emailing contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. Just Say Hi.

Texas Ranch BBQ in Austin, Texas, (Previously 12 Bones) is another new Texas barbecue joint that's gaining a lot of buzz. Listen as Meat Men hosts Yoni and Stover visit pitmaster Marco Oglesby, who runs the pits with the help of a great team making amazing sides and providing great service. Hear about Oglesby's talent and his fantastic smoked meats and more fun in this week's new episode of Best BBQ. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! #meatman

Matt Horn, a Real Meat Man from Northern California's Horn Barbecue, joins Yoni and Stover for an adventure at the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest 2017. Matt drove to Texas for the first time to feast on Texas BBQ perfection from the likes of Truth BBQ, Snow's BBQ, La Barbecue, Franklin Barbecue, and more. After the festival, he stopped by the Best BBQ studio to talk all things smoked meat, his popular BBQ popups in Oakland and what inspires him. Also, listen in on the fun as Stover has two top pitmasters take part in the first-ever Meat Man Big Red Challenge. It gets sticky. Help us by subscribing and rating our show on your podcast player. See you next week!

The Meat Men visit the oldest BBQ joint in Texas, the legendary Southside Market and Barbecue. We tasted their famous Elgin sausage, smoked brisket and their huge selection of fantastically crafted meats. Join us on our journey back through the history of Texas BBQ when we speak with two of the Meat Men helping keep Southside Market in Central Texas thriving in the modern era. Visit Southside Market and BBQ online at www.southsidemarket.com. Visit us online at www.bestbarbecueshow.com and on Instagram @bestbarbecue.