Best BBQ Show

It's a bonus Best Barbecue show! In this special episode of Best Barbecue, Yoni and Stover listen to funny behind-the-scene clips from the recent Los Angeles BBQ pop-up featured on the podcast. In this episode you'll hear Stover confuse BBQ fans in line with weird questions, have a conversation with one of the best smoker makers in LA, Fat Stack Smokers, and chat with the Meat Men behind LA's Ragtop Fern's BBQ, Trudy's Underground Barbecue and Moo's Craft Barbecue. Thanks for listening and we'll see you Monday with another episode of Best Barbecue.

This week on Best Barbecue, Yoni and Stover continue their talk about the Los Angeles BBQ scene. Stover traveled to LA to learn how California Meat Men are helping to grow the popularity of Texas-style barbecue outside of Texas. The people behind Moo's Craft Barbecue and Trudy's Underground Barbecue call into the show to discuss their craft and recap Best Barbecue's LA adventures. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to rate and review the show.

It's LA BBQ week on Best Barbecue! Stover traveled to sunny Los Angeles to meet the Meat Men behind some of the best Texas-style BBQ being made anywhere. In this episode, Yoni and Stover discuss the recent trip and hear the story of Ray Ramirez, the family man behind Ray's BBQ, in Huntington Park, California. He loves Texas BBQ more than just about anyone. Thanks for listening! Go eat some BBQ and "Just Say Hi!" www.IWantBrisket.com

In this special episode, Yoni and Stover try their hand at smoking a massive backyard barbecue feast. It's been three months since the Meat Men first met over a shared love of Texas-style BBQ, and now it's time to test their own brisket and rib cooking skills. What happens when your hungry podcast hosts spend all morning, day and night together? You'll have to listen to find out. Crack a beer and join us for our BBQ party. New episodes of the Best Barbecue podcast come out every Monday.

In this episode, Yoni and Stover were first in line for a Franklin Barbecue charity event in downtown Austin, Texas, that raised money for Hurricane Harvey relief. Even though Franklin BBQ is temporarily closed because of a recent fire in their pit room, Aaron Franklin and team decided to use their celebrity status to raise thousands of dollars for those affected by the disastrous hurricane. It was a lot of fun and a great cause. Find us online at bestbarbecueshow.com. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Andrew and Michelle Munoz of Los Angeles' Moo's Craft Barbecue visit the Meat Man studio to talk about popularizing Central Texas-style BBQ in Southern California with an underground flair. The married couple have been perfecting smoked meat and amazing sides in LA and interest is growing quickly. They were recently featured in the LA Times for helping to spreading the taste of Texas to the West Coast. Find Moo's Craft BBQ online at www.mooscraftbarbecue.com and on Instagram @mooscraftbarbecue.

In this episode, the Meat Men feast at LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue in Austin, where master Meat Man Evan LeRoy serves new school BBQ with old school service. He's a star in the culinary scene, and with his new venture Evan is sure to rise even higher. Yoni and Stover also sing along to a new Meat Man song and talk building a Meat Man army. Thanks for listening. Visit us online at bestbarbecueshow.com and check out LeRoy and Lewis at leroyandlewis.com #meatman

In this episode, the Meat Men try a match made in heaven: Tex-Mex Barbecue. Yoni and Stover visited the hot South Austin BBQ spot Valentina's to try their fantastic breakfast and lunch offerings, including brisket tacos, beef ribs, guacamole and tons of sides. If tacos and smoked meats excite you, this place is for you. After the Meat Men filled their stomachs, they interviewed owner/pitmaster Miguel Vidal about the special flair he brings to the BBQ scene. Email us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com and please rate and review Best Barbecue so we know how we're doing! Thanks for listening and go eat some BBQ.

In this episode, Yoni and Stover continue their conversation with Wayne Mueller of Louie Mueller BBQ in Central Texas. This time Wayne talks about learning skills for barbecue and life from his late father Bobby Mueller. The love that Bobby put into his food continues to this day at the "Cathedral of Smoke." The Meat Men also sing a duet together when they test out Yoni's new theme song. Thanks for listening! See you next Monday for more Best Barbecue. Find us online at www.bestbarbecueshow.com.

It's the Hurricane Harvey edition of Best Barbecue. In this episode, Yoni and Stover give an update about the early morning fire that tore through part of Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas. The Meat Man also chat about a trip they took to Taylor, Texas, where they chowed down at the legendary Louie Mueller Barbecue and talked with owner/pitmaster Wayne Mueller about his family's lineage, the history of brisket in BBQ and more. Stay tuned for more from Wayne Mueller in the next episode of Best Barbecue. Thanks for listening! Find us online at www.bestbarbecueshow.com.

In this special episode of Best Barbecue, Yoni and Stover (The Meat Men) compete in a blind taste test challenge with brisket from four chain restaurants in Austin, Texas, (Arby's, Pok-e-Jo's Smokehouse, Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q and Bill Miller Bar-B-Q) to determine the best "fast food" barbecue. Who will be crowned King Meat Man? Let us know what you think of the show by emailing contact@bestbarbecueshow.com or messaging @bestbarbecue on social media. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Yoni and Stover speak with Australian filmmakers Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker, the couple behind the amazing documentary "Barbecue," available now on iTunes and tomorrow on Netflix. It's a beautiful look at the passion and traditions behind barbecue around the world, including in the Meat Man's home of Central Texas. Thanks for listening and don't forget to rate and review our show. Send us a shout to contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. Learn more about the documentary at www.barbecuefilm.com. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Yoni and Stover pile their plates high at the recent pop-up collaboration between two great and diverse restaurants: Belton, Texas' renowned Miller's Smokehouse and Austin's The Peached Tortilla. Back in the studio, the Meat Men dig back into another heaping helping of Yoni's Tri-Tips. Thanks for listening and don't forget to give us 5 stars, download and subscribe. See you next time for more Best Barbecue. (Music for Yoni's Tri-Tips courtesy of www.bensound.com)

In this episode, Yoni and Stover chowed down at Terry Black's BBQ, one of the best barbecue spots in Texas, and a favorite lunchtime stop. After they satisfied their cravings, the Meat Men spoke with co-owner Michael Black about the long lineage of Terry Black's BBQ, its amazing selection of smoked meats and sides, and how the large staff manages to move people through long lines like few can in the barbecue scene. We also reach back into the mailbag to answer your burning BBQ questions. Message us at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com and don't forget to subscribe and give us 5 stars. Thanks for listening. See you next week!

In this episode the Meat Men talk about their feast at Truth BBQ in Brenham, Texas, where they were accompanied by Truth superfan (and Snow's BBQ pitmaster) Clay Cowgill. Yoni and Stover snuck away from their place first in line to have a conversation with Truth owner/pitmaster Leonard Botello IV about the growing appetite for barbecue, his upcoming new spot in Houston and all things meat. Thanks for listening and don't forget to give us 5 stars, download and subscribe. Every click helps. See you next time for more Best Barbecue. On the web at www.bestbarbecueshow.com, @bestbarbecue