Summary: Chocolate and barbecue are a match made in heaven. That's what The Meat Men learned after visiting Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue in Tomball, Texas. During their Houston roadtrip, Yoni and Stover spent one morning munching on sweets and meats with Tejas Craftory mastermind Scott Moore, who shared the story behind his top-ranked BBQ, bean-to-bar chocolate and his well-regarded restaurant just out of Houston. It took a lot of willpower not to reach into the Tejas chocolate vats as they were spinning around making chocolate during our tour. Their chocolate is out-of-this-world, but so is their BBQ, which is getting just as much acclaim as their desserts. Make sure to try their pastrami on Thursdays. We got ours in a reuben sandwich and it was legendary. And their coffee chocolate truffles will get you humming as we learned quickly after chowing down on them. You can hear Stover and Yoni get hyper from munching on chocolate throughout this episode. As you can imagine, it gets kinda weird. Here's a bit on Tejas' story from their website www.tejaschocolate.com: How did you come up with chocolate & barbecue together at the same place is a question we get often. Friends, we just followed the path. We started a hobby at home making bean to bar chocolate. Sales went alright at the farmer’s market and with some retailers. So much so that we decided to open our own store. Chocolate sales alone were not going to be enough to make it our livelihood, so we decided to add a cafe to the business plan. When we found the old house on North Elm Street in Tomball and looked at the market, we decided Old Town Tomball could use a good barbecue joint. That is exactly how we got here. We make chocolate and truffles from raw cocoa beans, and slow smoke USDA certified 100% all natural Prime Grade briskets at the oldest building in Tomball. We call it The Craftory. Pretty sweet and smokey is what we were thinking. We’d enjoy having you stop by and pay us a visit. Come early, eat well. Tejas Chocolate, LLC est 2011 The Craftory est 2015 200 N. Elm Street Tomball, TX 77375 | 832.761.0670 | tejaschocolate@gmail.com *** Don't forget to visit the NBBQA convention in March to meat the Meatmen. If you spot us always "Just Say Hi." www.nbbqa.org. (http://www.nbbqa.org./) *** You can see photos and video from Tejas Chocolate and Barbecue on www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue (http://www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue) "What's the best BBQ near me?" If that's what you're asking, look no further than the Best BBQ Show. This food show has your back. We have always discussed the best BBQ in Texas and Texas BBQ in general, but we are expanding our horizons this year. Stay tuned for more Best BBQ Show every week to hear about our future barbecue adventures. What city should we hit up next? DM us online on social media @bestbarbecue and visit us at www.bestbarbecueshow.com. (http://www.bestbarbecueshow.com./) Ask us about getting your own #meatman shirt or with questions about sponsorship at contact@bestbarbecueshow.com. *** BIG MEATMAN TSHIRT NEWS: BBQ TSHIRTS We have Meatman T-shirts for sale on Amazon. In the future we'll have more shirts if this one does well! Buy a Meatman shirt to support the show! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079B31JLZ (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079B31JLZ) www.instagram.com/bestbarbecue www.twitter.com/bestbarbecue Thanks for being a #Meatman!
