Tales from the pits, a Texas BBQ podcast featuring trendsetters, leaders, and icons from the barbecue industry

Part one of our interview with Jordan Jackson and Scott Turner of Bodacious Bar-B-Q. Just a few topics we cover: Le Cordon Bleu, K Mart, Pat Green, girlfriend wooing, briskets migrating upstream, and writing "Happy Birthday" over and over

We made a run to the border and back, hitting four of the top 50 joints. In this episode we recap our south Texas BBQ run, have a short interview with Mando Vera of Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que, and preview an upcoming 2,000 mile west Texas run.

We sit down with Grant Pinkerton and discuss his first brisket cooks, popups, alligators, his restaurant, and even toss out a few sports questions  

Beef ribs don't come on the meat plate, varied pricing for brisket, and other ramblings about what's on the menu at Texas barbecue joints these days. 

Andrew and I recap a busy day after hitting Flores, BBQ on the Brazos, Heim, Lockhart Smokehouse, Pecan Lodge, Top 5 BBQ, And Harris BBQ on our quest to hit all 50 of the Texas Monthly 2017 top 50 BBQ

Travel with us to northeast Texas where we talk with owner and pitmaster Stephen Joseph about riverboats, gambling, prostitution, ghosts, Bigfoot, and yes, even BBQ. 

Andrew and I make the annual trip out to Franklin BBQ. We interview the first folks who arrived, some of the last people to show up, and talk about our experience.

We play with the idea of creating our perfect plate of BBQ, one item each from different joints, and none of us can have the same one. With special guest Leslye

We discuss the continuing spread of "Texas style BBQ" from Jack's BBQ in Seattle to John Lewis Barbecue in South Carolina, and across the US.

Andrew and I divulge some of what we've learned as we've cooked for our Doubleback BBQ venture

interview with Mike Ross of Jessie Rae's BBQ, including a description of Las Vegas Style BBQ.

We discuss that first magical bite that got us hooked, as well as both good and bad experiences on the BBQ trail

From an 11 stop marathon to quick local trips, we've done quite a few BBQ runs. Andrew and I discuss some of the things we've learned to make BBQ road trips more enjoyable

Special guest Jimmy "the smoking ho" joins Andrew and Bryan as we chat while waiting in the line at Snow's barbecue. Podbomb by a live cow and the episode ends fairly abruptly.  

Andrew and I discuss the top 10 Texas barbecue joints, as rated by Texas Monthly