Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the world of Texas barbecue, brisket is the undisputed star, and the hefty beef rib has become the featured player—the one who ...

The conversation probably occurred sometime in the late 1960s, in a sweltering and smoky pit room attached to a former high school gymnasium, between two of the most famously stubborn men in Texas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Brisket House on Woodway (J.C. Reid/Contributor) The price of brisket at Texas barbecue joints remains a hot-button issue ...

Nina Schmidt Sells, who grew up in the ’50s, remembers when brisket wasn’t the king cut of beef in Texas that it is today. Her father, Edgar “Smitty” Schmidt, was a longtime employee of the legendary ...

Over the past two years, Texas barbecue joints have continued to evolve and innovate in response to changing market conditions. For example, pitmasters have experimented with different cuts of beef to ...

Last year, I bought a whole beef carcass for the first time. I was helping with a barbecue event where the main attraction was the full steer cooked over wood in a pit built with concrete blocks. The ...

LOCKHART — In 2003, the Texas Senate passed a resolution proclaiming Lockhart to be the Barbecue Capital of Texas. But that was just the official recognition of a title granted long ago to this small ...

In Texas’ state-designated BBQ capital, two legendary Lockhart families run the town’s most iconic barbecue joints as a rising star joins the scene — and all vie for coveted spots on the Texas Monthly ...

people barbecuing and partying in a backyard - Azmanl/Getty Images After nearly a decade as a chef, I have learned that the best dishes often start with a foundation in regional and old-school cooking ...