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There rarely seems to be a correlation between barbecue competition prowess and great restaurant barbecue

I’m just a barbecue guy. I ain’t Jesus or anything.

There’s no crying in barbecue 

The more I think about barbecue, the more I start thinking that it’s one of our most important road food traditions.  The reason that it remains vital, besides the fact it’s good, is that it cannot be tamed.  It can’t be gotten out of a can; it can’t be frozen ahead.  BBQ doesn’t negotiate, and… Continue reading Barbecue Cannot be Tamed

This whole place is filled with double boners!

I would a whole lot rather you taste the flavor of the meat before you put anything on it. Taste the time and energy that went into it.

 If people leave your restaurant talking about how good your sauce is, you failed

 When you fire Johnny, everything goes downhill

 BBQ is a taste memory. BBQ is a culture, not a concept. BBQ is friends, family & love.

Were I to recommend Louie Mueller’s to a stranger, I would tell him it is a Texas tradition.  It’s as Texas as the State Capitol… You need to go there even if you are a vegetarian.