I enjoy being a good pitmaster.
February 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I enjoy being a good pitmaster.
Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
‘Barbecue Saved My Life’: Meet Waco’s Antifascist Transgender Pitmaster
Kaleb Blain went from the fast-paced world of 911 dispatching to the “low and slow” of BBQ, where he’s built a following.
thebarbedwire.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
"Was that pork pulled humanely, Pitmaster Bob?"
May 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Was that pork pulled humanely, Pitmaster Bob?"
The smoke is blue, we have a new Pitmaster!
🪵🔥🪵💨💨💨🍖🍖🍖
🪵🔥🪵💨💨💨🍖🍖🍖
May 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The smoke is blue, we have a new Pitmaster!
🪵🔥🪵💨💨💨🍖🍖🍖
🪵🔥🪵💨💨💨🍖🍖🍖
I spoke to Waco's Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster working to create space for trans people in Texas BBQ. After being doxxed, attacked online and let go from Terry Black's, he's now forging his own path:
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
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"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
After a doxxing, a transgender Texan pitmaster forges his own way
"There's not a queer space in barbecue yet, so let's create one."
www.chron.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I spoke to Waco's Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster working to create space for trans people in Texas BBQ. After being doxxed, attacked online and let go from Terry Black's, he's now forging his own path:
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Weird apron.
June 9, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Weird apron.
EXCUSE ME BBQ ISN'T TIME AND LABOR INTENSIVE HAVE YOU MET A PITMASTER THEY DON'T GET MARRIED THEY ALREADY ARE COMMITTED TO MEAT
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
EXCUSE ME BBQ ISN'T TIME AND LABOR INTENSIVE HAVE YOU MET A PITMASTER THEY DON'T GET MARRIED THEY ALREADY ARE COMMITTED TO MEAT
IDEA: LADY 'Q
A frustrated woman pitmaster gender enters the "Mister Meat" national BBQ contest as a man... then beats all the (ahem) eccentric competition.
Its TOOTSIE meats BEST IN SHOW.
Lowball offers not accepted on this one, Hollywood. Bring your folding money this time.
#Scriptsky
A frustrated woman pitmaster gender enters the "Mister Meat" national BBQ contest as a man... then beats all the (ahem) eccentric competition.
Its TOOTSIE meats BEST IN SHOW.
Lowball offers not accepted on this one, Hollywood. Bring your folding money this time.
#Scriptsky
June 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
IDEA: LADY 'Q
A frustrated woman pitmaster gender enters the "Mister Meat" national BBQ contest as a man... then beats all the (ahem) eccentric competition.
Its TOOTSIE meats BEST IN SHOW.
Lowball offers not accepted on this one, Hollywood. Bring your folding money this time.
#Scriptsky
A frustrated woman pitmaster gender enters the "Mister Meat" national BBQ contest as a man... then beats all the (ahem) eccentric competition.
Its TOOTSIE meats BEST IN SHOW.
Lowball offers not accepted on this one, Hollywood. Bring your folding money this time.
#Scriptsky
"Love is just another vehicle for your favorite sauce" okay we're gonna try pitmaster couples therapy this year
January 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Love is just another vehicle for your favorite sauce" okay we're gonna try pitmaster couples therapy this year
I am in care of a pitmaster
November 3, 2024 at 10:11 AM
I am in care of a pitmaster
"There's not a queer space in barbecue yet, so let's create one."
After a doxxing, a transgender Texan pitmaster forges his own way
"There's not a queer space in barbecue yet, so let's create one."
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"There's not a queer space in barbecue yet, so let's create one."
Ain't nobody headed to a barbecue joint for bread. You want a pitmaster who has their priorities straight.
My theory about bbq places:
The better the bread, the worse everything else is.
If you go to a bbq joint and the bread is fancy, brisket will suck, sauce will be too ketchup, sides will be stale.
If they throw a shitty slice of Wonder Bread at you from the counter, you are in for miracle meat.
The better the bread, the worse everything else is.
If you go to a bbq joint and the bread is fancy, brisket will suck, sauce will be too ketchup, sides will be stale.
If they throw a shitty slice of Wonder Bread at you from the counter, you are in for miracle meat.
June 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ain't nobody headed to a barbecue joint for bread. You want a pitmaster who has their priorities straight.
August 29, 2023 at 5:55 PM
it’s #8 on the Texas Monthly top 50. Lady pitmaster. I am excited.
December 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
it’s #8 on the Texas Monthly top 50. Lady pitmaster. I am excited.
I wanna be a toastmaster but like the bread kind
Like how bbq places have a pitmaster
Like how bbq places have a pitmaster
January 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I wanna be a toastmaster but like the bread kind
Like how bbq places have a pitmaster
Like how bbq places have a pitmaster
enjoying a nice can of soup for men (in this case progresso pitmaster). would read a whole dissertation on the gendering of men soup
October 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
enjoying a nice can of soup for men (in this case progresso pitmaster). would read a whole dissertation on the gendering of men soup
i mean the pitmaster is great and all but it is the pig who is nearest the flames
September 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
i mean the pitmaster is great and all but it is the pig who is nearest the flames
"Progresso Pitmaster Ranch Soup" might be a contender for my vocal stim leaderboards
September 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
"Progresso Pitmaster Ranch Soup" might be a contender for my vocal stim leaderboards
Pitmaster was sick and got sent home early, yours truly sweeps in to save the day! 🦸🏻♂️🥩🔥
December 30, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Pitmaster was sick and got sent home early, yours truly sweeps in to save the day! 🦸🏻♂️🥩🔥
I get a lot of my pitmaster, smoking, and barbecuing essentials at Costco, from ribs and Kirkland Signature cuts of meat to folding tables and foil.
www.businessinsider.com/best-things-...
www.businessinsider.com/best-things-...
I'm a barbecue pitmaster who shops at Costco. Here are 13 things I love to buy there and how I use them.
I get a lot of my pitmaster, smoking, and barbecuing essentials at Costco, from ribs and Kirkland Signature cuts of meat to folding tables and foil.
www.businessinsider.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I get a lot of my pitmaster, smoking, and barbecuing essentials at Costco, from ribs and Kirkland Signature cuts of meat to folding tables and foil.
www.businessinsider.com/best-things-...
www.businessinsider.com/best-things-...
"they call her the pitmaster because she...um.......ohmygoodness,,"
March 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
"they call her the pitmaster because she...um.......ohmygoodness,,"
New for @thebarbedwire.com's Big & Bright 🌈⭐👏: Meet Waco's transgender BBQ pitmaster, who's going viral for his outspoken, antifascist TikTok videos.
Kaleb told us he lost his job at Terry Black's after being doxed after Charlie Kirk's death, but that hasn't stopped his big smoked meat dreams ...
Kaleb told us he lost his job at Terry Black's after being doxed after Charlie Kirk's death, but that hasn't stopped his big smoked meat dreams ...
‘Barbecue Saved My Life’: Meet Waco’s Antifascist Transgender Pitmaster
Kaleb Blain went from the fast-paced world of 911 dispatching to the “low and slow” of BBQ, where he’s built a following.
thebarbedwire.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:39 PM
New for @thebarbedwire.com's Big & Bright 🌈⭐👏: Meet Waco's transgender BBQ pitmaster, who's going viral for his outspoken, antifascist TikTok videos.
Kaleb told us he lost his job at Terry Black's after being doxed after Charlie Kirk's death, but that hasn't stopped his big smoked meat dreams ...
Kaleb told us he lost his job at Terry Black's after being doxed after Charlie Kirk's death, but that hasn't stopped his big smoked meat dreams ...
Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster in Waco, Texas, is building his own barbecue business after being doxxed and losing his job. His work represents a visible commitment to inclusion and belonging in an industry that has not always been welcoming.
After a doxxing, a transgender Texan pitmaster forges his own way
"There's not a queer space in barbecue yet, so let's create one."
t.co
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster in Waco, Texas, is building his own barbecue business after being doxxed and losing his job. His work represents a visible commitment to inclusion and belonging in an industry that has not always been welcoming.