Parish Barbecue @parishbarbecue in Austin is the best Houston-style barbecue joint that’s not in Houston. May latest for the Houston Chronicle. #HOUBBQ #ATXBBQ https://loom.ly/qnbRfsA
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Parish Barbecue @parishbarbecue in Austin is the best Houston-style barbecue joint that’s not in Houston. May latest for the Houston Chronicle. #HOUBBQ #ATXBBQ https://loom.ly/qnbRfsA
Brisket & Rice opens in a new location, but it wasn't without it's challenges. My latest for the @houstonchronfood. #houbbq https://loom.ly/Uj7eXqs
September 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Brisket & Rice opens in a new location, but it wasn't without it's challenges. My latest for the @houstonchronfood. #houbbq https://loom.ly/Uj7eXqs
Texas and Louisiana continue to trade barbecue techniques and inspiration with delicious results for all smoked meat fans. From Cajun meatballs to dirty rice: How Louisiana shapes Texas barbecue. My latest for @houstonchronfood. #houbbq https://loom.ly/B16h1JY
October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Texas and Louisiana continue to trade barbecue techniques and inspiration with delicious results for all smoked meat fans. From Cajun meatballs to dirty rice: How Louisiana shapes Texas barbecue. My latest for @houstonchronfood. #houbbq https://loom.ly/B16h1JY
Representing the great barbecue traditions of Houston's Third Ward. Ray's BBQ Shack is a #HOUBBQ institution. Thanks to Ray's for supporting Houston barbecue. And thanks to Houston diners for supporting Ray's!
March 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Representing the great barbecue traditions of Houston's Third Ward. Ray's BBQ Shack is a #HOUBBQ institution. Thanks to Ray's for supporting Houston barbecue. And thanks to Houston diners for supporting Ray's!
Great video here from @bonappetit.bsky.social about Brisket & Rice. houbbq www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcfz...
Houston’s Hottest BBQ Spot is at a Gas Station | On The Line | Bon Appétit
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November 26, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Great video here from @bonappetit.bsky.social about Brisket & Rice. houbbq www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcfz...
Happy 12 year anniversary to the 3 cool kids from Alief who set the standard for Houston-style barbecue! Thank you Robin, Terry, and Quy for all that you do for the #HOUBBQ community! Here's a throwback to 2015.
February 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Happy 12 year anniversary to the 3 cool kids from Alief who set the standard for Houston-style barbecue! Thank you Robin, Terry, and Quy for all that you do for the #HOUBBQ community! Here's a throwback to 2015.
Eastbound Barbecue is making their first festival appearance in 2026. A new generation of pitmasters from the ever-expanding #HOUBBQ universe. Let's all welcome Eastbound on 4-12-26! https://houbbq2026.eventbrite.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Eastbound Barbecue is making their first festival appearance in 2026. A new generation of pitmasters from the ever-expanding #HOUBBQ universe. Let's all welcome Eastbound on 4-12-26! https://houbbq2026.eventbrite.com
You could say the boys from La Cruda Brand BBQ in Crosby are on a roll. From pop-ups, to a trailer and now to one of the hottest brick-and-mortars in greater Houston, they earned every bit of their success. That's what #HOUBBQ is all about!
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
You could say the boys from La Cruda Brand BBQ in Crosby are on a roll. From pop-ups, to a trailer and now to one of the hottest brick-and-mortars in greater Houston, they earned every bit of their success. That's what #HOUBBQ is all about!
Craving smoked meats? You're in the right place. Houston has the best in the state. #HOUBBQ joints, pop-ups, trailers, trucks, festivals are all great places to get your fix. It's always a good week to get barbecue!
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Craving smoked meats? You're in the right place. Houston has the best in the state. #HOUBBQ joints, pop-ups, trailers, trucks, festivals are all great places to get your fix. It's always a good week to get barbecue!
How Texas barbecue continues to incorporate global flavors. KG BBQ in ATX is working on a brick-and-mortar, with a possible #HOUBBQ location on the radar. My latest column for the @houstonchron (gift link) bit.ly/3ZAIXZp
How Texas barbecue continues to incorporate global flavors
One of the most prominent new barbecue joints to open in Texas in the past few years is KG BBQ in Austin that incorporates Egyptian flavors.
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December 3, 2024 at 3:26 PM
How Texas barbecue continues to incorporate global flavors. KG BBQ in ATX is working on a brick-and-mortar, with a possible #HOUBBQ location on the radar. My latest column for the @houstonchron (gift link) bit.ly/3ZAIXZp
Tin Roof BBQ has attended every #HOUBBQ Fest since 2013. The barbecue community gathers again on 4-12-26. Taste the barbecue. Talk to the pitmasters. A true Texas experience! Tickets on sale now! https://houbbq2026.eventbrite.com
March 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Tin Roof BBQ has attended every #HOUBBQ Fest since 2013. The barbecue community gathers again on 4-12-26. Taste the barbecue. Talk to the pitmasters. A true Texas experience! Tickets on sale now! https://houbbq2026.eventbrite.com
The #Meating2026 courtesy of Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q. A success story like no other in #HOUBBQ: from a trailer on the side of the Grand Parkway to Michelin recognition. Always great to have them at the Festival! 4-12-26.
March 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The #Meating2026 courtesy of Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q. A success story like no other in #HOUBBQ: from a trailer on the side of the Grand Parkway to Michelin recognition. Always great to have them at the Festival! 4-12-26.
NEW COLUMN: @MichelinGuideNA's embrace of Texas barbecue wasn’t pandering to a regional audience. It was an acknowledgment of the creativity, skill & community spirit that Texas pitmasters have cultivated in one of America’s most iconic food traditions. @houstonchron. #HOUBBQ bit.ly/4hRC3XJ
How barbecue came to dominate the Michelin Guide Texas
Michelin’s embrace of Texas barbecue wasn’t pandering. It was an acknowledgment of the creativity, skill and community spirit of Texas pitmasters.
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November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
NEW COLUMN: @MichelinGuideNA's embrace of Texas barbecue wasn’t pandering to a regional audience. It was an acknowledgment of the creativity, skill & community spirit that Texas pitmasters have cultivated in one of America’s most iconic food traditions. @houstonchron. #HOUBBQ bit.ly/4hRC3XJ
Hot off the smoker! Houston's Top 30 BBQ joints, March 2026 edition. Definitely an eastward (Eastbound?) trend nowadays. Considering the growing barbecue scene around Beaumont, SETX certainly giving CTX a run. #HOUBBQ #SETXBBQ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/guide/best-bbq-houston/
March 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Hot off the smoker! Houston's Top 30 BBQ joints, March 2026 edition. Definitely an eastward (Eastbound?) trend nowadays. Considering the growing barbecue scene around Beaumont, SETX certainly giving CTX a run. #HOUBBQ #SETXBBQ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/guide/best-bbq-houston/
A lunch at Barbecue Inn with @bbqsnob and @fulmerhou in 2010 made me realize Houston BBQ had fallen behind cities like ATX. From that day on I committed to documenting the great rise of HOUBBQ. My latest @houstonchronfood column (gift link) tinyurl.com/mrycjxuv
One lunch at Barbecue Inn changed the course of my barbecue career
Before I became the Houston Chronicle's barbecue columnist, a 2010 lunch at Barbecue Inn with future Texas Monthly barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn helped shape my path as a food writer.
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August 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
A lunch at Barbecue Inn with @bbqsnob and @fulmerhou in 2010 made me realize Houston BBQ had fallen behind cities like ATX. From that day on I committed to documenting the great rise of HOUBBQ. My latest @houstonchronfood column (gift link) tinyurl.com/mrycjxuv
This may be the first year Eastbound Barbecue is participating in #HOUBBQ, but it doesn't mean they haven't attended before! Here's Eastbound partner Luis Lopez at the 2017 HOUBBQ Fest w/ Killen's Barbecue in an iconic photo by Robert Lerma.
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This may be the first year Eastbound Barbecue is participating in #HOUBBQ, but it doesn't mean they haven't attended before! Here's Eastbound partner Luis Lopez at the 2017 HOUBBQ Fest w/ Killen's Barbecue in an iconic photo by Robert Lerma.
If you know Houston barbecue, then you know this profile, and you know great barbecue is on your way when you see it. See what Chef Ara brings to the 2026 #HOUBBQ Festival on April 12th. Tickets on sale early January! Sign up for discount codes! https://houbbq.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you know Houston barbecue, then you know this profile, and you know great barbecue is on your way when you see it. See what Chef Ara brings to the 2026 #HOUBBQ Festival on April 12th. Tickets on sale early January! Sign up for discount codes! https://houbbq.com
CONGRATULATIONS to Charm Taphouse & BBQ for SWEEPING 1st Place in Judge's & People's Choice at the 2026 HOUBBQ Throwdown!
Judge's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: La Cruda Brand BBQ
People's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: Deckle & Hide
Judge's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: La Cruda Brand BBQ
People's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: Deckle & Hide
September 21, 2026 at 1:02 AM
CONGRATULATIONS to Charm Taphouse & BBQ for SWEEPING 1st Place in Judge's & People's Choice at the 2026 HOUBBQ Throwdown!
Judge's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: La Cruda Brand BBQ
People's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: Deckle & Hide
Judge's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: La Cruda Brand BBQ
People's Choice:
1st: Charm Taphouse & BBQ
2nd: Koop's BBQ
3rd: Deckle & Hide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Houston Barbecue Festival returns on Sunday, April 12, 2026, celebrating everything that makes Houston barbecue unlike anywhere else in the world. The festival is presented by Goodstock by Nolan Ryan. https://houbbq.com/blog/announcing-the-2026-houston-barbecue-festival
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Houston Barbecue Festival returns on Sunday, April 12, 2026, celebrating everything that makes Houston barbecue unlike anywhere else in the world. The festival is presented by Goodstock by Nolan Ryan. https://houbbq.com/blog/announcing-the-2026-houston-barbecue-festival
Houston isn’t just CTX style barbecue – there’s plenty of Asian takes on smoked meats that make #HOUBBQ different from any other great BBQ city. The goal of the fest is to showcase everything that makes HOUBBQ unique and great. Welcome Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ! https://houbbq2026.eventbrite.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Houston isn’t just CTX style barbecue – there’s plenty of Asian takes on smoked meats that make #HOUBBQ different from any other great BBQ city. The goal of the fest is to showcase everything that makes HOUBBQ unique and great. Welcome Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ! https://houbbq2026.eventbrite.com
Big changes are coming to Houston's East End barbecue scene, with Willow's Smokehouse & Tavern leading the way. My latest for the @houstonchronicle.com #houbbq tinyurl.com/yk7vy2a5
August 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Big changes are coming to Houston's East End barbecue scene, with Willow's Smokehouse & Tavern leading the way. My latest for the @houstonchronicle.com #houbbq tinyurl.com/yk7vy2a5
SPECIAL HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT from Santa Claus himself to #HOUBBQ and all Houston barbecue fans! Merry Christmas and may all your barbecue dreams come true!
December 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
SPECIAL HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT from Santa Claus himself to #HOUBBQ and all Houston barbecue fans! Merry Christmas and may all your barbecue dreams come true!