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Houston Chronicle barbecue columnist J.C. Reid, restaurant critic Alison Cook and food editor Greg Morago – discuss the favors, personalities and barbecue culture in Houston, across Texas and anywhere... more
FAQs about BBQ State of Mind:How many episodes does BBQ State of Mind have?The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.
May 22, 2020Houston barbecue shoulders through pandemicA lot of things went away in our daily lives since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. A craving for barbecue was not among them.Smoked meat fans have been thinking about their favorite barbecue joints since we’ve been living stay-at-home lives – hungry for fatty brisket, pull-apart pork ribs and slick, peppery sausage. J.C. Reid and Greg Morago talk about the struggles of barbecue operators during the pandemic. We also touch on rising beef prices and what that means for your two-meat plate; vacuum-sealed barbecue to-go; and how barbecue dining will change as Texas moves to reopen restaurants. Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&origin=newsroom&ipid=podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more35minPlay
April 01, 2020JQ’s Tex Mex BBQ is flexing its birria muscleIn the realm of Mexican-infused Texas barbecue, JQ’s Tex Mex BBQ has managed to make a name for itself, even without an official brick and mortar location. The pop-up restaurant run by pitmaster/taquero Joseph Quellar and his partner Cindy Conde has......more29minPlay
March 03, 2020International smoke flavors RodeoHouston cook-offBarbecue teams from across the globe provide international flair and stature to the Houston Rodeo's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. The crew sat down with smokers from Australia, Canada and England to talk about barbecue culture in their respective......more29minPlay
February 03, 2020Go west, barbecue fans! Craft ‘cue thrives west of HoustonHouston Chronicle barbecue columnist J.C. Reid says there’s much to love about the new frontier of smoked meat that he’s calling, “the capital of creative ‘cue.” In just two years the craft barbecue movement has found fertile ground in Katy......more25minPlay
January 10, 2020Going to Kansas City?With apologies to Fats Domino, they've got a crazy way of BBQ'ing there. Chris and Greg chat with Tyler Harp, who is Kansas City’s premier (and perhaps only professional) practitioner of Central Texas-style barbecue. He made pilgrimages to places......more25minPlay
December 12, 2019A new amusement park for beer and barbecue nerdsChris and Alison sit down with Buffalo Bayou Brewery owner Rassul Zarinfar and chef Arash Kharat to discuss how they infuse the flavors of Texas barbecue, and specifically Houston barbecue, into their beer and food menus....more28minPlay
November 02, 2019Eddie O’s BBQ: a merger of Texas craft barbecue and Mexican food culturesPitmaster Eddie Ortiz details his story of an energy sector worker whose weekend barbecue passions turned into a regular gig. Founded in 2017, Eddie O’s is now a staple for craft barbecue aficionados and among the top-tier barbecue practitioners in......more28minPlay
October 15, 2019Ep59: El Topo: From barbacoa tacos to brick and mortarChef/owner of the El Topo food truck, Tony Luhrman, and Culinary Director Mike Serva chat with Chris and Greg in about how the duo moved into the Houston food truck scene having met while working at P.F. Chang's in San Antonio. The conversation......more22minPlay
October 02, 2019“Every food story in Houston is an immigrant story”The proliferation of food halls in Houston is being framed as a new phenomenon. But, as food writer David Leftwich told Chris and Greg, innovative culinary enterprises — flavored by immigrant cultures —have marked downtown Houston since the Allen......more28minPlay
September 08, 2019Russell and Misty Roegels dig into whole-hog barbecueThe owners of Roegels Barbecue recently went on a pilgrimage in the American South seeking knowledge about cooking whole hogs. They share their favorite spots from the trip with Chris and Alison – and their plan to offer whole-hog specials at their......more35minPlay
FAQs about BBQ State of Mind:How many episodes does BBQ State of Mind have?The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.