In this First Ever episode of 'I Got Candid - the Behind the Food TV Podcast', I get candid with three juggernauts of the barbecue world: Brandon Hurtado, Erica Roby, and the star of last week’s show ⁠⁠I Got Schooled by The Most Interesting Man in Texas BBQ⁠⁠ Chef Ara Malekian. 

With segments like “The Best Bite of BBQ”, “The impact of Social Media on Barbecue”, and “Trendy Barbecue Practices that Need to Just Stop”, the conversation explores their experiences in the barbecue industry, reflections on past episodes, some juicy behind the scenes from Season 2 of Food Network’s BBQ Brawl, and the challenges of running a barbecue business. We discuss our favorite barbecue bites, the journey of writing cookbooks, and the fusion of Tex-Mex barbecue. 

Watch Ara school me and hear his story: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/Jw__kaHsGcM⁠⁠ 

Watch Brandon school me and hear his story: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/kDLnILZ8Uvw⁠⁠  

Watch the video where I got to taste all of Ara’s food and more here!: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/CQGzGToeNT0⁠⁠

Pick up Brandon’s Book!  ⁠⁠https://btf4.me/barbacoa⁠⁠ 

Ara:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aramalekian/⁠⁠  / ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/harlemroadtexasbbq/⁠⁠ 

Erica: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bluesmokeblaire/⁠⁠ 

Brandon: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/eljefehurtado/⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hurtadobbq/⁠⁠ 

Al: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/behindthefoodtv/⁠⁠