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In this episode I chat with Mauro Chiefari who is currently cooking(among other things) at Franklin BBQ in Austin, Texas. We talk about his background, growing up in Italy, his culinary background, his moving to the United States and eventually getting to his now home, Austin, Texas. We go deeply into his passion for BBQ which pushed him to his time at Kerlin BBQ and eventually to Loro and where he now works, Franklin Barbecue. We end by talking about his cool new film project.Follow Mauro's journey on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000436815509 Follow Texicana BBQ here: https://www.instagram.com/texicanabbq_See Texicana on YouTube here: http://bit.ly/2TDKvSn

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In this episode Kevin chats with Chris Magallanes & Ernest Morales from Panther City BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas about their journey. They talk about Ernie's competition BBQ past, their working together and bonding further through BBQ. They discuss the early days and when they made the jump to a BBQ food truck all the while keeping an eye on the spot Heim BBQ was at next to Republic Street Bar. They are open about the difficulties and struggles on making a go at it and how great the success was from this hard work. They finish by talking about their BBQ and their upcoming brick and mortar location.See all things Panther City BBQ here: http://www.panthercitybbq.comFollow them on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/panthercitybbq/Check them on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/panthercitybbqThey are on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/817PantherCityBBQ

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In this episode I chat with Leslie Roark Scott from Ubon’s Barbeque of Yazoo - Yazoo City, Mississippi. We talk about her father Garry, an icon in the BBQ world, who passed in 2018. What he meant to her as well as the BBQ family nationwide. We go into detail about how Garry started in the competition world, went into the sauce making world, restaurant world, and then the bloody mary mix world and how Leslie joined him. It's a wonderful, insightful story that gives a look into family business, the BBQ world's history, and how passion gets you further than you realize. You're really going to enjoy it.Check out all things Ubon's Barbeque here: https://ubonsbbq.comFollow Ubon's on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ubonsbbqSee Ubon's on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/UbonsCheck out Ubon's on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/UbonsBBQ

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In this episode Kevin chats with Jimmy Daniel (JD) from Primitive Pits in Cumming, Georgia. They talk about his background cooking BBQ, his time spent in the music and sound world, the restaurant that he and his wife opened and sold, and the early days of what would become Primitive Pits. They also go deeply into the science behind his pit building and what they offer as well as a sneak peak at something coming very soon.See all things Primitive Pits here: http://primitivepits.comFollow Primitive Pits on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/primitivepitsPrimitive Pits on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrimitivePitsSign up for The Smoke Sheet at: https://www.bbqnewsletter.comFollow The Smoke Sheet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokesheetSee The Smoke Sheet on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/thesmokesheetCheck out The Smoke Sheet on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/thesmokesheet

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In this episode I chat with Michael Wyont from Flores Barbecue in Fort Worth, Texas. We talk about his early days in San Marcos, his opening in Whitney and everything about that location and it's growth, to their new plans of opening in Fort Worth. Michael is honest and straight forward about his struggles and challenges along the way and his excitement about his new restaurant. See all things Flores Barbecue here: https://floresbbq.comCheck Flores Barbecue on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/flores_barbecueSee Flores Barbecue on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/FloresBarbecueLike Flores Barbecue on Facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/FloresBarbecueSign up for The Smoke Sheet at: https://www.bbqnewsletter.comFollow The Smoke Sheet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokesheetSee The Smoke Sheet on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/thesmokesheetCheck out The Smoke Sheet on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/thesmokesheet

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In this episode Kevin gets a chance to chat with Dennis Roach from El Cucaracho Smokers in Saginaw, Texas. They talk about Dennis' background, including growing up in Texas, welding and building, his time at Owens Corning, and what made him take the jump to doing this full time. It's a great story that shows his passion for his craft and gives insight into all of the things that go into making smokers for a living.See all things El Cucaracho Smokers here: https://www.elcucarachosmokers.comCheck out El Cucaracho Smokers on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/el.cucarachoCheck El Cucaracho Smokers on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/elcucarachosmokersSign up for The Smoke Sheet at: https://www.bbqnewsletter.com/Follow The Smoke Sheet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokesheetSee The Smoke Sheet on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/thesmokesheetCheck out The Smoke Sheet on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/thesmokesheet

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In this episode Kevin chats with Hugh Mangum from Mighty Quinn's BBQ in New York. They chat about his early days in music and how he made the transition to the culinary world. From there they talk extensively about how that in turn became BBQ and the genesis of Mighty Quinn's. He's open about the struggles, both financially and mentally, as well as the successes. It's a thoughtful, insightful, and overall extremely enjoyable conversation that I know you will love.See all things Mighty Quinn's here: https://mightyquinnsbbq.comSee Mighty Quinn's on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/mightyquinnsbbq/Follow Mighty Quinn's on twitter here: https://twitter.com/MightyQuinnsBBQCheck out Mighty Quinn's on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/mightyquinnsbbq

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In this episode I chat with Ken Goodman, a Food & Music Photographer from NYC. We talk about his background, how he was involved in the culinary world and how being on a BBQ team with fellow chefs and BBQ fans Andy Husbands and Chris Hart paved the way for his BBQ(and food) photography career. Not only do we talk about shooting cookbooks, but we discuss lighting, cameras, and philosophy. It's a great overall interview that will leave you wanting to pursue your passion.See all things Ken Goodman here: https://www.kengoodmanphotography.comKen Goodman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kengoodmanphoto/Ken Goodman on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KenGoodmanPhotoKen Goodman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KenGoodmanPhoto

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