2008 Texas Hill Country Barbecue Bender
My father attended grad school at the University of Texas in the late ‘60s. Every spring, my father, brother and I converge on Austin to gorge on barbecue, driving through nearby Hill Country to...
The Salt Lick BBQ: A Smoky 40-Year Family Tradition
My father attended grad school at The University of Texas in the late ’60s, long before urban sprawl began encroaching on the surrounding Hill Country. Every spring, my father, brother and I converge on...
Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que: Memories + Mesquite in Llano
We arrived in “the deer capital of Texas” to find a row of motorcycles parked outside Cooper’s and a line of customers near their impressive mesquite smokers. Seven or eight years ago, we ate...
Bertram Smoke Haus: Surprise Texas Barbecue Stop Pays Dividends [CLOSED]
My father, brother and I planned to eat at three Hill Country barbecue restaurants in a row, but stop two had seemingly shut down. No problem. On our windy two-line drive west, we passed...
Schoepf’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que: Mixed Blessings in Belton
In Texas Monthly’s last round-up of the Top 50 barbecue spots in the state, Schoepf’s scored big, earning a 4.5 rating out of 5. Schoepf’s definitely lacks the history of Texas’ better-known barbecue establishments....
Lamberts: Bridging Gap Between Barbecue and Steakhouse
Décor at the best Texas barbecue places is typically limited to mounted animal heads, and some spots don’t even bother with modern luxuries like silverware, so the prospect of consuming “fancy barbecue” was a...
