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Pitmaster Texas

Taylor Cafe: Taking in Taxidermy and Legendary Barbecue

“The farmers market would have been fun, but this is why we’re here.” So said my dad, who blocked my suggestion of returning to Austin after completing a single barbecue stop: Snow’s. My brother...
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River Texas

Top 5 Texas Hill Country Barbecue Joints

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. Amazingly, many of the same restaurants that were available...
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Barbecue Texas

Snow’s BBQ – Lexington, TX

  • Food
  • September 3, 2008
For me, getting up at 5:45 AM is always a huge struggle. I need real motivation to do so, and in this case, on a Saturday morning in Austin, that motivation would be BBQ....
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Barbecue Texas

Taylor Cafe – Taylor, TX [CLOSED]

  • Food
  • September 3, 2008
At the end of the street, after passing several faded storefronts, and right before the old railyard, was Taylor Cafe. Taylor Cafe is less of a cafe, and more of a bar. Inside are...
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Restaurant Sign Texas

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...
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Barbecue Texas

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...
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