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Barbecue Editor @TexasMonthly, also tweeting as @tmbbq. Author of @ThePOSM.
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This Joint Might Have the Most Unique Menu in Texas Barbecue

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By Daniel Vaughn Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
The huge tables at Jasmine Asian Cuisine, in Houston, were built for sharing. I sat at one of them with Don and Theo Nguyen, the founders of local Khói Barbecue, and their parents, Thuc and Tiffany. A huge lazy Susan in the center barely held all the platters and side dishes that came with the “bò 7 món,” a seven-course beef feast that had influenced the brothers’ own menu, including their bò lá lốt sausage.
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Come for the Famous Beef Ribs, Stay for the Giant Onion Rings

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By Daniel Vaughn Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
Last December, Steve and Donna Smith announced they’d be closing Big Smith’s Bar-B-Q, in Sulphur Springs, after 36 years in business. It was time for the couple to retire, but some locals thought the place still had plenty of good years left in it. “We hated to see it go,” Jarred Pickett said. When his friend Walt Gamblin called him after seeing the news, they decided to purchase the business—which he estimates is the oldest restaurant in Hopkins County—from the Smiths.
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This Barbecue Influencer Almost Gave Up On Instagram—Until One Video Blew Up

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By Daniel Vaughn Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
Having a successful social media career is like “building your dream house on rented land,” Jess Pryles said. In 2023, she thought her lease was running out. Despite producing cooking, hunting, and barbecue content on Instagram for fourteen years, her follower count had plateaued at around 150,000 followers. The previous year, she had completed an online course at Iowa State University to receive a graduate certificate in meat science.
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