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See the photos: Smoked Dallas BBQ Festival

Longtime Posse member Michael Ainsworth went the Smoked Dallas BBQ Festival today and shares some great images, including the photo above…

A tribute to Cleo Baltimore, the BBQ goodwill ambassador of Port Neches

Billy Joe’s Bar B-Q pitmaster Cleo Baltimore, who passed away last week in Port Neches. Editor’s note: The Posse, largely,…

Interested in owning a classic joint? Fatboys BBQ in Cooper is for sale

If you’ve ever wanted to own a true Texas barbecue joint, there’a a really good one — Fatboys BBQ —…

Recipe: Lightly smoked, grilled salmon on a Weber — Let the fish speak for itself

Lightly smoked, grilled salmon served with grilled fresh vegetables. (Photo ©Bryan Gooding) When you live on an island where you…

Grand opening – Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ in Dallas

Chris Wilkins - 09/25/2017 - Joints / Popular - 0 Comments - Dallas BBQ Joints / Doug Pickering / Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ

The front of the line enters Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ as it opens for the first time at 1950 Market Center Blvd. in Dallas. (Photo ©Chris Wilkins/Texas BBQ Posse) There’s a serious new player on the Dallas BBQ scene, as Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ opened on Monday in the Design District within walking distance the Hilton Anatole. It’s a great location with ample parking, features a spacious dining room and awesome backyard party area. Did we mention the 50-foot ferris wheel out back? More about the later. Most importantly, the meats were spot on as they opened their…

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Grand opening – Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ in Dallas

Joints / Popular - 09/25/2017

See the photos: Smoked Dallas BBQ Festival

Longtime Posse member Michael Ainsworth went the Smoked Dallas BBQ Festival today and shares some great images, including the photo above of mouth-watering Meat You Anywhere BBQ sample trays from the event. Smoked Dallas was held at the Main Street Garden Park in downtown Dallas. The festival is in its fourth year and has shown steady growth each year. Sixteen of the…

People / Popular - 09/24/2017

Bubba Flint talks barbecue and the Cowboys, yes, a Super Bowl!

William “Bubba” Flint, a free-lance artist and painter, has been eating barbecue most of his life and drawing cartoons for the Dallas Cowboys’ Star Magazine for 30 years. Barbecue and the Cowboys. That alone makes him one of the more interesting people I’ve known and worked with. He’s also an expert on baseball — all levels from youth to pro…

People - 09/22/2017

A tribute to Cleo Baltimore, the BBQ goodwill ambassador of Port Neches

Billy Joe’s Bar B-Q pitmaster Cleo Baltimore, who passed away last week in Port Neches. Editor’s note: The Posse, largely, is made up of jaundiced, old newspaper types who don’t get worked up about much. But Joel Smith’s Facebook tribute to Cleo Baltimore, who recently passed away, moved even us. Many thanks to reader Tim Hinson who alerted us to…

Joints / Popular - 09/20/2017

Interested in owning a classic joint? Fatboys BBQ in Cooper is for sale

If you’ve ever wanted to own a true Texas barbecue joint, there’a a really good one — Fatboys BBQ — for sale 80 miles northeast of Dallas in Cooper. We first met and wrote about Heather Hoff & Shannon Bankston in 2012 when they ran Fatboys in the tiny town of Ladonia, population 612. Within a year they had moved…

Joints / Popular - 09/19/2017

Recipe: Lightly smoked, grilled salmon on a Weber — Let the fish speak for itself

Lightly smoked, grilled salmon served with grilled fresh vegetables. (Photo ©Bryan Gooding) When you live on an island where you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a salmon you have to cook fish. The touch of smoke you get with this approach to lightly smoked, grilled salmon really kicks up the umami flavor profile giving it a heartier taste.…

Cooking / Popular - 09/13/2017

Don’t miss Smoke Sessions Barbecue — new joint east of DFW

Pitmaster/owner Chad Sessions at Smoke Sessions Barbecue. (Photo ©Jim Rossman/Texas BBQ Posse) A new BBQ joint flashed up on my Facebook feed last week. My nephew’s mother-in-law tagged her daughter to mention Smoke Sessions Barbecue, a new trailer on State Highway 66 between Rockwall and Royse City in the small town of Fate. I was free for lunch the next…

Joints / Popular - 09/08/2017

Franklin Barbecue hopes to re-open in ‘next two weeks’

Repairs at Franklin Barbecue appear to be progressing on schedule and the world famous Austin joint hopes to reopen for business in a couple weeks, Stacy Franklin says. We were in the neighborhood of Franklin on Wednesday and drove by to see how the rebuilding was going. There were workers on the roof, and it was evident that repairs were well…

Joints / Popular - 09/07/2017

With GreenFlame, I broke Weber’s ‘charcoal vow’

On the Posse, we’re dedicated chimney users when it comes to starting charcoal. Simple and effective, even if from time to time I have to use a second sheet of newsprint to get the coals going. Posse member Bryan Gooding likes to use a propane torch to start the paper rather than matches or a lighter. Marshall Cooper uses…

Cooking / Popular - 09/06/2017

After the fire, could another trailer help reopen Franklin Barbecue?

For a barbecue lover, it might be the saddest sight imaginable: “CLOSED” the sign said. “We had a fire. We will reopen as soon as we can. – The Franklin Family” The sign, hand printed on butcher paper, was taped to the front door of Franklin Barbecue in Austin. Normally, at about noon on a nice summer Thursday, there could…

Joints / Popular - 09/01/2017