A Texas BBQ podcast highlighting the food, personalities, and traditions of the Lone Star State’s smoked meats.
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Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Hector Garate has combined the inspiration of his heritage, his upbringing, and modern techniques to create a menu at Palmira BBQ in Charleston that produces high quality items from top to bottom. Serving high quality meats and flavorful, carefully crafted sides, Palmira has burst onto the barbecue scene and quickly become one to watch.
In addition to being open seven days a week, Hector and his partner chef Graham Calabria have also launched Cienfuegos, a pit building business inspired by the direct heat cookers Hector built to cook the heritage breed hogs he serves at Palmira.
Check out Hector’s story and be sure to add a stop at Palmira BBQ to your next Charleston trip.
Palmira BBQ
Instagram: PalmiraBBQ
Located inside Port of Call Food Hall
99 S Market St
Charleston, SC
Special thanks to Charleston Wine + Food, Hed Hi Media, and Arvaughnna Audio for helping to put this episode together.
Charleston Wine + Food
Instagram: chswineandfood
www.charlestonwineandfood.com
Arvaughnna Audio
Instagram: Arvaughnnaaudio
www.Arvaughnnaaudio.com
Hed Hi Media
Instagram: hed_hi_media
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Michael Johnson of Centex Smokers had welding in his blood, growing up with a father who was a professional welder. Though Michael originally resisted the idea of making it into a career, he quickly fell back on his years of training to embark on a successful career in the pipeline welding industry.
Growing up in Luling, barbecue was always a part of Michael’s life but it wasn’t until later that he’d start down the road of pit building. Through a few lucky breaks and word of mouth about the top notch quality of his work, Michael’s pit building business grew rapidly and he now makes pits for some of the best in the industry. Tune in to hear Michael’s story and contact him via Facebook and Instagram to start your custom pit build!
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
The Charleston Wine + Food festival is an amazing showcase of so many talented chefs and spirits professionals from not just South Carolina but all around the country. We were thrilled to be invited back to cover the event and made the most of our five days in the Lowcountry.
Tune in to hear about the whole hog road trips we made in between going to festival events, including one of the best bites of whole hog we’ve ever had. We had an awesome time attending the CHSWF events, supporting local Charleston restaurants, and eating old school South Carolina BBQ.
Start planning for your CHSWF experience in 2023! Festival dates for next year are March 1-5!
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
John Bates had a long and successful cooking career before turning his attention to barbecue. After a decade running a scratch sandwich shop which included in-house pickling, bread baking and meat curing, he was ready for a change.
Interstellar BBQ launched in 2019 and quickly began receiving acclaim for their meats, inventive specials and exemplary sides. But the attention for Bates’ team grew tenfold in October 2021 when Texas Monthly named it the second best barbecue place in the entire state.
The achievement of being named near the top of the Texas Monthly Top 50 list has been life changing for the Interstellar team. Tune in to hear all about John’s career, the menu, and how they’ve navigated the recent change in business brought on by this accolade.
Interstellar BBQ
12233 Ranch Road 620 N. Suite 105
Austin, TX 78750
Hours of operation: Wed-Sun 11a-5p
Instagram: InterstellarBBQ
Website: www.TheInterstellarBBQ.com
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Having owned a BBQ restaurant for over twenty years, Russell and Misty Roegels are no strangers to the barbecue industry. After being part of a chain for many years, the Roegels struck out on their own in 2015 to great acclaim. Check our archives for episodes 39 and 40 to hear the story of Russell’s early career.
Their original restaurant on Voss Road in Houston has long been one of the top BBQ joints the city has to offer, and in 2021 they saw an opportunity to expand their brand in the ever-growing Houston suburb of Katy, Texas. Towards the end of the year Russell and Misty began the process of opening their second location.
Roegels Barbecue in Katy - set to open any day now at the time of this episode posting - will be serving the same great ‘cue they’ve become known for alongside their rotating specials menu that features items like their smoked pastrami Reuben, turkey katsu sandwich, and housemade sausages. The Roegels’ standout pit crew that includes Alfredo Tapia and Fletcher Sheridan will keep leading the operations on Voss and Katy respectively, so longtime fans of the original location can expect the same level of quality at both spots.
Tune in to hear Russell and Misty provide details on how this new spot came to be and what some of the differences will be at the new spot which will include a full bar and dinner service. Please note hours of operation are subject to change as this new location find its footing and staffs up.
Roegels Barbecue Co. - Katy Location
20702 Katy Freeway
Katy, TX 77449
Monday and Tuesday - closed
Weds, Thur, Sun - 11a - 8p
Friday and Saturday - 11a - 9p
Roegels Barbecue Co. on Boss
2223 S. Voss Rd.
Houston, TX 77057
Open 7 days a week 11a - 3p
Roegels on Social
Instagram: Roegelsbarbecue
Twitter: Roegelsbarbecue
Website: www.Roegelsbarbecue.com
Tales From The Pits on Social
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Twitter: bbqpodcast
Website: www.TheBBQPodcast.com
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Welcome to season three of Tales from the Pits! Season two was a whirlwind of travel and fun, and we have exciting news on what we have planned for 2022.
Tune in as we reflect a bit on last year, highlight some of our favorite episodes to date, and provide details on some of our big show plans for the new season including a big announcement on our return to one of our favorite food events.
The barbecue world suffered numerous losses in 2021, and we spend a few moments reflecting on memories we have with two figures in barbecue.
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Twitter: bbqpodcast
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
The much anticipated 2021 Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ List has finally arrived! Hear our thoughts on the top ten, the list overall, and some fun facts and tidbits about the long awaited list that always has BBQ nerds talking.
Congratulations to all of the great spots that made the list, and make sure you go out and support all of your favorite local BBQ regardless of whether they’re on a list or not.
TheBBQpodcast.com
Instagram: talesfromthepits
Twitter: bbqpodcast
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
One of the most exciting times for both BBQ restaurant owners and fans alike is the release of the latest Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list. Always a great resource for BBQ travels as well as a hot topic for spirited debate, the list is one of the most coveted accolades a BBQ place can receive.
We both decided to predict the entire top 50 this time around, as well as the order of the top ten. While we have a lot of common selections, there are a few differences. We’ll see which of us had more correct predictions soon!
Send us some of your predictions on our social media, it’s always fun to hear what our fellow fanatics are thinking. And remember, have fun with this list and eat at your favorite spots as much as you can!
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Twitter: bbqpodcast
Website: TheBBQpodcast.com
Email: talesfromthepits@gmail.com
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
We finish our countdown of the top 20 BBQ Spots in Texas with our final five spots. All of these places represent the best of the best that Texas ‘cue has to offer, and each one should be on every BBQ fanatic’s bucket list.
Follow us on social media for more updates as we launch our website which will have show updates as well as additional information on our big Texas BBQ Hunt, including a map of all 100 spots we considered.
Check out the new website here: www.thebbqpodcast.com
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Twitter: bbqpodcast
Email: talesfromthepits@gmail.com