The story of contemporary Texas barbecue is told and tasted in big cities with flavors inspired from the culture of Central Texas cattle ranches and butcher shops. Many small-town barbecue joints ...

This article is part of a series that spotlights Texas pitmasters in their own words, available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members. Lupe and Christine Nevarez engrained a mutual love and respect for ...

For four years, barbecue enthusiasts have eagerly awaited Texas Monthly’s next list of the state’s Best 50 BBQ Joints. During the spring and summer, the magazine deployed 32 editorial staffers and ...

P ORT LAVACA — A year and a half ago, Kelli Nevarez was teaching first graders at HJM Elementary School. Now, she’s the pitmaster at a barbecue joint right across the street that was just named one of ...

Kelli Nevarez of LaVaca BBQ in Port Lavaca is a member of a very exclusive club. She is one of only a handful of female pitmasters in the state and the only one listed solo among Texas Monthly's Top ...

The operation at Texas’s LaVaca BBQ is a family affair. The Nevarez family — founders Lupe and Christine and their daughter Kelli, who acts as pitmaster — infuses Mexican flavors and dishes they grew ...

Black-owned barbecue joints in North Texas have seen a positive bump in business because the George Floyd protests inspired people to seek them out, but Juan Reaves of Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que said he ...

Have Texas barbecue pitmasters achieved brisket perfection? This question sparks debates among barbecue enthusiasts as they gather around a gleaming tray of the state's signature cut of beef.

For four years, barbecue enthusiasts have eagerly awaited Texas Monthly’s next list of the state’s Best 50 BBQ Joints. During the spring and summer, the magazine deployed 32 editorial staffers and ...