If you're interested, the recipe is here in this old post.
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| Spicy pickles with large cornichons from the Austin Farmer's Market downtown |
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Last Week's Cucumbers = This Week's Pickles
Not much else to do when it's 105 degrees outside than to find a few good indoor diversions. I sometimes wind up in the kitchen, like today when I turned what ended up being giant cornichons into some spicy pickles.
If you're interested, the recipe is here in this old post.
If you're interested, the recipe is here in this old post.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
One Day's Haul at the Austin Saturday Downtown Farmers Market
Let's see, we have (clockwise from top) pickling cukes, peaches, ground turkey, sausage, garlic chives, Mediterranean cuke, potatoes, feta, carrots and blackberries. Not too shabby!
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Smokin' Crown: Austin's Franklin Barbecue Takes Top Spot in Texas Monthly's 2013 Top 50 Barbecue Joints List
In Texas, barbecue is a big food staple. Texas is a big state. So when it comes to BBQ joints, there are almost too many options throughout the state. Just within Austin's city limits, I've hit more than a dozen spots. Throughout the whole state? Not sure, but a reasonable source says there are at least 658 different 'cue purveyors within the borders of Texas. That's how many places the staff at Texas Monthly Magazine claims to have visited in compiling 2013's list of Top 50 Barbecue Joints.
The top spot? Franklin Barbecue, right here in Austin. Given the buzz Franklin's received over the last few years, and the love it gets from Texas Monthly BBQ editor Daniel Vaughn, that wasn't too much of surprise.
Does the list match my experience? I've eaten at Franklin once and was very impressed, and would rate it up there with the very top spots. My favorite spot in the state, Louie Mueller in Taylor, was also in the top four. Of the entire top 50, I've chowed at ten of them, and with one or two exceptions they all served excellent barbecue -- and those other one or two weren't bad either, just not "excellent." In other words, the list passes my smell (taste?) test.
Below is the full list. The other two joints that made the top four were Pecan Lodge in Dallas and 2008 champ Snow's BBQ in Lexington. Places with an asterisk were also on the 2008 list.
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| Hot guts and brisket from our trip to Kreuz Market in Lockhart in 2008 |
The top spot? Franklin Barbecue, right here in Austin. Given the buzz Franklin's received over the last few years, and the love it gets from Texas Monthly BBQ editor Daniel Vaughn, that wasn't too much of surprise.
Does the list match my experience? I've eaten at Franklin once and was very impressed, and would rate it up there with the very top spots. My favorite spot in the state, Louie Mueller in Taylor, was also in the top four. Of the entire top 50, I've chowed at ten of them, and with one or two exceptions they all served excellent barbecue -- and those other one or two weren't bad either, just not "excellent." In other words, the list passes my smell (taste?) test.
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| What greets you at the front of the line at Cooper's in Llano |
Below is the full list. The other two joints that made the top four were Pecan Lodge in Dallas and 2008 champ Snow's BBQ in Lexington. Places with an asterisk were also on the 2008 list.
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| Brisket with a nice crust from a visit to Opie's in Spicewood last year |
Alamo
- The Original Willie's Bar-B-Que
Amarillo
- Tyler's Barbecue
Austin
- Franklin Barbecue (#1)
- John Mueller Meat Co.
- La Barbecue
- Lamberts Downtown Barbecue*
- Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew [Here's a short post about Stiles Switch's "famous" location]
Belton
- Miller's Smokehouse
Bryan
- Fargo's Pit BBQ
Cypress
- Brooks' Place
Dallas
- Lockhart Smokehouse
- Pecan Lodge
Eagle Lake
- Austin's BBQ and Catering*
Fannin
- McMillan's Bar-B-Q*
Fort Worth
- Cousin's Bar-B-Q*
- Longoria's BBQ
Fredericksburg
- Cranky Frank's Barbecue Company
Galveston
- Leon's World's Finest In & Out Bar-B-Que
Garland
- Meshack's Bar-B-Que
Giddings
- City Meat Market*
Grapevine
- Bartley's Bar-B-Q
Henderson
- Bob's Bar-B-Que
Houston
- Gatlin's BBQ & Catering
- Virgie's Bar-B-Que*
Jasper
- Billy's Old Fashion BBQ
Jefferson
- Joseph's Riverport Barbecue
Kerrville
- Buzzie's Bar-B-Q*
Lexington
-
Snow's BBQ*
Livingston
- Hitch-N-Post BBQ
Llano
- Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que* [Read about a trip out to Cooper's in 2009 here]
Lockhart
- Black's Barbecue [Yeah, we did Black's (and Smitty's) back in 2008]
- Kreuz Market* [Read about a trip to Kreuz in one of our first posts about barbecue from back in 2008]
Luling
- City Market*
Marlin
- Whup's Boomerang Bar-B-Que*
McKinney
- Hutchins BBQ
Mexia
- Kirby's Barbecue
Peadenville
- Hashknife on the Chisolm*
Pearsall
- Cowpoke's*
Pecos
- Pody's BBQ
Rockport
- Hatfield's BBQ & Blackjacks Beer Garden
San Antonio
- The Granary 'Cue and Brew
- Two Bros. BBQ Market
San Marcos
- Hays Co. Bar-B-Que and Catering
Smithville
- Zimmerhanzel's BBQ
Spicewood
- Opie's Barbecue* [Read about our 2012 wildflower tour and trip to Opie's here]
Spring
- Corkscrew BBQ
Sweetwater
- Big Boy's Bar-B-Que
Taylor
- Louie Mueller Barbecue*
Tyler
- Stanley's Famous Pit Barbecue*
Victoria
- Mumphord's Place BBQ
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