As the state becomes more urban, so does its barbecue. So why does a small-town family feud feel so important?

Back in 2017, when Donald Trump was months into his first term at the White House, I made a rather Trumpian boast about Hill ...

It centers on the rift within the famed Black family of Lockhart, where Kent Black’s original Black’s Barbecue stands as a stronghold of old-school tradition, while his nephews, Mike and ...

The K. Spoetzl Brewery & Distillery in Shiner – famous for Shiner Bock beer – has recently added a great full-fledged ...

T]the once common idea that the best Texas barbecue comes from long-running small-town operations is increasingly obsolete. In 2003, the Texas legislature declared Lockhart, a small town about ...

Hill Country’s dry-rubbed brisket smoked over Post Oak wood from Texas helped put its early-day pitmaster Rob Sonderman on the map. He went on to open barbecue standard-bearers DCity Smokehouse and ...

Caldwell was ranked ninth out of the top 10 counties world's largest Buc-ee's ...

One suggestion for any Illini fans who might be down here for the weekend: Definitely stop in Lockhart (about 49 minutes from ...

I certainly did. But prepare to be pleasantly surprised – this is legitimate, no-shortcuts barbecue that would hold its own in Austin or Lockhart. For locals who haven’t yet experienced Matt’s, what ...