Tales from the pits, a Texas BBQ podcast featuring trendsetters, leaders, and icons from the barbecue industry

West Texas Road Trip 2026

Life is short, get in the car and have a food adventure. That's what we did last month where we got to revisit some favorite spots and cross a big one off of our bucket

New School Barbecue Cookbook - Evan LeRoy

New School Barbecue, Recipes for Next Level Smoking and Grilling by Evan LeRoy and Paula Forbes is a beautiful new cookbook that gives you behind the curtain access to th

A Great Texas BBQ Road Trip...without brisket

It had been years since we completed a half dozen stop BBQ run, but we decided to give it a try. The secret to our success on this trip? Skipping brisket! Sounds crazy,

Casey Lee's BBQ

As barbecue continues to evolve, talented people are bringing in new ideas to expand on the tradition of wood fire cooked meats. One of the most exciting new additions t

Where have Andrew and Bryan been???

Want to know what we've been up to? Tune in!  

Burnt Bean Co. 2025 - Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland

Congratulations to Burnt Bean Co. on being selected as the number 1 BBQ joint in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine! We sat down with Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland to

Top 50 Predictions 2025

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. BBQ Distro is the home to the best sauces, seasonings, and rubs in all of Texas. No need to wait in line to get a taste of Goldee

Tales From the Pits Top 15 2025

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. Go to http://bbqdistro.com/top10 and predict who you think will be named the top ten BBQ joints on the upcoming BIG BARBECUE LIST

Pitmaster Advice Regarding the Top 50 list

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Travis Crawford - Mum Foods

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Culture and BBQ

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Leonard Botello and the Mirage of Perfection

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For the Love of Meat Documentary

Click for tickets!   In the summer of 2010 Jeff Jones, Matthew Wallis, Matthew Johnson and Brandon Gonzales set out to make a documentary titled For the Love of Meat abou

2024 Year in review

We reflect on our year of food and travel from 2024 as well as memorable moments  from ten years of BBQ road tripping together  

LaVaca BBQ

The Nevarez family recently celebrated five years of their business, LaVaca BBQ. This family owned restaurants helmed by parents Lupe and Christine and daughter Kelli pro

Awards, Reviews, and Lists - Oh My!

The spotlight on Texas BBQ has never been brighter, and 2025 will bring the newest edition of the Texas Monthly Top 50 list. Our thoughts on the recent Michelin news, th

Cole Parkman, Kasey Durham, and old school barbecue

One of the many great aspects of the newly minted Michelin starred restaurant LeRoy and Lewis is Evan and Sawyer’s cultivation of a strong team. That is no more apparent

10 /question Challenge

In this episode we do something we’ve never done: interview each other. We chose ten random questions to ask one another with neither of us having any indication as to wh

Does BBQ still excite us? A discussion on our BBQ journey

We’ve been asked what excites us to keep exploring barbecue after all these years. It’s not a simple question to answer because it’s evolved during our over decade long o

Grasslands Barbecue

There may be no more majestic setting to cook barbecue than along the Columbia River Gorge in Hood River, Oregon. It is here that Brendon, Drew and Sam put down roots for