Live from Texas: A BBQ Roadtrip, Aaron Franklin and Paul Qui

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Mar. 21, 2015 Food & Drink

Evan Kleiman and Jonathan Gold report from Austin where they interview the city's best chefs including Aaron Franklin, Paul Qui and Jesse Griffiths. We examine the re-urbanization of Texas BBQ with Texas Monthly BBQ Editor Daniel Vaughn. Plus, Jonathan Gold takes us on a Central Texas BBQ crawl where we meet 79-year-old pitmaster Tootsie Tomanetz.

Photo courtesy Franklin BBQ

From this Episode:

Surviving the Wait at Franklin Barbecue

Aaron Franklin and his wife, Stacy, own Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas. Texas Monthly voted Franklin's the best barbecue in Texas and customers routinely wait in line...

10 min

Paul Qui, from Top Chef to King of Austin's Food Scene

Tom Colicchio described Paul Qui as the most talented chef to ever compete on the Bravo hit TV series Top Chef. Qui won Season 9 and has gone on to open several popular...

9 min

Meet Tootsie Tomanetz of Snow's BBQ

We visit Snow's BBQ in Lexington where pitmaster Tootsie Tomanetz and her business partner, Kerry Bexley, are serving some of the best barbecue in the state. MUSIC:...

5 min

Jonathan Gold's BBQ Roadtrip Through Central Texas

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he takes us on the road to taste some of the best barbecue in Central Texas.

13 min

Daniel Vaughn, Keeper of the Final Word on Texas BBQ

Daniel Vaughn is the barbecue editor for Texas Monthly. The magazine's list of the 50 best barbecue joints in Texas is considered the bible for barbecue lovers. We sit down...

8 min

Beyond BBQ, Creating a True "Texas Cuisine" at Dai Due

Jesse Griffiths is the chef and owner of Dai Due in Austin, Texas. His menu includes only local Texas products, from trapped game to Texas wine. As a history buff, he's...

10 min