Monk: The Adventures of A+K are a couple who are living the van life but make often make stops at barbecue along the way. You may previously remember them from a couple of stops in the Carolinas in recent years (linked below), and in this video they stop at Miller’s Smokehouse in Belton, TX to try barbecue and a smokey “campfire latte” on the way back to Texas after 10 months on the road.
Friday Find
A Day In The Life of The #1 BBQ In Texas
Monk: YouTuber Alvin Zhou Films spends a day embedded with Goldee’s BBQ in Kennedale, Texas, the #1 barbecue joint in the most recent Texas Monthly Top 50 in this almost 30 minutes video.
Description: Hundreds of pounds of brisket, ribs, sausages, and turkey are smoked at this somewhat hidden spot in Kennedale, Texas. Long lines start piling up 5 hours before the place even opens. People come from all across the country just to try their food, especially their house-baked bread (which is unheard of in Texas). I had the honor of shooting with the team at Goldee’s BBQ, and it was an unforgettable experience (: 2 months of editing later, this might actually be my favorite video I’ve ever made.
How A Pitmaster Has Been Making Lamb Barbacoa Outside Of LA For Over 40 Years
Monk: Lamb barbacoa is primarily thought of as a dish along the southern Texas border, but Gonzalo Ramirez has been making authentic barbacoa in Arleta outside of Los Angeles for the past 40 years.
Description: Gonzalo Ramirez is one of the only barbacoyeros in the U.S. who raises and butchers his own lambs. He cooks the barbacoa in a pit, during a process that takes 24 hours. Ramirez sells his traditional Hidalgo-style barbacoa, moronga (blood sausage), consomé, and more on the corner of Canterbury Ave. and Hoyt Street off Van Nuys Blvd. in Arleta, California.
The NC F&B Podcast Roadtrips to Jon G’s Barbecue
Monk: The NC F&B crew recently headed to Peachland for a Jon G’s Barbecue Saturday, and commemorated the trip in podcast form.