Friday Find: Marc Maron Smokes a Brisket

Monk: In a recent episode of WTF with Marc Maron, before he gets to his interview with Sam Richardson (a good one btw), Marc talks about his experience smoking a brisket on an Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco drum smoker after using a Traeger for some time. As I’ve learned listening through the years, Marc is no stranger to periodically discussing barbecue on his show but its usually after eating a restaurant. Pretty cool to see him try his hand at smoking himself, to a successful effect. His pride is evident, but sadly I cannot find photo evidence on the internet.

The smoker talk, which was not a paid ad, begins at 7:00 and lasts just under 5 minutes.

Friday Find: “Gatlin’s BBQ is Building a Legacy as one of Houston’s Best BBQ Joints”

Monk: “BBQ Brawl” season 2 winner Erica Blaire Roby has joined forces with The Smoke Sheet newsletter on her web series “The Pit Stop with Blue Smoke Blaire.” In this episode she is in Houston speaking with business partners Greg Gatlin and Michele Wallace of the renowned barbecue restaurant Gatlin’s BBQ. She gets their backstory on how they each stumbled into the restaurant business after starting off in the corporate world.

On a side note, its good to see our friends at The Smoke Sheet getting more and more into the video game. Check out the rest of their videos at their YouTube Channel and subscribe here.

Description: Pitmaster Erica Blaire Roby (otherwise known as Blue Smoke Blaire) was recently crowned Master of Cue on Season 2 of the Food Network show BBQ Brawl. In this episode of her new web series The Pit Stop with Blue Smoke Blaire, she visits with Greg Gatlin and Michelle Wallace of Gatlin’s BBQ, one of Houston’s most highly-acclaimed BBQ joints. They discuss their journey from the corporate world into the world of BBQ and how they are building a lasting legacy in their community.

Friday Find: “North Carolina BBQ Crawl”

Monk: YouTuber and horse racing announcer Jason Beem documented his road trip from Richmond down to Ayden, NC to visit both Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ.

Description: I took the short drive from Richmond to Ayden, North Carolina to try a few famous barbecue places I wanted to try.