A Tour of the Historic Smitty’s Market in Lockhart

Monk: Trey’s Chow Down visits Smitty’s Market and gives you a tour of the operation from a first person POV.

Description: Smitty’s Market is still run by the family today and offers authentic Central Texas Style BBQ, sides, and house prepared sausages hot or cold. No matter what kind of meat you love, Smitty’s offers some of the best.

Texas Beef, a Smoker, and Wood

Monk: Part 2 of True Craft‘s feature on LJ’s BBQ in Brenham. Don’t forget to watch part 1 which we posted a few weeks back.

Description: Corey, Matt, and Josh talk about their perfectly smoked brisket sourced exclusively from Nolan Ryan Brand Beef, their mouthwatering Brisket Mac and Cheese, and their Cen-Tex Smoker, which was built in Luling, Texas by Michael Johnson Jr.

A Late Night Cook with Pitmaster Matt Horn

Monk: A short, impressionistic video of a night cook with Matt Horn before a pop-up.

Description: After the devastating loss of his restaurant to a fire, Chef Matt Horn is back, rekindling the flames that made him one of the nation’s most revered chefs through barbecue pop-ups. Follow his passion for perfecting the art of barbecue.
Directed By Jordan Horn
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From Pop Up to A Texas Monthly Top 25 New BBQ Joint

Monk: LJ’s BBQ started as a side hustle by owners Corey Cook and Matt Lowery in 2015 and moved into a brick and mortar in 2017. Outside of the kitchen they proceeded to get the building ready by themselves to save money. This first part of a two-part video explores the origins of LJ’s before heading back to the pitroom to check in on pitmaster Josh Jalomo, who cooks by touch.

Description: LJ’s in Brenham, Texas, began as a pop up by Corey, Leah, and Matt and now it’s a Texas Monthly Top 50 joint. They talk to us about their journey.