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Linkdown: 5/1/24 – The It’s Gonna be May Edition

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Monk: April was a busy month for ol’ Monk here, but we’re back with the first linkdown in a while. Hoping to get back to a more regular schedule now.

Native News

John Tanner on Bum’s in Ayden

The 40th Lexington Barbecue Festival will be on October 26

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Non-Native News

John Tanner has started a “survey of SC barbecue and hash” if you want to follow along on his blog; here are the first entries

Damien Brockway of Distant Relatives and Deepa Shridhar are teaming up for a barbecue-Indian lunch service this week

Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ‘s Buda restaurant is temporarily closed while they sell to new management

The Pit Room‘s second location is now open in Memorial, TX

On a recent trip to NYC, Daniel Vaughn finds some promise in Bark Barbecue, located in a stall in the Time Out Market food hall, but also finds that the city’s best barbecue days may be behind it

Congrats to Meat Church on 10 Years!

A Tour of the Historic Smitty’s Market in Lockhart

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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

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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.

From Pop Up to A Texas Monthly Top 25 New BBQ Joint

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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.