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Tales from the pits, a Texas BBQ podcast featuring trendsetters, leaders, and icons from the barbecue industry

Andrew and Bryan

A Texas BBQ podcast highlighting the food, personalities, and traditions of the Lone Star State's smoked meats.

Episodes

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West Texas Road Trip 2026

Life is short, get in the car and have a food adventure. That's what we did last month where we got to revisit some favorite spots and cross...

41:23Jul 13, 2026

New School Barbecue Cookbook - Evan LeRoy

New School Barbecue, Recipes for Next Level Smoking and Grilling by Evan LeRoy and Paula Forbes is a beautiful new cookbook that gives you b...

39:14May 12, 2026

A Great Texas BBQ Road Trip...without brisket

It had been years since we completed a half dozen stop BBQ run, but we decided to give it a try. The secret to our success on this trip? Ski...

41:20Apr 27, 2026

Casey Lee's BBQ

As barbecue continues to evolve, talented people are bringing in new ideas to expand on the tradition of wood fire cooked meats. One of the...

50:26Apr 13, 2026

Where have Andrew and Bryan been???

Want to know what we've been up to? Tune in!

33:52Nov 14, 2025

Burnt Bean Co. 2025 - Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland

Congratulations to Burnt Bean Co. on being selected as the number 1 BBQ joint in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine! We sat down with Ernest Se...

52:07May 27, 2025

Top 50 Predictions 2025

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. BBQ Distro is the home to the best sauces, seasonings, and rubs in all of Texas. No need to wait in...

56:09May 19, 2025

Tales From the Pits Top 15 2025

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. Go to http://bbqdistro.com/top10 and predict who you think will be named the top ten BBQ joints on...

49:55May 12, 2025

Pitmaster Advice Regarding the Top 50 list

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. Go to http://bbqdistro.com/top10 and predict who you think will be named the top ten BBQ joints on...

34:06May 5, 2025

Travis Crawford - Mum Foods

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. Go to http://bbqdistro.com/top10 and predict who you think will be named the top ten BBQ joints on...

53:38Apr 28, 2025

Culture and BBQ

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. Go to http://bbqdistro.com/top10 and predict who you think will be named the top ten BBQ joints on...

37:33Apr 21, 2025

Leonard Botello and the Mirage of Perfection

This episode is sponsored by BBQ Distro. Go to http://bbqdistro.com/top10 and predict who you think will be named the top ten BBQ joints on...

66:06Apr 14, 2025

For the Love of Meat Documentary

Click for tickets! In the summer of 2010 Jeff Jones, Matthew Wallis, Matthew Johnson and Brandon Gonzales set out to make a documentary titl...

27:21Jan 27, 2025

2024 Year in review

We reflect on our year of food and travel from 2024 as well as memorable moments from ten years of BBQ road tripping together

40:06Dec 30, 2024

LaVaca BBQ

The Nevarez family recently celebrated five years of their business, LaVaca BBQ. This family owned restaurants helmed by parents Lupe and Ch...

63:16Dec 16, 2024

Awards, Reviews, and Lists - Oh My!

The spotlight on Texas BBQ has never been brighter, and 2025 will bring the newest edition of the Texas Monthly Top 50 list. Our thoughts on...

40:06Dec 9, 2024

Cole Parkman, Kasey Durham, and old school barbecue

One of the many great aspects of the newly minted Michelin starred restaurant LeRoy and Lewis is Evan and Sawyer’s cultivation of a strong t...

47:03Dec 2, 2024

10 /question Challenge

In this episode we do something we’ve never done: interview each other. We chose ten random questions to ask one another with neither of us...

92:42Sep 16, 2024

Does BBQ still excite us? A discussion on our BBQ journey

We’ve been asked what excites us to keep exploring barbecue after all these years. It’s not a simple question to answer because it’s evolved...

42:46Jul 29, 2024

Grasslands Barbecue

There may be no more majestic setting to cook barbecue than along the Columbia River Gorge in Hood River, Oregon. It is here that Brendon, D...

57:03Jun 3, 2024