BBQ 085: Austin vs Houston Throwdown

I spent Sunday afternoon eating all kinds of delicious bites from all over Texas. From Houston to Mobberly this invitational was the second version of the Austin vs Houston throwdown. Although there were good bites from both cities, it was Bodacious BBQ who took the trophy this weekend.

Check out our instagram stories to see all the food at the event. There was brisket, ribs and even tongue served a few different ways.

I cruised around the tents before and after the event. We talked to some of the talent while drinking local brew from Friends and Allies. They brew one of my favorite Austin beers, the noisy cricket.

We started out talking to Evan Leroy of Leroy and Lewis who made big red pickled red onions and The Mighty Joe Yim who was there helping them out. Leroy and Lewis always runs deep at events.

Next we ran into Chef Ara from Harlem Road BBQ who was cooking up some delicious beef ribs with polenta right next to Bangers. The guys a bangers were cooking some pastrami beef tongue and we got to sneak a bite.

We ran into John Brotherton and his crew cooking steaks for the crowd and the S&S Pit Crew was hanging out too. Bram Tripp told us a little about what’s to come at Loro before he goes off on his honeymoon.

Shane Stiles and Bill Dumas got on the mic before we talked to the organizers of HOUBBQ and @subtlefoodie who was there running the judging and enjoying the day.

I hope you enjoy this episode from the ATX vs HOU throwdown.

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