A new BBQ restaurant is in town – Ten 50 BBQ.  For months we have watched as a site just north of Arapaho on Central Expressway (US 75) has been transformed into a BBQ restaurant.  Finally it is open, and we went. Cute kid in the parking lot found us a good parking space. The entire […]

I saw it coming and was truly amazed that downtown Plano, Texas would be getting a Lockhart Smoke House.  Yes, the same Lockhart Smoke House that is in the Bishop Arts District of Oak Cliff.  The same Lockhart Smokehouse that was in Texas Monthly’s list of the 5o Best BBQ Joints in the World. When […]

When the clerk at the hotel in Victoria heard we were headed to Gonzales, he said we HAD to eat at the Food Market in downtown Gonzales.  “The best sausage I have ever eaten,” he proclaimed.  Yea!  We love recommendations. There it was – right on the historic square of Gonzales, Texas.  We could smell […]

For Mother’s Day, Ever-Lovin’ smoked ribs in my honor.  They were fantastic.  I was happy, appreciative, and full. Ever-Lovin’s recipe is based on a recipe from John McLemore’s “Dadgum That’s Good!”  cookbook. The store did not have “baby-back ribs” which is what he usually uses.  These ribs were a little meatier. Ever-Lovin’ cooked three slabs […]

Red Hot and Blue (http://www.rhnb.com) – Not the most romantic restaurant to visit for a Valentine’s date, but we liked it.  As Ever-Lovin’ pointed out – “Red Hot does sound like love to me.”  (Whatever floats his boat.)  And we did have a coupon. This is Memphis style barbecue, with blues and jazz memorabilia throughout the […]