The East Austin restaurant is led by pitmaster Aaron Franklin and has become the face of Central Texas barbecue since opening ...

Austin’s Franklin Barbecue is still sitting pretty at the top of Texas’ smoking-hot barbecue scene, with the East Side institution named the best barbecue joint in the state for the fifth year in a ...

Things are heating up in the 2026 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, and now it's time for one of the most anticipated parts of ...

El-Ghayesh said his "Mount Rushmore" of barbecue restaurants in Central Texas are Austin's Interstellar Barbecue, Terry Black ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin is known for its smorgasbord of food scenery, but one that tops all is its legendary barbecue joints — and Yelp confirms it. Recently, Yelp rolled out its rankings for the best ...

Southern Living has again crowned Franklin Barbecue the best in Texas. The Best of the South Awards for 2026 were revealed ...

Smokey Mo’s BBQ is turning up the heat in its home state. The 25-year fast-casual barbecue franchise has signed a four-unit area development agreement in Southwest Austin, reinforcing its strategy to ...

It’s no secret that Texans take their barbecue seriously. The battle for the king of the smoker is a constant, flavorful brawl, with legendary joints and upstart food trucks vying for the top spot.

Youth cooks did more than just “help out” at the grill at Rodeo Austin’s BBQ weekend. They took over. Junior pitmasters, kids ...

It may be famous for barbecue, but that's not all you'll find here.