I recently wrote a piece for Texas Monthly on the new wave of immigrant and minority pitmasters. Their journeys. The cultural expectations they grapple with. The sheer passion they possess to change the game on their own terms, in their own tastes. I spoke to some supremely talented folks at Sabar BBQ, Vargas BBQ, KG BBQ, Smoke ‘N Ash BBQ, Brisket & Rice and Yearby’s BBQ. Go and visit every single one, your stomach and soul will thank you. And me.
Zain Shafi of Sabar BBQ, at his home in Ft. Worth
Kareem Al-Ghayesh of KG BBQ in Austin, TX
Fasicka Hicks of Smoke N’ Ash in Arlington, TX