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Who knew there was Texas-style BBQ in Downtown Los Angeles? Pearl’s BBQ Opened in December 2017 in the Artist District. “Snow White” A  FatStack Smoker  in the house... Live Music too It’s time to eat Head over to the Airstream  What should I order??? See What Jay Eats... Angus Certified Beef Brisket Angus Certified Beef Rib My favorite of the evening! Tonight’s Event Sampler  Brisket Tray (special for the event) with sides, a pickle and red onions. Can’t eat Texas BBQ without White Bread! Here’s a closer look at the sides: Cowboy Caviar Potato Salad Cole Slaw Yams Very similar to the yams I cook at work. Don’t forget to tip your... Waitress??? Ending the night with... Pearl’s Pecan Pie Grandma Pearl's recipe, handed down for 5 generations, served with whipped cream It reminds me of something you’d see in Texas. If you’ve never been to Texas for BBQ, you should go and  get a  taste, music and atmosphere of the Lone Star State. Hard to believe it’s in Downto...

The 120 Tacos You Must Eat Before You Die (according to the Texas Monthly)  The current cover  of Texas Monthly caught my eye, TACOS! On this Taco Tuesday, I thought to take a sneak peak at the list... Having traveled to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, I can honestly say I haven't been to any of these taco places... (they're on the list now) BUT, on my trip to Austin last month, I did go to Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ in Austin, TX can be found in a gas station parking lot. I already knew this would be good...  It wasn't a hard decision, being in Texas, had to get a brisket taco first... See What Jay Eats... Cowboy Taco (Left) and Brisket Taco The Cowboy Taco had pulled pork, house slaw, and BBQ sauce. The Brisket Taco comes with sliced brisket, tangy slaw, and of course BBQ sauce. I actually liked the Cowboy Taco better. But maybe I need to go back an...

Just sharing my Central Texas BBQ trip... October 2015 While at Dallas Love Field waiting for my Austin connection, had some brisket tacos at Sky Canyon by Stephan Pyles. Two BBQ Brisket Tacos with Red & Green Salsas $10 I was a bit surprised how good the brisket was at the airport.  The salsas needed a kick tho. This was good airport food... What's a trip to Austin without Franklin Barbecue ? Maybe this should've been my last BBQ stop... This was one of the most incredible pieces of beef I've had, with maybe the exception of  Kobe Beef (Wagyu A5). To my critics who tell me they would never wait 3 hours, you'll never know... Read my Franklin Barbecue adventure HERE Didn't have a chance to drive out to The Salt Lick , but my friend Diane made sure I took home some  of their BBQ sauce. It's on my list for the next Austin trip, I want to see their open pit in person. One...

From pork in the Carolinas to ribs in St. Louis, I'm fortunate to have experienced great bbq . So, when my current travels takes me to Austin.   As Daniel Vaughn ( @BBQsnob )  states,  it's the best of the best. A friend got me this issue awhile back. After reading it, I knew I needed to visit two locations in Austin, Franklin BBQ and John Mueller Meat Company.  First stop in Austin:  Franklin Barbecue...  With my longtime friend, and Austin resident, Diane. She and her husband took the morning off to join me in line.   We arrived around 9:15 am, Diane had it all planned out with folding chairs, mimosas, and breakfast items from Easy Tiger .   To my critics, YES, I do wait in lines. One thing that I really liked about this line, Franklin staffers came around to let everyone know what was going on.  At about 11 am, they asked everyone to fold up their chairs, recycle any bottles or cans, and ...