For barbecue entrepreneurs getting their start in a trailer, tending the coals and wrapping briskets in the 100-degree heat of a Texas summer is literally trial-by-fire. It's the ultimate meritocracy ...
Like many amateur barbecue cooks, Bob Heffernan had high hopes when he entered brisket in the Weimar BBQ Cook-off in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out exactly as planned. “He burnt it ...