BBQ Interview Series - Kevin’s BBQ Joints
A BBQ Interview Series by Kevin’s BBQ Joints focusing on personalities in the BBQ, meat and food world. We dive deep into their history, current projects, and more importantly their passion for BBQ and meat.
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Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
In this episode I get a chance to chat with Jeremiah Doughty from From Field To Plate
See all things From Field to Plate here: https://fromfieldtoplate.com
Follow Jeremiah on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fromfieldtoplate
From Field to Plate is on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Fromfieldtoplate
Hear his 'Wild Game Based' Podcast here: https://apple.co/2ymn1Zj
To take one of his classes follow this link: https://fromfieldtoplate.com/from-field-to-plate-classes
We go into his journey from Long Beach to Huntington Beach to hunting in Wyoming to dealing with intense intestinal issues(which was a problem he had with processing bovine fats) to his classes in Texas to his advice for people going into the blogging business, to his relationship with Traeger, to death threats from Vegans that turned into friendships, to his new cookbook coming out at the end of the year, to his instagram recipes which all cost $15 or less and are made for him to eat(not created just for a photo), to ferrel cows in Hawaii. It's an incredibly interesting and thoughtful interview that I think you will greatly enjoy.
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
In this detailed and thoughtful episode of 'Behind The BBQ Front Lines' I talk to Aaron Siegel from Home Team BBQ in South Carolina. We recorded this May 5th and at that time they had just opened 3 locations for take-out, curbside and delivery with a 4th location coming on board shortly. They have now opened up all 5 locations for take-out, curbside and delivery. Hours: Daily 11AM - 8PM.
See all things Home Team BBQ here: https://hometeambbq.com
Follow Home Team BBQ on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/hometeambbq
See Home Team BBQ on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/hometeambbq
If you have ANY questions you can email them at: info@hometeambbq.com
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We discuss how he had to furlough all 380 employees on March 17th and have now hired on the entire management team and is slowly hiring on those employees that feel comfortable to come on board. He goes into detail all about the moves that needed to be made and how they affected everyone. He talks about the community and what they have done to help, including a GoFundMe page set up to raise $ 100,000 for the employees as well as other endeavors that went forward. As of airing, they are just not ready for outdoor dining yet.
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
In this episode I get a chance to chat with Michael Fulmer from the Houston BBQ Festival. He's someone I’ve been friends with since I first got into the BBQ world. Back when Twitter was the only game in town. Since then he has always been encouraging, generous, and helpful. Not only is he a great resource for BBQ knowledge, but he's a fantastic human who I am honored to call a friend. In this interview we go from his early years in DC to moving to Texas to going to UT to his first real taste of quality Texas Barbecue(hint: it's based in Taylor, Texas). We span his career from Pappas Bros. Steakhouse to Mark's to working for the Killen's Restaurant Group. We go into depth on how he met J.C. Reid(Barbecue Columnist for the Houston Chronicle) to starting the Houston BBQ Festival with him(and in detail about the Festival and the festivals they have created that have branched off of it).
Check out Fulmer on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fulmerhou
See all things Houston BBQ Festival here: https://www.houbbq.com
This year would have been the 8th year of the festival. It has been postponed until 2021.
See the Houston BBQ Festival on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/houbbq
Check out the Houston BBQ Festival on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/HoustonBarbecueFestival
See all things Killen's Restaurant Group here: https://ronniekillen.com
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
In this episode I get a chance to chat with Ryan Newland from Backline Fabrication in Austin Texas.
Currently his lead time is 2-3 weeks for live fire items and just 2-3 months for smokers/pits.
The best way to get ahold of Ryan is via email here: RYAN@BACKLINEFAB.COM
See all things Backline Fabrication here: http://www.backlinefab.com
Check him out on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/backlinefab
See him on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/backlinefab
This story really is about the little things along the way that define your success. Ryan works hard and it shows. We get into his journey from Burbank to the car stereo world to Hollywood where he worked as a set decorator. We then talk about his metal fabrication for tours for Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Pink, and Britney Spears which gave him the knowledge to go into pit building. We talk about his entering a BBQ competition and taking that prize money to buy a 250 gallon smoker. We discuss his work for Bangers Sausage House in Austin, Steven Rossler of Rossler's Blue Cord Barbecue, John Brotherton's Liberty Barbecue in Round Rock, Jay Tinney or Tinney's BBQ and the 1,000 he's doing for Alice's Restaurant at Treaty Oak Distilling. We end with discussing ALL of the items he produces(3 in ones, live fire, Santa Maria style, smokers, & backyard versions).
Check out the The Dawgfatha's BBQ video of a reveal party here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xvODP0SxuM&t=1
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
In this episode of '10 Minutes With' I chat with J.C. Reid, the Barbecue Columnist for the Houston Chronicle. We catch up, talk all things Houston Barbecue in terms of what's going on during the pandemic and how restaurants are pivoting to stay open and do business as well as Texas and Los Angeles barbecue. We also get into how you can help the restaurants and employees in need.
See all J.C's pieces here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid
Follow J.C. Reid on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jcreidtx
Check out J.C's website here: https://jcreidtx.com
See my first interview with J.C. here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbKBxVWZRXY&t=2s
See J.C.'s BBQ City Guide for Houston here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRk0psmNwAk&t=1s
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
In this episode of 'Behind the BBQ Front Lines' I talk to Chef Chris Shepherd from Southern Smoke Foundation. We discuss in detail how to donate as well as sign up for relief. We go into how important it is to share this to spread the word as they have a long way to go to assist those restaurant workers from across the United States affected by COVID19.
See all things Southern Smoke Foundation here: https://southernsmoke.org
Donate to Southern Smoke Foundation here: https://southernsmoke.org/support
Sign up for the Emergency Relief Fund here: https://southernsmoke.org/fund
Underbelly Hospitality: https://www.underbellyhospitality.com
Underbelly's Concepts: https://www.underbellyhospitality.com/concepts
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
In this episode of '10 Minutes With' I catch up with AJ Ramirez of AJ's Custom Cookers in Seguin, Texas. He's a sponsor of the podcast and YouTube show, so I wanted him to provide additional information as to what he offers as well as give you more insight into who he is as a person. As far as what he offers, he does a tremendous amount of business with corporate clients, which is helpful during this self-isolation period, as well as work with restaurants, guys doing pop-ups, caterers, and the backyard cook. He can do anything from stainless steel to mild steel and currently his lead time is from 1 year to 14 months. We also discuss his recent injury to his wrist that required surgery and of course all of the pits he's done, especially noting that he is working(or has worked on) pits for folks who are meshing their heritage with Texas style BBQ AND how he is trying to incorporate cooking devices on their pits or trailers to display their unique background.
Here's a list of those:
Texas/Pakistan @texpakq
Texas/Iran @swigandsmokebbq
Texas/Korean @kortexbbq
Texas/Czechoslovakia @lilliansbbq
Texas/Mexican @vaquerostexasbarbq
Texas/Vietnamese @duo0ng
Texas/Philippine @thetexasbbqguy
Texas/Soul @smokeaholicsbbq
He's also worked with Patriotic Pig, Smoke-A-Holics, Derek Allan's BBQ, Dayne's Craft Barbecue, and Brix Barbecue.
You can see his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Y_pq7ZeyLMyeEWQJM_nGg
Call or text AJ here: 817-714-4495
See all things AJ's Custom Cookers here: https://www.ajscustomcookers.com
See AJ's Custom Cookers on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ajscustomcookers
Check AJ's out on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AJsCustomCookers
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
In this episode I get a chance to talk with John Troxell. He's a photographer, however to call him just as that would not be giving the complete picture. He truly is a visual artist who focuses(among other things) on food(and the people that provide it), the earth, dirt, energy, farmer's markets, local, the ocean, kitchens, restaurants, and street food from San Diego to San Francisco. His work is powerful and dynamic.
Check out TONS of his work on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/troxphotos
See his website here: https://www.johntroxell.com
We go into his journey from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and from the world of food commercials to his current path. Lately, because of the pandemic, he's been documenting the effect that has had on our world.
Check out the YouTube version of this chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFxMDDTpAjI
Sponsors:
Treaty Oak Distilling: https://www.treatyoakdistilling.com/
AJ's Custom Cookers: https://www.ajscustomcookers.com/
