Two Top 50 BBQ Heavyweights Have Opened a New Joint—in New York

Digital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. Chris Brenton, a 36-year-old software engineer in Brooklyn, hails from Houston, where his favorite local spots are Truth Barbeque and Goode Company Barbeque. But in New York, he’s had a hard time getting his smoked-meat fix.“[In] the places I’ve lived that aren’t Texas, people are always like, ‘Oh, you have to trust me, this one’s actually good,’ ” he says. “And I go in, and it never is. I have tried a couple in New York. The results have not been positive enough for me to keep trying.”That may be a little harsh. The current New York barbecue scene, while not what it once was, still includes…

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