Through the Patio Pitmasters series, The Times has highlighted some of the Region chefs who are experts in the barbecue and grilling arena. When the Patio Pitmasters series launched in September, ...

Nashville's Pat Martin is the man behind Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint and Hugh-Baby’s BBQ & Burger Shop. He's also a tireless champion for live-fire cooking and is one of the few pitmasters carrying the ...

At Blood Bros. BBQ in the Bellaire neighborhood of Houston, TX, Vietnam-born pitmaster Quy Hoang is bringing Asian spices, sauces, and cooking techniques to classic Texas barbecue. “I like to look at ...

Being labeled a pitmaster is a bit vague in its characterization. There’s no official school or program one completes to achieve mastery. No crown or diploma or plaque comes with being a pitmaster, it ...

Arnie Segovia always knew there was great power in good barbecue. The 62-year-old, McAllen-based pitmaster is the son of a farmer and grandson of a chef. He grew up watching his mother and grandmother ...

There is decadence and there is depravity, to paraphrase Hunter S. Thompson, and since this year’s Kentucky Derby is on corona-delay, I submit to you that its new intersection lies at Aloma Avenue and ...