Podcasts about feges bbq

* Erin Feges of Feges BBQ -- one of Texas Monthly's Top 50 BBQ restaurants -- joins the podcast to dig deep on various aspects of barbecue sauces: + When and how using them can complement meats + What "Alabama" white sauce, vs. vinegar-based, vs. tomato-based, vs. mopping sauces can do for various proteins + And of course, we answer the question of, "does great BBQ really need sauce?"

Doing this a little different on today's podcast. A day ahead of the Southern Smoke Festival, Eric had a chance to catch up with some of the chefs participating at this year's event. In this episode you'll hear Eric speak with Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Snack Shop, Cheetie Kumar of Ajja, Jason Ryczek of Little's Oyster Bar, Erin Smith and Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ, and Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ. From the festival itself to the impact it has on the restaurant community, to the role it has in helping people recover, and so much more on today's episode. To learn more about the Southern Smoke Festival or make a donation to the Southern Smoke Foundation, head to southernsmoke.org today.    Follow Eric on Instagram/Threads @ericsandler. You can also reach Eric by emailing him at eric@culturemap.com. Check out some of his latest articles at Culturemap.com: Michelin Guide Chooses Houston to Reveal Texas' First Starred Restaurants Meow Wolf Houston's Dive Bar will Serve 'Hot Slop,' 'Hooch,' and More Houston Soul Food Cafe Makes New York Times Favorite Restaurants List Growing Houston Restaurant Group Opens New Cantina in Spring Branch Downtown Houston's Ambitious New Restaurant Hosts One-Night Only Preview

In this episode, Erin Feges and I talk to Chris Shepherd about everything under the sun, especially Southern Smoke Foundation. See all things Southern Smoke here: https://www.southernsmoke.org Donate: https://southernsmoke.org/donate SSF24 on October 5th in Houston Texas - https://southernsmoke.org/festival/ssf-2024/ Chris Shepherd's website: https://chrisshepherd.is Chris Shepherd IG: https://www.instagram.com/cshepherd13 Erin Feges IG: https://www.instagram.com/purslane_erin Feges BBQ Spring Branch: https://fegesbbq.com/spring-branch Wine Menu: https://fegesbbq.com/spring-branch/#menu3 Feges BBQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fegesbbq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FegesBBQ Gift Card: https://squareup.com/gift/QX5WWWCFGN8F6/order Feges BBQ on Goldbelly: https://www.goldbelly.com/feges-bbq

Houston's barbecue scene is absolutely ELITE, but with so many places to visit, it can be overwhelming. So, host Raheel Ramzanali is calling on Patrick Feges, co-owner and pitmaster of Feges BBQ, to help us navigate Houston's barbecue joints with his recommendations. From brisket to Houston fusion, Patrick is picking it all! Try these spots next time you're craving BBQ: Feges' BBQ  Truth BBQ Corkscrew BBQ  Gatlin's Pinkerton's Tejas Chocolate & Barbecue  Blood Bros BBQ Bar-A-BBQ Roegel's Barbecue Ray's BBQ  Khoi Barbecue JQ's TexMex BBQ  Fainmous BBQ  Killen's Texas Barbecue Back to the Future dinner at Feges BBQ  We're doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it's only 7 minutes long. You'll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card–and City Cast City swag. Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston  Follow us on Instagram  @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know!  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let's Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amir Jalali started his barbecue career learning the business and operational aspects at the great Feges BBQ, struck up a friendship which turned into a job at the phenomenal Goldee's Bar-B-Q, and eventually opened his own place back in his hometown of Port Neches, Texas. With a menu of expertly smoked proteins and scratch made sides and desserts, Redbird BBQ is off to a roaring start as one of the best new barbecue spots to open in the state in recent years. Instagram: redbirdbbq 1104 Port Neches Ave Port Neches, TX Open Fri-Sun 11a-3p  

In Episode 8 of Wine & BBQ, Erin Feges and I sit down with Jordan Salcito from RAMONA to talk about her path from dreams of being a writer to the owner of an amazing organic sparkling wine and spritz company. Along the way, she had stops as a sommelier at Eleven Madison Park and as the beverage director of David Chang's restaurant empire. See all things RAMONA here: https://www.drinkramona.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkramon Order RAMONA here: https://www.drinkramona.com/collections/shop Use Code: RAMONA15 for 15% off your order Join the Spritz Society here: https://www.drinkramona.com/pages/the-spritz-societ See Jordan Salcito on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jordansalcito Books Discussed: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra: https://amzn.to/3R7JgVc The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence by Deepak Chopra: https://amzn.to/3BC7bpR Taste Buds And Molecules: The Art and Science of Food, Wine, and Flavor by Francois Chartier: https://amzn.to/3SvCIRn Feges BBQ Monthly News: See all things Feges BBQ here: https://fegesbbq.com Buy a gift card to support Veteran's Eat Free Friday at Greenway Plaza here: https://fegesbbq.com/#gift-cards Follow Feges BBQ on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fegesbbq Feges BBQ on Goldbelly here: https://www.goldbelly.com/feges-bbq Southern Smoke Houston: https://southernsmoke.org

In Episode 7 of Wine & BBQ, we talk to sommelier Jeffrey Porter. See all things Jeffrey Porter here: https://www.instagram.com/jeffporterwine Check out Sip Trip here: htt ps://www.instagram.com/siptripitaly Sign up for SOMMTV here (https://www.sommtv.com) to see Jeff's episodes as well as tons of other great content. Chianti Classico: https://www.chianticlassico.com/en Wine Enthusiast: https://www.winemag.com/contributor/jeff-porter Feges BBQ Events Calendar: https://fegesbbq.com/#calendar Feges BBQ on Goldbelly: https://www.goldbelly.com/feges-bbq Feges BBQ Spring Branch: https://fegesbbq.com/spring-branch Feges BBQ Greenway Plaza: https://fegesbbq.com/greenway-plaza

In Episode 5 of BBQ & Wine with Erin Feges we talk to Billy Durney from Hometown Barbeque and Red Hook Tavern. See all things Hometown Barbeque here: https://hometownbbq.com Hometown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hometownbarbque/ Hometown Miami Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hometownbbqmiami Hometown Barbeque Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hometownbarbque See all things Red Hook Tavern here: https://www.redhooktavern.com Red Hook Tavern Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redhooktavernbk/ Red Hook Tavern Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redhooktavern Mentioned by Billy: "Wine Simple: A Totally Approachable Guide from a World-Class Sommelier" by Aldo Sohm: https://amzn.to/3txNegV Feges Fun Stuff See all things Feges BBQ here: https://fegesbbq.com 1 Year Anniversary Party Father's Day: https://www.instagram.com/p/CedkEHLOo2H

Episode 4 of Wine & BBQ with Erin Feges featuring special guest Jordan Mackay. See him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/therealjordanmackay See all of his Texas Monthly articles here: https://whiskeyriver.dev/tag/jordan-mackay See all things Feges BBQ here: https://fegesbbq.com/ Purchase his book here: Franklin Barbecue: https://amzn.to/3KVGDm7 Secrets of the Sommeliers with Rajat Parr: https://amzn.to/3wbHKJ6 Franklin Steak: https://amzn.to/39PQ1Lv The Sommeliers Atlas of Taste with Rajat Parr: https://amzn.to/3LUZgrN Two in the Kitchen with Christie Dufault: https://amzn.to/3wg1VWr Knife with John Tesar: https://amzn.to/3skItGU See Jordan's Website here: https://www.jordanmackay.com

In this episode of Wine & BBQ with Erin Feges from Feges BBQ we talk to Chris Poldoian, an incredibly talented sommelier, wine and brand consultant, and an overall amazing human. We talk in-depth about his journey (including how he and Erin forged their great friendship), how to set up a wine list for a restaurant, what he is doing in France, about pairing wine and barbecue, as well as go deeply into 3 specific wines. The stories of those wines alone make this a phenomenal episode. Check Chris Poldoian out on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/braisedthoughts Subscribe (and listen) to the 'By The Glass' Podcast here: https://bytheglass.podbean.com Follow the 'By The Glass' Podcast on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bytheglasspodcast Purchase Storica Wines here: https://www.storicawines.com/store-locator Follow Erin Feges on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/purslane_erin Wines discussed: Keush Brut from Armenia http://keush.com Les Lunes Cabernet Sauvignon http://www.lesluneswine.com/wine/2020cabernet Stolpman La Cuadrilla https://www.stolpmanvineyards.com/Wine/La-Cuadrilla See all things Feges Spring Branch here: https://fegesbbq.com/spring-branch Check out Feges Spring Branch wine list here: https://fegesbbq.com/spring-branch/#menu3 Feges BBQ Spring Branch Easter Party & Crawfish Boil on Saturday, April 16th - Easter Party: https://fegesbbq.com/events/easter-party-crawfish-boil/ Additional Episodes From By the Glass episodes you might be interested in: https://bytheglass.podbean.com/e/43-mentorship-mindful-farming-with-les-lunes-populis https://bytheglass.podbean.com/e/17-erin-smith-feges-drinks-listan-negro-with-bbq https://bytheglass.podbean.com/e/syrah-sustainable-hiring-with-pete-stolpman-ruben-soloranzo Festival discussed: La Dive Bouteille http://www.dive-bouteille.fr Follow Feges BBQ on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fegesbbq/

Wine & BBQ With Erin Feges - Episode 1 See all things Feges BBQ here: https://fegesbbq.com Check out the Feges BBQ Spring Branch location here: https://fegesbbq.com/spring-branch See the FULL Spring Branch menu here: https://tinyurl.com/3y2pevp4 Order online here: https://fegesbbq.square.site Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fegesbbq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FegesBBQGreenwayPlaza Wines Featured in this episode: Keush Brut, Origins: http://keush.com/#products Averaen Chardonnay:  https://www.averaenwines.com/product/2019-willamette-valley-chardonnay The Grower Project, The Source, Sangiovese: https://thegrowerproject.com/the-source-1 J. Bouchon, Salvaje, Pais: https://bouchonfamilywines.com/en/j-bouchon/pais-salvaje Also mentioned Southhold Wine + Cellar: https://southoldfarmandcellar.com

Trying something new with the podcast, if you have a question that you'd like to ask Eric or a topic for him and his cohosts to discuss send them to Eric at eric@culturemap.com and he'll answer/discuss it on a future episode. Follow Eric on Instagram and Twitter, plus check out some of his latest articles at Culturemap.com, such as: Bun B and Houston Food Trucks Team Up for Astroworld Victims Fundraiser Masterchef Winner Christine Ha Picks Spring Branch for Vietnamese Gastropub New York Based, Australian Style Coffee Shop Brews Up First Houston Location Fantastical, Anime-Inspired Nightclub Dances into Downtown This Month 2 Houston Nightlife Veterans Step in to Open Planned Galleria Food Hall Austin Based Bar Serves Up Tropical Vibes to Prime Montrose Rooftop Pint-Sized Coffee Shop Percolates in Buzzy Garden Oaks Destination Favorite Uptown Sushi Rolls into North Houston with Stylish New Concept To hear Patrick's full story, listen to episode 47 of Tales from the Pits: Texas BBQ Podcast here.

In this episode I chat with Chase Colston from the Troubadour Festival which will have it's inaugural event on Saturday November 6th in Celina, Texas. See all things Troubadour Festival and purchase tickets here: https://www.troubadourfestival.com Tickets go on sale 10am Texas time on August 27th Friday https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-troubadour-festival-tickets-166074185359 See the Troubadour Festival on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/troubadourfest Check out the Troubadour Festival on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/troubadour_fest You can follow the Troubadour Festival on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/troubadourfest Follow Chase on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/chasecolston There will be 42 BBQ joints represented: 1701 Barbecue, 2M Smokehouse, BBQ on the Brazos, Black's Barbecue, Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brett's BBQ Shop, Brotherton's Black Iron BBQ, CM Smokehouse, Dayne's Craft Barbecue, Dozier's BBQ, Evie Mae's BBQ, Feges BBQ, Goldee's BBQ, Guess Family BBQ, Helberg BBQ, Hurtado Barbecue, Hill Barbecue, Hutchins BBQ, Kreuz Market, Lockhart Smokehouse, Louie Mueller Barbecue, Meat Church, Mimsy's Craft Barbecue, Opie's Barbecue, Panther City Barbecue, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Roegels Barbecue Co., Rollin Smoke BBQ, Rossler's Blue Cord Barbecue, Schmidt Family Barbecue, Slaughter's BBQ Oasis, Smiley's Craft Barbecue, Smoke Sessions BBQ, Sunbird Barbecue, Tejas Chocolate, Tender Smokehouse, The Slow Bone, Truth BBQ, Tyler's Barbeque, Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q, & Zavala's Barbecue. Here's a link to all the BBQ: https://www.troubadourfestival.com/bbq Music: Pat Green, Josh Abbott Band, Stoney LaRue, Cody Canada & The Departed, and Kyle Nix and the .38s Here's a link to more info on the music: https://www.troubadourfestival.com/music Send all question to: info@trouadourfestival.com Logo, poster, and other branding by M. Brady Clark from Brisket Country See Scott Friedeck's Graphic Guitar Guys here: https://www.instagram.com/graphicguitars

In this episode Erin Feges from Feges BBQ talks all about their one month old Spring Branch Location. Everything you need to know is discussed. See everything Feges BBQ Spring Branch here: https://fegesbbq.com/spring-branch Follow Feges BBQ on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fegesbbq See Feges BBQ Spring Branch on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/fegesbbqspringbranch Address: 8217 Long Point Road, Houston, TX 77055 | Phone 346-319-5339 Current hours: 11am - 9pm - Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 3pm Sunday CLOSED Monday Check out their menu here: https://tinyurl.com/fu83t5bb Order Feges to be shipped nationwide HERE: https://fegesbbq.square.site To visit follow this google map HERE: https://tinyurl.com/xhf9zbn4

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by frequent guest host Linda Salinas to discuss the latest happenings in the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Culturemap's Tastemaker Awards returning for an in-person event, the Commune food festival coming to Houston in the fall, and il Bracco, a popular Dallas restaurant coming to Houston in 2022. In the Restaurants of the Week portion of the show, Homestead Kitchen and Bar is featured. In the Guest of the Week section Eric is joined by Erin Smith of Feges BBQ. Eric talks with Erin about their Spring Branch location's opening, how that location will differ from their Greenway Plaza location, some food and beverage menu additions, how they managed to staff their new location in the pandemic and much more!

In this episode I chat with M. Brady Clark from Brisket Country in Georgetown, Texas. Brady is a graphic designer that has designed some of your favorite iconic BBQ images. I guarantee. See all things M. Brady Clark here: https://mbradyclark.myshopify.com Brisket Country: https://www.instagram.com/brisketcountry Check out Dough Unto Others here: https://www.instagram.com/doughuntoothers See The Golden Rule here: https://www.instagram.com/goldenrulegtx I sat down with Brady the week that Netflix's Chef Table with Tootsie came out so we jump right into it and about what Snow’s BBBQ and Tootsie means to us. He’s been in living Texas for 15 years having moved from Costa Mesa(Orange Count) in California for a synthetic turf company doing design work. He moved sight unseen to Georgetown. After large layoffs he went out on his own. Currently he he has 4 full time jobs which includes doing design work for custom apparel company called Thunderwear(https://www.thunder-wear.com). We talk about his connection with Chet Garner(The Day Tripper - https://thedaytripper.com) and how a Bacon poster he created bridged a friendship with Daniel Vaughn. He ended up doing a map for Daniels Book The Prophets of Smoked Meat. Knowing Daniel and doing work for him led to a book party in Dallas where he met writer and photographer Kelly Yandell(The Meaning of Pie) who was on the board at Foodways Texas. It was this connection that had Brady doing work for Foodways Texas, Camp Brisket, and Barbecue Summer Camp. It is here where he connected with Jess Pryles and has been doing work for her ever since. Mainly the gist of the discussion is that these connections, these friendships, fueled additional connections, friendships, and work. We talk about his methodology into how he creates designs for clients and what he needs going into it(he asks 20 questions to get a good overall perception). He explains packages and about the current lead time which wonderfully is not too long right now. At the very end we find out where the M. came from in 'M. Brady Clark'. Here's a list of clients: BBQ Confessional, Belmar St. Barbecue, Best BBQ Show, BlackBox BBQ,, Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue, Burnt Ends Sauce Co., Cattleack Barbeque (in progress), Convenience West, Daniel Vaughn, Eddie O's, Edgecraft Barbecue, Feges BBQ, Flores Tortillas, Foodways Texas, Gardner Barbecue, Goode's Armadillo Palace, Grillin' With Dad, Hardcore Carnivore, Jess Pryles, Helberg, Heritage Barbecue Hildee's (In progress) HooDoo Brown Barbeque, I Crush BBQ Podcast Interstellar BBQ, J Bar M (In progress) JQs Tex Mex BBQ, Khoi Barbecue, Kimchi Smoke, Liberty BBQ, Miller's Smokehouse, Moo's Craft Barbecue, NOMAD BBQ, Oakhart Barbecue, Old Bucs Barbecue, Old Colony Smokehouse - Edenton, NC Penelope Coffee, Roegels Barbecue Co., Rosie's BBQ & Grillery, Salt Run Barbecue, Scotty's Whole Hog Barbecue, Smiley's Craft Barbecue, Southside Market, Sticky Business Barbecue - Napa, The Smoking Ho, Truth BBQ

Evan and his wife Lindsey sit down with Patrick and Erin to discuss parenting while running a business during a pandemic. Note*** This episode has been reposted for the third time because some one mentioned in the previous cuts has threatened to sue us. So, #bbqfam amirite???

This week Chef Conor talks with Chef Erin Feges of Feges BBQ via Zoom about the ever changing landscape for restaurants. Feges BBQ https://www.fegesbbq.com/ Thank you to our partners Boerne Brand Hot Sauce and Zero-Point Organics for making this podcast possible. Boerne Brand www.boernebrand.com Zero-Point Organics www.zero-pointorganics.com

In this episode I get a chance to chat with Erin Smith Feges from Feges BBQ in Houston, Texas. Our interview took place on March 12, 2020 just as restaurants were starting to deal with COVID19. We talk about her journey which led her away from dental school into culinary school and a chance to at Thomas Keller's Per Se in NYC as well as Italian Wine Merchants and Babbo, back to Houston where she met her husband Patrick(see a link to his interview). We discuss their opening Feges BBQ and end the interview discussing their second location in Spring Branch which was scheduled to open in early 2021. We also talk about her two times on FoodNetwork's chopped. Since then they have closed the Greenway Plaza location due to COVID19 and will be opening it up again for dinner service(3PM - 6PM) Tuesday through Friday(pickup curbside) and will be popping up on Saturdays at what will be their second location in Spring Branch. Check out their instagram for ALL updates. See all things Feges BBQ here: https://www.fegesbbq.com Place an online order for Feges BBQ here: https://www.fegesbbq.com/preorder-form Order a Feges Giftcard here: https://squareup.com/gift/QX5WWWCFGN8F6/order Check out Feges BBQ on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fegesbbq Follow Erin on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/purslane_erin/ See my interview with Patrick Feges here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YHh_vMu8Q&t=1s

Wisconsin brewery recalls beer due to ‘risk of explosion,’ Best Selling beers in the U.S., A Texas-Brewery is facing criticism over beer name, Best American cities for beer lovers, Corn dog beer sparks interest at Iowa State Fair, DeFalco’s home brew shop to close after 48 years, Feges Bbq stops by to give a preview of the Brew-B-Que happening at the 10th Annual Brewmaster's Craftbeer Festival. Thirsty Thursdays are back at Minute Maid Park, all this and so much more. Special Guests: Erin Smith and Patrick Feges.

WOW One of the largest food events of the year is held every July in Chicago. Windy City Smokeout brings together some of the biggest names in BBQ and country music. We were fortunate to have had the opportunity to join the Feges BBQ team this year to help prepare and serve their menu to the festival goers.The logistics of preparing, cooking, and serving this volume of food for a three day event is incredible, and we learned a lot about just how much work it takes to put together an operation of this magnitude. We cannot thank Patrick and Erin from Feges BBQ enough for letting us be part of their crew for the weekend. We learned a lot and our respect for those in the barbecue world just keeps growing as we continue to see the tireless work ethic displayed by so many during this epic festival. Tune in for a recap of the festivities and a truly unforgettable experience for us. The 2020 Windy City Smokeout will be held July 10-12 For more information and to see just how big this event is, visit https://www.windycitysmokeout.com/  

Patrick and Erin Feges join us this week on the Cost of Goods Told Podcast. NextSeed was generous enough to allow us to record in one of their conference rooms so we would have a nice quiet spot to record (https://www.nextseed.com/).

The husband and wife team of Patrick Feges (rhymes with Regis) and Erin Smith own and operate Feges BBQ in Houston, one of the city's excellent new barbecue establishments. Patrick sat down with us a few months ago to discuss his culinary career and new restaurant, but also chose to share with us a much more important story. Most people involved in the Houston dining scene are familiar with Patrick's history as a wounded war veteran, as were we prior to recording. But very few had heard the incredible details of Patrick's war history and harrowing story of survival. Patrick chose to share his story in depth with us, and you can hear the full story in Episode 47 of our podcast as well as the full versions of his culinary history and the opening of Feges BBQ in Episodes 48 and 49. All of these episodes were very well received, but we've since had numerous requests from listeners to produce a condensed version of our interviews with Patrick so as it could be consumed within the content of one episode. We appreciate the feedback and are happy to present you this special condensed episode with Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ. Please tune in for Patrick's amazing personal history as well as his long journey working in the Houston dining scene and finally, along with Chef Erin Smith, the opening of the much anticipated Feges BBQ.You can visit Patrick, Erin, and the crew at Feges BBQ Monday through Friday and at special events on some weekends 3 Greenway Plaza Ste C210Concourse Level – The HubHouston, TX 77046 BREAKFASTMonday-Friday, 7-930am LUNCHMonday-Friday, 11am-3pm https://www.fegesbbq.com/Twitter:@FegesBBQInstagram:@FegesBBQFacebook: FegesBBQ

A man's live was saved by Coors Light, a boycott called on Boston Beer Company, Bud Light is trolling Cleveland Brown fans, Fal Allen of Anderson Valley Brewing calls in to talk about Gose brewing, Erin Smith and Patrick Feges of Feges Bbq stop by with a preview of the Brew-B-Que at the 9th Annual Brewmasters Craft Beer Fest, plus a beer/bbq pairing with David Graham of Karbach Brewing Co.. All this and more. Enjoy the show!

We love meeting up with fellow barbecue fans to eat and talk 'cue, and there's no better place for that than the tailgate atmosphere that is the Franklin Barbecue line. When we decided to make our yearly pilgrimage to Franklin, we asked if any friends and listeners to the show would like to join us.   A crew of nine of us arrived early on a Friday morning to wait our turn for some of the famed smoked meats from Franklin Barbecue. From Houston to San Antonio to Austin, we convened from different parts of the state to talk barbecue and decided to turn on the microphones!   Some of the topics we discuss include our first eye opening barbecue experiences, which one barbecue joint each of us would want to bring on a deserted island, and what joints we're looking forward to going to next. This episode includes tons of shoutouts including Feges BBQ, Zavala's Barbecue, LeRoy and Lewis, Louie Mueller BBQ, and many more.   Joined by our friends Justin Catrett, Taylor and Terry Osborn, Cory Gregg, Spencer Hoffman and others, we had a blast talking barbecue and then of course eating copious amounts of meat once we got to the ordering counter. Many of our group of course couldn't stop there and ended up at various places such as Terry Black's, LeRoy and Lewis, and Truth Barbeque.   From a semi serious discussion of great barbecue to building a life raft out of Truth cakes, listen in and join us out on the trail sometime!   Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review us on your preferred listening app. Tell a friend and help us grow! Twitter: @bbqpodcast Instagram: TalesFromthePits

The conclusion of our interview with Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ Leaving Killen's BBQ and joining the staff at Southern Goods afforded Patrick Feges the chance to continue composing smoked meat dishes in non-traditional ways, and also made it possible for Patrick to cook whole hogs more often. Whole hog cooking had become a passion for Patrick, and his reputation as a talented hog cooker was growing in Houston. While Patrick was furthering his career in preparation for owning his own business, so was his wife and eventual business partner, Erin Feges. Erin's resume included stints at fine dining restaurants in New York as well as running the kitchens at Plonk Wine Bistro and Main Kitchen at the Marriott in Houston. Erin's experience developing menus for Blacksmith Coffee and Anvil Bar along with a position at Camerata Wine Bar made her one of Houston's most well-rounded and versatile chefs.   After years of searching for the right spot and right opportunity to utilize their diverse skill sets, Erin and Patrick were given an opportunity to open a Feges BBQ outpost in the food court at Greenway Plaza. With an expansive and creative menu of smoked meats and sides, Feges BBQ has been an immediate hit amongst its early diners. While plans are still in place for a more traditional restaurant brick-and-mortar, the Greenway Plaza set-up provides these two talented chefs with the opportunity to build an audience and make their mark on the barbecue scene.   Be sure to follow Tales From the Pits on Twitter @BBQPodcast and Instagram @ Talesfromthepits     Feges BBQ WWW.fegesbbq.com Twitter: fegesbbq   Location: 3 Greenway Plaza Ste C210Concourse Level – The HubHouston, TX 77046 Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm If you've never been to 3 Greenway plaza, here is a video on how to park: https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/984784762861744128

Join us for part two of our interview with Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ.    After receiving his medical discharge from the Army and completing culinary school, Patrick Feges embarked on his cooking career. Following a brief stint manning a Mongolian grill, Patrick got an opportunity at one of Houston's longest established great restaurants, Brennan's. Working in a high volume fine dining restaurant was a vital step in Patrick's career, and when Underbelly opened Patrick saw another chance to become an even more versatile chef.   While at Underbelly, Patrick continued to hone his barbecue craft and began doing pop-ups at bars under the Feges BBQ name. The creative freedom given to the staff at Underbelly allowed Patrick to begin using non-traditional ingredients to start developing his own brand of barbecue. After a successful stint at Underbelly, Patrick was offered a position at acclaimed chef Ronnie Killen's new barbecue venture, Killen's BBQ.   Killen's BBQ was a high volume, high quality barbecue restaurant from the beginning and helped Patrick learn how to pace a line and process orders rapidly while cooking in large quantities daily. With one year running the block and managing the kitchen at Killen's BBQ under his belt, it was time for Patrick to take the next step in his career. An opportunity as a sous chef came about when fellow Underbelly alum Lyle Bento opened Southern Goods in The Heights. Patrick was given the chance to continue working towards opening his own barbecue restaurant while adding smoked elements to the Southern Goods menu.    

We have told a lot of stories about people in the barbecue world and the different paths that have taken them to a career in smoked meats. While we have respected all of these stories, we are honored and very humbled to have Patrick Feges tell his story on our show.   After joining the Army after high school, Patrick was deployed to South Korea and later to Iraq right in the thick of the war in 2004. It was in Iraq that Patrick was struck by a mortar and gravely injured. Through a series of incredible circumstances Patrick survived his injuries. With his combat days over, Patrick continued to serve while awaiting medical discharge. During this time he was given a Brinkman pit from a fellow serviceman, which started him on his path to barbecue which included some incredible detours at some of the best restaurants in Houston such as Brennan's, Underbelly, Killen's Barbecue, and Southern Goods.   Tune in to this episode to hear Patrick's incredible story of survival and be sure to subscribe to the show as we will post additional episodes with Patrick that delve into his extensive career in the culinary world and the opening of Erin and Patrick Feges' first barbecue restaurant, Feges BBQ. Erin's incredible resume as a chef working for some of the top chefs in the country as well as running the kitchens for Plonk Bistro, Marriott's Main Kitchen and developing menus for the Clumsy Butcher Group paired with Patrick's smoked meat prowess and culinary background make Feges BBQ one of the most unique and creative barbecue menus around.   Feges BBQ WWW.fegesbbq.com Twitter: fegesbbq   Location: 3 Greenway Plaza Ste C210Concourse Level – The HubHouston, TX 77046 Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm If you've never been to 3 Greenway plaza, here is a video on how to park: https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/984784762861744128      

Tales From the Pits has been traveling and eating barbecue. We've been out on the BBQ trail quite a bit over the last couple of months, and the foreseeable future looks just as busy. In this episode we reflect on new restaurant openings including our extended thoughts on Loro, the new Asian smokehouse restaurant from acclaimed chef Tyson Cole and Aaron Franklin of the world famous Franklin Barbecue. We've also been to the newly opened Feges BBQ in Houston and provide some early feedback on their newly launched venture. Also included in the episode are some words on recent trips to Bodacious Bar-B-Q, LeRoy and Lewis BBQ, Banger's in Austin on their recent whole hog cooking, and much more. The near future looks bright on the BBQ front as we'll be going to both the Houston BBQ Festival and the Red Dirt BBQ and Music Festival. We're getting deeper into research and recording for our History of Texas BBQ Series and will be continuing on the road with that in the coming months. We also get into the early entries we've received in our Yeti cooler full of goodies giveway and some fan shoutouts from some of the many great listeners that have contacted us. Catch us out on the road and say hi and be sure to subscribe, rate, and review us on your preferred listening app. Tell a friend and help us grow! Twitter: @bbpodcast Instagram: TalesFromthePits  

This week on What's Eric Eating, host Eric Sandler is joined by restaurant consultant and frequent co-host Nathan Kethcam. The guys discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including the surprising news of Lee Ellis leaving Cherry Pie Hospitality, Pizaro's Pizza moving to the Memorial area, Denver steakhouse Guard and Grace opening a 2nd location in Houston, and much more! In the Restaurant's of the Week section Feges BBQ and a couple of restaurants from Seattle are featured.  In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast Jonathan Levine of Jonathan's The Rub joins the show. The guys discuss how Jonathan got to Houston, developing the menu, celebrating Jonathan's The Rub's 10 year anniversary, Jonathan's thoughts on the Houston restaurant scene, and much more!

On today's edition of What's Eric Eating, CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined by frequent co-host Felice Sloan of the popular Houston lifestyle blog Urban Swank to discuss the latest happenings in the Houston restaurant and bar scene. In today's news section Felice and Eric react to the news that former Clark Cooper Concepts chef Brandi Key has taken on a new role with Lasco Enterprises. Plus Felice and Eric discuss executive chef Richard Knight joining Harold in the Heights, Roman style pizza heading for West U, The Harp coming back to the scene, and much more! Then Nancy's Hustle, East Hampton Sandwich Company, and El Topo Food Truck are featured in this week's Restaurants of the Week section.  This week's Guest of the Week portion features Erin Smith and Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ. The pair discuss how they both got into cooking, how they first met, settling on a BBQ restaurant, building the menu, the grand opening of Feges BBQ, what makes Feges BBQ standout compared to other BBQ places, why cook whole pigs, the response from the pop ups, and more!

Listen in as we recap a 5 stop barbecue run where we hit up Pinkerton's Barbecue, Victorian's Barbecue, Feges BBQ, Buck's Barbeque Co., and wound up at Tin Roof Barbecue for their grand re-opening after a recent fire. We met up with John Brotherton and Marvin Briley of Brotherton Black Iron Barbecue and Russell and Misty Reogels of Roegel's Barbecue Co at three of the stops and ran across a number of BBQ trail friends. We tell you where you can find some tasty cheesey squash in Houston What are the most misprounounced names in barbecue? We pronounce Feges, Roegels, Kreuz, Micklethwait, Evie (Mae's), tell you our peet peeve around mispronouncing Franklin Barbecue, and the many ways to say Mueller We draw the winning name for the $50 Opie's Barbecue gift certificate and tshirt We discuss the topic of traditional and non traditional barbecue  

This week on What's Eric Eating CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined by returning cohost restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham. Eric and Nathan go through some of the latest news from the Houston (and Austin this week) restaurant and bar scene including Cafe Annie evolving into Cafe Annie: Wood Grilled Steaks and Oyster Bar, Austin pitmaster Aaron Franklin joining Uchi/Uchiko chef Tyson Cole’s new restaurant, Patrick Feges and Erin Smith announcing where Feges BBQ will be located, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week section the guys discuss Pokeworks and Kukuri. In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Potente and Osso & Kristalla executive chef Danny Trace. Eric, Nathan, and Danny discuss being in the middle of the Houston Astros World Series run, working for Jim Crane, the approach at both Potente and Osso & Kristalla, what made Danny make the jump over to the restaurants, and more! Plus Danny is put through the vaunted What's Eric Eating Lightning Round! What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and more!

This week L'Olivier owner Mary Clarkson joins CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler to go through the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Eric and Mary discuss Houston Chronicle Restaurant Critic Allison Cook's release of her annual top 100 restaurants in Houston and announcements of a few restaurant closings across the Houston area. In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Mary discuss One Fifth Romance Languages and Patrick Feges and Erin Smith's pop up at Camerata previewing Feges BBQ. In this week's Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Terry Williams and Alex Negranza of Better Luck Tomorrow. Eric, Terry, and Alex discuss how Terry and Alex first ended up getting involved at Anvil Bar, what brought Alex to Houston from Seattle, how they got involved in Better Luck Tomorrow, how much freedom does Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu give them, how to categorize Better Luck Tomorrow, and much more! What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, merch, taproom info, and much more!

This week CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler is joined by restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham. The guys go over some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Houston’s Farmers Market on Airline going through a major transformation, In-N-Out Burger coming to Houston, Hopdoddy Burger opening their 4th location in Houston, and Long Sing Supermarket closing their doors. In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Nathan discuss Ellis Brothers BBQ and Feges BBQ. In our Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric and Nathan are joined by Cary Attar and Edel Goncalves of Fielding’s Restaurant Group. They discuss their newest restaurant Fielding’s Rooster, how they both got into the restaurant industry, their other concepts Fielding’s Wood Grill and Fielding’s Local Kitchen + Bar, and much more! What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more! #EricSandler #WhatsEricEating #NathanKetcham #CaryAttar #EdelGoncalves #FieldingsRestaurantGroup #FieldingsRooster #FieldingsWoodGrill #FieldingsLocalKitchen #InNOutBurger #HoustonsFarmersMarket #HopdoddyBurgerBar #LongSingSupermarket #EllisBrothersBBQ #FegesBBQ #Food #Restaurant #Beer #8thWonderBrewery