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href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/For-Russell-Roegels-it-s-back-to-barbecue-school-5796542.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/32/37/15/6943589/3/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="Lean brisket at Baker's Ribs Bar-B-Que in Houston." border="0"/></a>  </div> <div>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">   "It wasn't supposed to happen this way," said Russell Roegels of the roundabout way he came to own a Houston barbecue restaurant.  </p> <ul class="rel-links"> </ul> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/For-Russell-Roegels-it-s-back-to-barbecue-school-5796542.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column narrow-col"> <div class="hl-item hl-item-2"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/When-the-weather-turns-cool-it-s-time-for-a-5778384.php">When the weather turns cool, it's time for a barbecue run</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/When-the-weather-turns-cool-it-s-time-for-a-5778384.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/32/26/55/6908738/7/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="Beef ribs as served at Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, Texas." border="0"/></a>  </div> <p class="blurb">   I often joke that we as Americans used to go on vacations to see museums or parks or mountains, but now we travel to visit specific food destinations - be it a Michelin 3-star restaurant in New York or a celebrated barbecue joint in Texas.  </p> </div> <div class="ad-middle"> <div class="ad-inner ad-smallBP"> <div id="AP300" class="ad_deferrable"><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ hearstPlaceAd("AP300"); /*]]>*/ </script></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> <div class="zone zone-2">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-36739-premium_subsection_top_stories">  <div class="collection hc_sub_topstories"> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker highlight color-link">Today's Stories</h4> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_spacer"></div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Has-CorkScrew-BBQ-become-Houston-s-best-5762772.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/32/17/14/6877976/9/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="Lines form early at Nichole and Will Buckman's CorkScrew BBQ in Spring, where meat and sides often sell out early in the afternoon. Beef rib, turkey, sausage, pulled pork, brisket, mac-n-cheese, coleslaw, peach cobbler" border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Has-CorkScrew-BBQ-become-Houston-s-best-5762772.php">Has CorkScrew BBQ joined Houston's best?</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  "So is this the best barbecue in Houston?" I asked myself as I gnawed a crusty, peppery, dinosaurlike beef rib at CorkScrew BBQ in Spring.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Has-CorkScrew-BBQ-become-Houston-s-best-5762772.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Classic-Southern-style-barbecue-in-north-Houston-5746548.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/32/06/74/6844205/3/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="A plate of sausage and brisket at Southern Q BBQ Trailer." border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Classic-Southern-style-barbecue-in-north-Houston-5746548.php">Classic Southern-style barbecue in north Houston</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  The big yellow barbecue trailer is hard to miss on this empty stretch of Spears Road just north of the Sam Houston Parkway.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Classic-Southern-style-barbecue-in-north-Houston-5746548.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Barbecue-dispatch-from-the-Pacific-Northwest-5731399.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/31/76/25/6808906/3/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="A tray of barbecue, with slaw, pickles and bread at Storrs Smokehouse in Newberg, Ore." border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Barbecue-dispatch-from-the-Pacific-Northwest-5731399.php">Barbecue dispatch from the Pacific Northwest</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  I often think my wife chooses vacation destinations based on barbecue availability.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Barbecue-dispatch-from-the-Pacific-Northwest-5731399.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item no-photo "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Hinze-s-Bar-B-Q-is-down-but-not-out-5713376.php">Hinze's Bar-B-Q is down but not out</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  Out of the corner of her eye, Lydia Hinze Kubicek watched a cook dash out the back of the restaurant into the smoke room.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Hinze-s-Bar-B-Q-is-down-but-not-out-5713376.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/John-Lewis-balances-tradition-progress-at-5706534.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/31/62/61/6761539/3/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="A spread of barbecue made by John Lewis, pictured below, at la Barbecue in Austin." border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/John-Lewis-balances-tradition-progress-at-5706534.php">John Lewis balances tradition, progress at Austin's la Barbecue</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  The story of Central Texas-style barbecue is well-established.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/John-Lewis-balances-tradition-progress-at-5706534.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/A-son-of-the-East-End-brings-barbecue-home-5691729.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/31/53/53/6732484/3/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="John Avila currently operates a pop-up barbecue from a food truck on Saturdays along the Navigation Boulevard Esplanade." border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/A-son-of-the-East-End-brings-barbecue-home-5691729.php">A son of the East End brings barbecue home</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  Like many Houstonians, one of my favorite traditions is to make the trek to Ninfa's on Navigation for fajitas and margaritas.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/A-son-of-the-East-End-brings-barbecue-home-5691729.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Barbecue-pits-are-often-a-telltale-sign-of-the-5672878.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/31/41/65/6692178/3/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="The Houston Rodeo Barbecue Grand Champion Kerry Fellows with the pit he used from Pitts by JJ on the Eastex Freeway Saturday March 09, 2013.(Dave Rossman/ For the Chronicle)" border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Barbecue-pits-are-often-a-telltale-sign-of-the-5672878.php">Barbecue pits are often a telltale sign of the barbecue inside</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  Is it possible to judge a barbecue restaurant without tasting the barbecue?  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Barbecue-pits-are-often-a-telltale-sign-of-the-5672878.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Fire-destroys-barbecue-landmark-5670355.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/31/40/66/6688131/5/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="Flames rise Hinze's Bar-B-Que in Wharton after a pit fire broke out Monday." border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Fire-destroys-barbecue-landmark-5670355.php">Fire destroys barbecue landmark in Wharton</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/craig-hlavaty/">Craig Hlavaty</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  For 40 years, Hinze's Bar-B-Que in Wharton was a landmark on the Texas barbecue map.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Fire-destroys-barbecue-landmark-5670355.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item ">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Popular-family-run-barbecue-joint-near-Wharton-5669662.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/31/40/27/6686188/5/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="A beloved stop on the Texas barbecue trail, Hinze鈥檚 BBQ just outside Wharton suffered a devastating fire on Monday evening just before dinner rush. No one was hurt in the blaze, which began with an out of control pit fire, but the building is said to be total loss." border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Popular-family-run-barbecue-joint-near-Wharton-5669662.php">Popular family-run barbecue joint near Wharton goes up in flames</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/craig-hlavaty/">Craig Hlavaty</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  A landmark on the Texas barbecue map was destroyed by fire on Monday night, according to local reports.  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Popular-family-run-barbecue-joint-near-Wharton-5669662.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="sub_topstories_item last">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Levi-Goode-juggles-family-tradition-with-business-5654701.php"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007151355im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/31/31/30/6657543/3/premium_landscape.jpg" alt="Goode Co. President Levi Goode in the company's test kitchen Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in Stafford. ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/></a>  <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Levi-Goode-juggles-family-tradition-with-business-5654701.php">Levi Goode juggles family tradition with business relevance</a> </h2>  <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/j-c-reid/">J.C. Reid</a></p>  <p class="blurb">  Levi Goode is unapologetic. When asked about the chattering classes of bloggers, Yelpers and barbecue nerds who criticize his barbecue, he has a simple response: "If they don't like my barbecue, what can I do?  </p> <a href="/web/20141007151355/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/bbq/article/Levi-Goode-juggles-family-tradition-with-business-5654701.php" class="continues ">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> <div class="zone zone-3"> </div> </div> <div class="solo_triple"></div> </div> <div class="ad-bottom"> <div class="ad-inner"> <div id="BP300" class="ad_deferrable"><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ hearstPlaceAd("BP300"); /*]]>*/</script></div> </div> </div>    <script> // This must be correctly defined before Viafoura is called // or else we run the risk of tainting the comments for a particular url $('meta[property="og:url"]').attr('content', location.href); (function (v, s) { v.type = 'text/javascript'; v.async = !0; v.src = location.protocol !== 'https:' ? 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