Greetings from BBQ, TX

1. Killen’s Barbecue Rating: 8.5 / 10 Distance traveled: 47 miles roundtrip The Spread: Yes it is as delicious as it looks. Ever since moving to Houston, there has been one BBQ location that I have heard about more than any other. That would be Killen’s. Killen's Barbecue  was started in 2013 by Ronnie Killen; a man who has formal cuisine training from Le Cordon Bleu  in London, and has 3 other restaurants in the Houston area. I decided that this would be the perfect place to start my Texas BBQ Odyssey. We went at 5:30 pm on Friday June 23rd, and the line varied from 0-15 minutes while we were there. We luckily did not have to wait at all. I had the beef rib, and pork belly. The wife had the turkey.   Killen’s is known for their beef rib, and it certainly did not disappoint. It was stupendously tender, and with each bite wonderful beef flavor ensued. The pork belly was a pleasant surprise. I had never had pork belly before, and it was a real treat. Im...

Why do we like barbecue? Is it some primordial calling? Something that draws us in on heavenly aromas of cooked meat over a smoldering fire left over from our forbearers who hunted animals and roasted their kill over a spit? Is this what brings us to patiently line up, sometimes for hours, to receive a pile of meat on a brown sheet of butcher paper? Personally, I have always loved BBQ. And while I may prefer cooking it myself I am looking forward to traveling all over Texas enjoying the best BBQ that this state has to offer. While we are questioning things, why do I love road trips?   They prematurely wear down your car, you have to spend hours upon hours in a cramped space, and it’s often boring. I believe the reason for this stems from traveling all over the United States with my family over the course of family vacations throughout my childhood. There are very few states in the lower 48 that I have not at least driven through. I believe this inadvertently built up a love of...