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Munchies, Vice's food vertical, re-published a hyperbolic 2014 article about Brooklyn BBQ on Sunday. The post's absurd headline and terrible photo invited derision, some warranted and some not.

Austin, Texas is one of the top BBQ cities in the world, and last weekend I hit up several of best BBQ joints in the Austin area, including Franklin Barbecue and Snow's BBQ. Here's what I found.

Brisket King NYC, one of the top annual BBQ events for New Yorkers, will return for its seventh year on Wednesday, April 25. This year it will be in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Thousands of New York City area denizens descended on Chelsea this past Saturday for the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival at The Tunnel. The event featured a lively collection of alcohol and food vendors and attendees who were ready to party.

This past weekend at the American Royal, hearts were heavy for Texas, which saw horrific devastation from Hurricane Harvey. But the community at the Royal and all over the country didn't just sit in distress. They took action to help.

Here's some of the best food I found at the 2017 Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, including Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Que, Blue Smoke, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Hometown BBQ, and Rodney Scott's BBQ.

The 2017 Big Apple Barbecue Block Party is happening soon. Here's all the food you can try this year!

Last night, a new Brisket King was crowned in NYC. Read more about the new king and the rest of the night's winners.

The NYC BBQ Cookoff 2017 was a smashing success with 4,500 attendees and 43 competition teams cooking up brisket, chicken, pork ribs, and pork shoulder.

The 2017 NYC BBQ Cookoff, the only BBQ competition in NYC sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, takes place April 8 on Staten Island. Teams from all around New York and the surrounding area will be competing to make the best brisket, pork ribs, and more.

Sunday March 5th was BrisketTown's last day of operations in Williamsburg. Here are notes from my visit on the last day and what the future holds for Delaney Barbecue.

Brisket King 2017, a celebration of beef and booze, is coming up soon. It's going to be a blast, so don't miss your chance to get a less expensive ticket early.

Pig Bleecker, from chef/pitmaster Matt Abdoo, opens today and offers a fine-dining touches and inventive menu items like brisket ravioli and duck confit lasagna.

While barbecue lovers in NYC have lots of great options for eating BBQ, we don't often get the chance to watch entire films about it. Thankfully that changes next Tuesday with the screening of For the Love of Meat, a new documentary about Central Texas BBQ from filmmakers Jeff Jones, Matthew Johnson, Matt Wallis, and Brandon Gonzales.

This week, I wrote a story for Gothamist on a very cool Smorgasburg vendor that serves vegan BBQ. I know, I know. Vegan BBQ? It sounds like a punchline to a joke. But it's not!

The 2016 Big Apple Barbecue Block Party returned to form, with famed pitmaster Ed Mitchell returning and amazing BBQ from all over the country being represented. Some of the best bites included brisket from Hutchins BBQ, chopped whole hog from Skylight Inn, and pulled pork from Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q.