Barbecued some chicken thighs on the Pit Barrel Cooker over lump charcoal, with just a little hickory for some added smoke.

Pit Barrel Cooker rocked some killer beef back rib recipe and review the "RocketFire" fire-starter. Check out Pit Barrel ...

On top of suds, One Barrel is offering a barbecue dinner menu. Photo by Nathan Denzin Doty calls his food truck “Boutique BBQ,” because the barbecue isn’t being cooked or smoked traditionally.

He expects Pork Barrel BBQ to be in all 50 states by the fall. Thompson and Hall appeared on home-shopping network QVC June 20 and are often on the road, traveling to competitions.

CorkScrew BBQ in Spring, Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue in Tomball and Killen’s Barbecue in Pearland are a few of the Houston-area joints using these newer 1,000-gallon offset barrel pits.

Ben's Barrels has ignited a new passion for art in Primis, which he displays in each new handcrafted grill that he creates. His business is growing by the day with visits from a Fortune 500 ...

While barbeque continues to be a focus of the festival, bourbon has also entered the spotlight. Castle & Key Distillery out of Frankfort set up at BBQ & Barrels for the second year in a row.