Tagged: bbq

President Obama visited Austin yesterday and had lunch at Stubb's BBQ, a choice that some food nerds found surprising, given the growing list of choices on offer in Austin.

So where else could the President have dined on brisket and pork? To help answer that question, we asked Austin American-Statesman restaurant critic Matthew Odam.

We love our barbecue in Texas, and one Texan who knows a lot about it is Robb Walsh, a James Beard Award-winning writer from Houston. He has a new book out, Barbecue Crossroads, and for the book he traveled across the South, documenting various barbecue styles, not just the food but the history behind the food and the restaurants that he ate at. We spoke with Beard about the real appeal of barbecue.

Good morning. Austin’s cloudy morning will give way to sunny weather today, with a high in the low 90s according to the National Weather Service. Here’s some top stories from KUT News and debate coverage from our partners at NPR.

• Waller Creek Teams Design the Future of Downtown Austin
• Double Your Pleasure: Mayor Makes Two-Weekend ACL Official
• Romney Goes on Offense, Pays For It in First Wave of Fact Checks
• Five Takeaways From The First Presidential Debate
• Here's Where to Get Your 'Fact Checks' After Last Night's Debate

Here’s some more stories from around the city and state:

Dewhurst Plans Committee Shakeup on Education (San Antonio Express-News)

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is poised to announce Senate leadership changes today that could have a profound effect on Texas education policy — including giving fuel to a push for school choice.

Austin has made yet another “best of” list. This time, it’s Austin-Bergstrom International Airport that’s getting the accolades — or more precisely, the ABIA outpost of The Salt Lick.

That’s right — the website Food Republic ranks The Salt Lick at ABIA as Number Four on its list of “The World’s Best Airport Restaurants.”

The website says:

Texas barbecue doesn’t get much better than Salt Lick BBQ and an outpost of the preternaturally popular 800-seat restaurant in Driftwood is located in the West Terminal (but fills the entire airport with the bewitching scent of brisket). Try a sloppy, but satisfying, pulled pork sandwich topped with slaw and Original Recipe barbecue sauce for a taste of Hill Country on the tarmac.

Austin's Franklin Barbeque has been named the best BBQ in America by Bon Appetit Magazine.  If you haven't been there, just look for the long lines in front of a small blue building on East 11th Street about a block east of I-35.

We thought it might be fun to call pit masters at some of America's most famous barbecue joints and rub it in (pun intended). Turns out, most of them are pretty humble about their world famous 'que.