Editors’ note: This segment first appeared on Texas Monthly Presents, a television program airing on Texas PBS stations and PBS.org.
After Fasicka Hicks helped her husband, Patrick, get his barbecue business off the ground, she began to grow bored. Leaning into her roots, she added a separate menu, cooking Ethiopian dishes from her childhood. When customers began requesting combinations of both types of food, an idea was born. Daniel Vaughn visits Smoke ’N Ash BBQ, exploring what makes it one of the most unique barbecue spots in Texas.