{"id":216755,"date":"2026-03-23T16:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216755\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:34:15","slug":"how-wes-wickers-big-wicks-is-changing-lubbocks-culinary-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216755\/","title":{"rendered":"How Wes Wicker&#8217;s Big Wicks Is Changing Lubbock&#8217;s Culinary Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"208\">We are very proud of our friend Wes Wicker, who is building a full-blown food empire right out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kfmx.com\/tags\/lubbock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock<\/a>, Texas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"499\">Wicker got his start hustling jalape\u00f1o jelly while in college. That small idea has since grown into Big Wick\u2019s Jalape\u00f1o Glaze, now available in a variety of standout seasonal flavors. The Parker County Peach is a personal favorite, though it\u2019s tough to pick just one\u2014they\u2019re all that good.<\/p>\n<p>A Brand Built on Flavor Innovation<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"861\">The success of the glaze led to another hit: Big Wick\u2019s Smoked Jalape\u00f1o Ranch Mix. It\u2019s perfect for whipping up a bold ranch dressing or even sprinkling straight onto food as a seasoning. The mix became so popular that Tex-Mex and Cajun versions soon followed. (Pro tip: toss it on a bag of pretzels and thank us later.)<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s Next: A Game-Changing Texas Collaboration<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1141\">Now comes the next big move. Big Wick\u2019s is preparing to launch Smoked Jalape\u00f1o Chicken Bacon Ranch Sausages, teaming up with a fellow Red Raider out of Austin. It\u2019s a collaboration packed with Texas roots and serious flavor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1349\">The sausages are beginning to roll out in select stores across Texas, and anticipation is already building. It\u2019s only a matter of time before they land in Lubbock\u2014and when they do, expect locals to line up.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/lubbock-spring-heat-tips\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tips For Staying Cool In Lubbock\u2019s Unexpected Heatwave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why Supporting Local Matters<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1550\">Big Wick\u2019s has quietly given back to the Lubbock and Idalou communities in meaningful ways, without seeking recognition. That alone makes this a brand worth backing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1677\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As this homegrown business continues to grow, supporting it isn\u2019t just about great food\u2014it\u2019s about lifting up one of our own.<\/p>\n<p>Cha-Ching! Every Lubbock Lotto Winner Who Won A Million Or More According to a database kept by <a href=\"https:\/\/data.texas.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">data.texas.gov<\/a>, Lubbock County has had 12 winners take home a million dollars or more since the Texas Lottery began in November 1992. The highest prize so far is over 17 million dollars!<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven <\/p>\n<p>10 Lubbock Items Most Likely To End Up in The Smithsonian in 2125<\/p>\n<p>Some may think I&#8217;m joking, and that&#8217;s because I am&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are very proud of our friend Wes Wicker, who is building a full-blown food empire right out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-216755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}