{"id":73397,"date":"2025-12-02T21:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/73397\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:20:07","slug":"ambitious-upscale-indian-restaurant-jashan-opens-in-plano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/73397\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambitious upscale Indian restaurant Jashan opens in Plano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most Texans know our barbecue traditions are more complicated than a bit of salt, pepper, and smoke, but how much else is there to say? For Austin-based food and travel writer Veronica Meewes<\/a>, the answer is: a lot.<\/p>\n

Her new 512-page book, Texas BBQ: The Art of Low and Slow, covers the subject in great detail, from long restaurant and pitmaster profiles to shorter blurbs that weave the complicated web of who’s who in Texas ‘cue. Gorgeous photographs round out this feast of a coffee table book.<\/p>\n

Eleven Dallas-Fort Worth barbecue restaurants get featured in the book, including Cattleack Barbeque, Zavala\u2019s Barbecue, Goldee\u2019s Barbecue, Smoke-a-Holics BBQ, Heim Barbecue, and more.<\/p>\n

This book stands out not just for its beauty \u2014 including embossed lettering and a cloth wrap that looks and feels like a high-quality denim apron \u2014 but for the depth at which it chronicles each establishment.<\/p>\n

\"Texas Big photos make Texas BBQ fun to flip through.Image courtesy of HarperCollins<\/p>\n

Some of the most notable entries, such as Goldee’s Barbecue in Fort Worth, Truth BBQ in Brenham and Houston, and Aaron Franklin in Austin, get six to 10-page spreads. Each is written in a way that the reader would understand if they simply flipped to their favorite restaurant, but during long reading sessions, bigger narratives start to unfold.<\/p>\n

The author recounts the story of Fort Worth’s highly acclaimed Goldee’s, from its founders’ childhoods and early work experiences to its beginnings just before the pandemic, to its Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction in 2024. There are even a few recipes, equipment, and cooking secrets revealed.<\/p>\n

In between comprehensive restaurant histories, the author offers snippets of more general knowledge: a barbecue glossary, a breakdown of different types of wood and knives, and a profile of two popular barbecue education courses.<\/p>\n

Since the book is organized by region \u2014 North, East, Central, South, and West Texas \u2014 it’s both a great semi-personalized book for Texans who love their hometowns and a useful travel guide. <\/p>\n

The title of this book could be a tongue-in-cheek reference to how it’s written, with a clear passion for getting to the bottom of things, finding the flavor, and trimming very little fat.<\/p>\n

\"Author Author Veronica Meewes at la Barbecue.Photo by Alex Gray<\/p>\n

Texas BBQ is published by HarperCollins<\/a>, with an original release date of November 11. It is available via the publisher for $50, or as an ebook for $34.99, as well as from other stores across Texas and major online retailers. (As of publish time, it’s on sale on Amazon<\/a> for $30.04.) This is Meewe’s fifth book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s the complete list of the Texas barbecue joints featured in the book:<\/p>\n

North Texas<\/p>\n

Goldee\u2019s Barbecue – Fort Worth Panther City BBQ – Fort Worth Cattleack Barbeque – Dallas Zavala\u2019s Barbecue – Grand Prairie Smoke-a-Holics BBQ – Fort Worth Heim Barbecue – Fort Worth & Dallas Sabar BBQ – Fort Worth Dayne\u2019s Craft Barbecue – Aledo Hutchins Barbeque – MicKinney & Frisco Lockhart Smokehouse – Dallas Smoke\u2019n Ash BBQ – Arlington<\/p>\n

East Texas<\/p>\n

Stanley\u2019s Famous Pit Barbecue- Tyler 1701 Barbecue- Beaumont Blood Bros BBQ- Houston Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue- Tomball Bar-A BBQ- Montgomery Bodacious Bar-B-Q- Longview Sunbird Barbecue- Longview Mimsy\u2019s Craft Barbecue- Crockett Martin\u2019s Place- Bryan Khoi Barbecue- Houston Harlem Road Texas BBQ- Richmond Gatlin\u2019s BBQ- Houston Pizzitola\u2019s Bar-B-Cue- Houston Feges BBQ- Houston Killen\u2019s Barbecue- Pearland, Cypress, Shenandoah Redbird BBQ- Port Lavaca Patillo\u2019s Barbeque- Beaumont Brett\u2019s BBQ Shop- Katy Roegels BBQ Co.- Houston CorkScrew BBQ- Spring<\/p>\n

Central Texas<\/p>\n

Franklin Barbecue- Austin Louie Mueller Barbecue- Taylor la Barbecue- Austin LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue- Austin Micklethwait Craft Meats- Austin InterStellar BBQ- Austin Kreuz Market- Lockhart Snow\u2019s BBQ- Lexington Eaker Barbeque- Fredericksburg Rossler\u2019s Blue Cord BBQ- Harker Heights Cooper\u2019s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que- Llano (and other locations) Miller\u2019s Smokehouse- Belton Southside Market & Barbeque- Elgin, Bastrop, Austin & Hutto The Original Black\u2019s Barbecue- Lockhart, Austin, San Marcos Terry Black\u2019s Barbecue- Austin, Lockhart, Dallas, Waco Distant Relatives- Austin Rollin\u2019 Smoke BBQ- Austin Mum Foods Smokehouse & Delicatessen- Austin KG BBQ- Austin Stiles Switch BBQ and Brew- Austin Smitty\u2019s Market- Lockhart City Market- Luling Black Board Bar B Q- Sisterdale Victorian\u2019s Barbecue- Mart Viteks\u2019 BBQ- Waco Guess Family Barbecue- Waco Helberg Barbecue- Woodway<\/p>\n

South Texas<\/p>\n

2M Smokehouse- San Antonio Burnt Bean Co.- SeguinVera\u2019s Backyard Bar-B-Que- Brownsville Teddy\u2019s Barbecue- Weslaco Reese Bros. Barbecue- San Antonio GW\u2019s BBQ Catering Co.- San Juan Lavaca BBQ- Port Lavaca Butter\u2019s BBQ- Sinton<\/p>\n

West Texas<\/p>\n

Perini Ranch Steakhouse- Buffalo Gap Evie Mae\u2019s Pit Barbeque- Wolfforth (outside Lubbock) Brantley Creek Barbecue- Hallelujah! BBQ- El Paso Desert Oak Barbecue- El Paso Brick Vault Brewery & Barbecue- Marathon
Profiles:Daniel Vaughn M&M BBQ Co. Chief Firewood BBQ Confessional Houston Edgeworks Camp Brisket (at Texas A&M) Chud\u2019s BBQ Mill Scale Metalworks Jess Pryles\/Hardcore Carnivore Brisket Country The Sausage Sensei Matti Bills (Three Six General, Howdy Child)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most Texans know our barbecue traditions are more complicated than a bit of salt, pepper, and smoke, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[423,160,162,161],"class_list":{"0":"post-73397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-openings","9":"tag-plano","10":"tag-plano-headlines","11":"tag-plano-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73397","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=73397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}