{"id":94868,"date":"2025-12-20T01:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/94868\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T01:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:43:11","slug":"blind-bbq-master-in-dallas-blows-away-guests-with-brisket-cooked-by-touch-and-smell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/94868\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind BBQ Master in Dallas Blows Away Guests with Brisket Cooked by Touch and Smell"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"credit \u2013 Blindfolded Barbeque<\/p>\n

When clients ask Christopher Jones how he cooks the delicious barbequed meat at his restaurant, he answers, \u201c\u2018Just like you, except I have to concentrate a little harder.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The extra concentration, for a blind man, is a necessity not an option. But as is so often the case, this became the mother of Jones\u2019 invention.<\/p>\n

Blindfolded Barbeque<\/a> is located at 598 E Wheatland Road in Duncanville, a city of 40,000 in southwestern Dallas County, Texas. It features a simple yet delicious menu all prepared by Jones, a former tow-truck driver who 5 years ago was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy.<\/p>\n

In other words, his diabetes robbed him of his sight, but it couldn\u2019t take his inspiration. No: this father of 7 not only had mouths to feed, but realized he could feed the whole neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a conversation starter, and that\u2019s what I want to do is just bring awareness to it,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

Using his grandfather\u2019s recipes, he acquired a simple restaurant space, set up a BBQ menu, and taught himself how to cook without sight: using touch, sound, taste, but particularly smell.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to rely on a lot of smell because I can measure, but if I know it\u2019s too much, then I\u2019ll fix it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

BLIND INSPIRATION: This College Student Sportscaster May Be Blind, But He Sees Every Play (LISTEN)<\/a><\/p>\n

You think about how closely guarded are the secrets of BBQ sauce and spice mixtures; of how precise some of them must be to win awards and create one of the most beloved of American cuisines.<\/p>\n

And then, when you consider that Jones makes his without being able to see how much of any ingredient he\u2019s adding, the sandwich or pork ribs between your fingers seems suddenly so much more delicious.<\/p>\n

WATCH the story below from CBS News\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

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