Visiting German journalist becomes a Texas BBQ convert

[gruene smoke]

This guy... gets it

"...At this place, on a wood bench, God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost visited me in form of a pound of brisket. It was the Revelations of John, indeed. Eating the brisket felt like biting into the tree of life with a bark made of pepper and salt covering the softest, moistest, most savory piece of cow that ever touched my tongue. It took my breath away. I considered jumping into the pit because I knew in that very moment that never again would I feel this harmony and peace more clearly because I realized: Redemption does exist and it is served on butcher paper for $6.99 for half a pound in Austin, Texas. ..."


http://www.austinchronicle.com/blog...g-german-journalist-become-texas-bbq-convert/


SIAP

 

[Carbon]

Man, that's deep....

 

[gtr]

What a great article! Love the writing.

On another note - love the sausage from yer town. First time I ever drank a 12 pack by myself was floating down the NB river. :thumb:

 

[gruene smoke]

What a great article! Love the writing.

On another note - love the sausage from yer town. First time I ever drank a 12 pack by myself was floating down the NB river. :thumb:

You should come to Wurstfest then. "The ten day salute to sausage" Every year first week of Nov.

 

[gtr]

You should come to Wurstfest then. "The ten day salute to sausage" Every year first week of Nov.

Yup. My sister lives in Austin (I'm told I lived there in the 80's :twitch and I really, really, really wanna come visit her and eat like it's the end of the world. I'll keep Wurstfest in mind for sure - sounds like a great thing to build a trip around! :hungry:

 

[deguerre]

This guy... gets it

"...At this place, on a wood bench, God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost visited me in form of a pound of brisket. It was the Revelations of John, indeed.

Sooooooooooooo...eating brisket was like Armageddon?

 

[HeSmellsLikeSmoke]

Well, that was fun to read. :becky:

 

[landarc]

Wurstfest, OMG, that is where I need to be

 

[gruene smoke]

http://www.wurstfest.com/

 

[gtr]

In recognition of the fact that life is short and this sounds really farking cool, I think I'm gonna plan on going there this year.