The Texas barbecue community was jubilant two years ago when Michelin doled out its first-ever awards in the state. Four barbecue joints—CorkScrew BBQ, in Spring, and InterStellar BBQ, La Barbecue, and LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, all in Austin—received Michelin stars. I was excited that any joint had earned such unprecedented praise from a famed international organization. But now that Michelin’s three-year contracts with Texas’s five largest cities and the state’s tourism division are up without any news of extensions, I wonder if the organization or its reviewers have learned anything about Texas barbecue since 2024.Michelin made a big splash that first year with a glitzy awards presentation in Houston. Last year, it held a similar event, but the announcements were rushed in a ceremony that…The post Michelin Has Been in Texas for Three Years. Has It Learned Anything About Barbecue? appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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