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by Steven Doyle | October 15, 2025 · 12:19 pm

The Ultimate BBQ Face-Off: Kansas City vs. Texas — and Why Texas Might Actually Win

The New York Times may have anointed Kansas City the BBQ capital of the world, but let’s be honest—there’s a serious smoky case to be made for Texas. Sure, Kansas City’s pitmasters are legends, but down here, smoke runs through the veins, brisket borders on religion, and the flavors hit harder than a Willie Nelson encore.

Kansas City deserves its crown jewels: the city built an empire on sauce and soul. A trip to Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que is practically a pilgrimage for burnt ends and ribs, while Arthur Bryant’s and Gates Bar-B-Q have been slinging sweet, tangy, tomato-rich sauce for generations. KC’s proud of its molasses-forward glaze and caramelized burnt ends—the kind that make you lick your fingers in public and not care who’s watching.

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CrossBuck BBQ Now Has Sauce Available at Central Market

Crossbuck BBQ & Smokehouse is proud to announce a new agreement with Central Market featuring original recipe Warrior and Carnicero Sauces throughout all of their locations.

“While some people like to argue that great BBQ doesn’t need sauce, the reality is that a lot of people really love BBQ sauces. At Crossbuck, we designed two sauce varieties that capture layered and distinct flavors and can be enjoyed with all different kinds of food, like that brisket you just attempted to smoke for 10 hours at home” says Chef Pitmaster Tim McLaughlin.

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Local Sauce Company Frankie V’s Spicing Up Texas

by Steven Doyle

Tasting salsas and sauces is more of an art than a hobby for some. These same folks go as far as to collect jars that can amass into the thousands. Perhaps a bit competitive and you will meet some of these enthusiasts later this month at the annual ZestFest at the Irving Convention Center. The local version we are most geared up about these days is not a salsa but rather a sauce.

You know the type, sometimes vinegary that splashes a bit of flavor to your favorite recipes and for that matter, directly onto dishes to spice things up a bit. Hillary Clinton, in order to make us think she is one of us, claims to carry a jar of sauce in her purse for just such occasions. Let’s think what might arise that you would need your own special brand concealed on your person at all times: breakfast of any sort (oh, eggs please be spiced up), enchiladas (you failed me TexMexeria), burgers, chili, Lithuanian food, oh you get the idea. A small jar can be a valuable commodity in a tasteless situation. Continue reading →

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