An Abilene BBQ Joint Blends Its Dance Hall Roots With a “Mild to Wild” Menu

William Crane spent 22 years in the U.S. Army. The five that he spent in Iraq were the toughest. “Coming back, as a soldier, you start looking for ways to cope,” he said of his return to the U.S. in 2009. He got married to his wife, Erika, and they had two daughters, but he still asked himself, “How do I find a way to slow my head down and do something that’s positive?” While Crane was stationed at Fort Benning (now Fort Moore), in Columbus, Georgia, a friend who was really into barbecue showed him how to work a smoker. He got hooked, and he soon bought a Kamado grill. “My goal was to smoke the perfect brisket,” Crane said. A decade later, he…

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