How One Austinite Is Bringing Central Texas–Style BBQ to Thailand

On a Friday night in December, I counted a dozen people competing in a cornhole tournament in a gravel courtyard decorated with string lights outside a hole-in-the-wall called Dinky’s BBQ. While this scene could be a typical Friday night anywhere in Texas, it was eight thousand miles away in Northern Thailand.Every winter, I head to Chiang Mai, one of Austin’s sister cities, to escape cedar season and work remotely for a few weeks. Both are university towns with a vibrant arts scene, a small-town atmosphere (despite the terrible traffic), and now, in Thailand, also delicious Texas barbecue, courtesy of Austinite Davis Campbell and his fiancée, Rotjana, who co-own Dinky’s BBQ.A study abroad journalism program at Texas State University first brought Campbell to Thailand. He’s lived…

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