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A Scrappy Former Traveler Settles Down With a BBQ Truck

DATE POSTED:January 31, 2025
photo of jesse weaver outside his truckWhenever Texas Monthly publishes a new list of the best barbecue joints, there’s usually a social media commenter ready to remind us that the best stuff comes from some unknown guy on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. The comment doesn’t include specifics, of course. The mystery of this phantom pitmaster is the point, and after so many bad meals from similar cooks, I consider this person to be more of an allegory than a reality. But that changed last weekend, when, in the woods of deep southeast Texas, I found him—and his name is Jesse Weaver.You have to take the long route between Dayton and Cleveland to pass through Kenefick, a town of a few hundred people about 45 minutes…

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