A Veteran Aims to Bring Positivity to Fort Cavazos With Great Barbecue

Dominic Askew spent twenty years in the military. After his retirement, in 2022, all he wanted to do was get back on post. “I’ve been around it my whole life, and I wanted it to stay that way,” he said. The following year, he moved his Smellin’ Smoke BBQ trailer from Copperas Cove into nearby Fort Cavazos, where he had been stationed. Last year he renovated a former drive-through coffee shop into the only brick-and-mortar barbecue joint at Fort Cavazos, where, like at many military installations, fast-food chains dominate the restaurant scene.“Growing up, I’ve always been around soul food and barbecue,” Askew said. In his hometown of Texico, New Mexico, his uncle ran a barbecue truck for years, and his parents operated a restaurant that…

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