Tales of a Barbecue Wife - Barbecue Wife
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Hi! I'm Catherine Stiles. In December 2011, I became a Barbecue Wife when my husband and I opened a craft-style barbecue joint in Austin, Texas. There is a secret to be revealed inside each bottle of Barbecue Wife Bloody Mary Mix. As you drink it down, pay close attention to the inside of your bottle, and you will meet a Barbecue Wife as you've never seen before.
Tales of a Barbecue Wife - Barbecue Wife
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Interview by: Catherine Stiles
Portrait Photography by: Wyatt McSpadden
We are taking you to Spring, Texas just outside of Houston to meet this busy mom & co-owner of the popular bbq spot CorkScrew BBQ. Nichole is a dynamic lady who takes a “balanced life approach” to running her business and doing things all her own unique way.
Name: Nichole Buckman
BBQ Joint: CorkScrew BBQ
Age: 43
Nichole Buckman at CorkScrew BBQ. Photo by: Wyatt McSpadden
Tell me a little bit about where you are from and where you grew up?
I was born in Cleveland TX, and raised there untilI was nine on a farm in ..read more
Tales of a Barbecue Wife - Barbecue Wife
2y ago
Interview by: Catherine Stiles
Portraits by: Wyatt McSpadden
On the heels of opening a 2nd restaurant location in Houston, Texas….Erin Smith is ready to roar. Meet Erin Smith co-owner of Fege’s BBQ. She’s a mom, restaurant owner and so much more.
Name: Erin Smith
Restaurant: Feges BBQ
Age: 38
Erin Smith - Fege’s BBQ
Tell me a little bit about where you are from and where you grew up?
I was born in El Paso and grew up in Houston. So, Texan born and bred. But also, not very stereo-typically Texan.
What did your parents do? What influence did they have on you in becoming the woman you are today ..read more
Tales of a Barbecue Wife - Barbecue Wife
2y ago
Interview by: Catherine Stiles
Portraits by: Wyatt McSpadden
This week’s “Tales of A Barbecue Wife” adventure takes us to San Marcos, Texas to visit with Asenette Hernadez, co-owner of Hays Co. BBQ. She’s a women that knows the importance of faith, family, and hard work. As soon as you meet Asenette, you feel right at home as she gives you that beautiful and welcoming smile. Meet Asenette Hernandez….
Name: Asenette Hernandez
Restaurant: Hays Co Bar-B-Que & Catering
Age: 50
Asenette Hernandez, Hays Co. BBQ. Photo by: Wyatt McSpadden
Tell me a little bit about where you are from and where y ..read more
Tales of a Barbecue Wife - Barbecue Wife
2y ago
Interview by: Catherine Stiles
Portraits by: Wyatt McSpadden
For our latest edition of “Tales of a Barbecue Wife” we are taking you to the Alamo City to meet Grecia Ramos. Bringing her passion for life behind the mixing bowl is an extra sweet treat to this story. We can’t wait to introduce you to Grecia…the very talented women behind the “sweet life” at 2M Smokehouse in San Antonio, Texas.
Name: Grecia Anais Ramos
Restaurant: 2M Smokehouse
Age: 33
Grecia Ramos, 2M Smokehouse. Photo by: Wyatt McSpadden
Tell me a little bit about where you are from and where you grew up?
I was ..read more
Tales of a Barbecue Wife - Barbecue Wife
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James Beard Award Nominee, Pitmaster, full time employee at Giddings ISD, proud daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend …and did we mention today she turns the young age of 85. Meet Tootsie Tomanetz, a woman of many talents with so much love for life. She stays forever humble with her success in the barbecue game. She’s a woman of strong faith and strong family values.
We would like to start off by saying “Happy 85th Birthday Tootsie!”
I had the pleasure of visiting with Miss Tootsie over the phone for about an hour the week before her big day. Her story about being a Pitmaster at Snow’s BB ..read more
Tales of a Barbecue Wife - Barbecue Wife
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Meet Lisa aka “Momma” Miller. This Barbecue Wife is as sweet as the baked goods she is whipping up from scratch daily at Miller’s Smokehouse in Belton, Texas. We can’t wait for you to meet her and we hope you will consider supporting these folks by swinging by and seeing them as soon as you can.
Name: Lisa Miller
Miller's Smokehouse (Belton, Texas)
Age: 55
Lisa Miller (left), Miller’s Smokehouse
Tell me a little bit about where you are from and where you grew up? I was born in Panama . I was an “Army brat.” As a child, we lived in Kansas, South Carolina, and finally set ..read more
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Lisa Perini - Perini Ranch Steakhouse - Photo by: Wyatt McSpadden
Hailing from Buffalo Gap, Texas, we can’t wait for you to meet Lisa Perini. Lisa and her husband Tom are the owners and operators of Perini Ranch Steakhouse. Together they have created one of the most beautiful dining destinations on their working ranch in West Texas. Keep reading to hear more from Lisa and how this “Barbecue Wife” is loving and living life to the fullest.
Name: Lisa Perini
Restaurant: Perini Ranch Steakhouse
Age: 55
Tell me a little bit about where you are from and where you grew up? I ..read more
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Emma Heim, Heim BBQ in Ft. Worth, Texas. Photo by: Wyatt McSpadden
Simply put “The Boss” as they call her around here at Heim BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas. At 30 years young, Emma Heim is running the show with grace and a smile along with her co-owner husband and Pitmaster Travis Heim.
Read along and get to know a little bit more about Emma Heim and how she makes it all happen.
Emma Heim Heim Barbecue (Fort Worth, Texas)
Tell me a little bit about where you are from and where you grew up? Originally, I’m from Pasadena, California. My family moved to the DFW area when I was 5 years old. So I have ..read more
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Modesty Vidal at Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ: Photograph by Wyatt McSpadden
Combining their love of Food, Tradition, and Family is what makes Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ in Austin, Texas tick. Meet Modesty Vidal, a big part of the “family” behind Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ. This Barbecue Wife is a mama to three, a busy entrepreneur, and the kind of gal you just want to hang out with every chance you get.
Modesty will be the first to tell you it takes a village to keep up with their busy day to day, and what a great village of family she has surrounded herself with.
Modesty Vidal
Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ ..read more
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Once upon a time...is truly how this story should begin. By now, you might have heard of the Texas BBQ joint Snow's BBQ nestled in the quaint town of Lexington, Texas only open on Saturdays... and perhaps you've caught wind of the Cinderella like story of the famed Snow's BBQ Pitmaster Tootsie Tomanetz.
Well, today, on the heels of celebrating their 15 year anniversary of "Smokin The Good Stuff," we want to introduce you to another key piece of the Snow's BBQ story, and her name is Mrs. Kim Bexley, otherwise known around the BBQ Joint as the "Boss's Boss." Kim is married to owner and ..read more