The 2026 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest wrapped up Saturday night, capping three days of food and fun at NRG.

The 2026 World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest in Houston crowned 'All Jacked Up' as Grand Champion Overall and 'Hardin ...

More than 250 teams are bringing the heat tonight as they compete in the 52nd World's Champion Bar-B-Que contest at NRG Park.

Two important restaurants in the Texas barbecue scene have spawned a new project in a less-expected locale: New York City.

The smell of smoke, wood fire, and sizzling brisket is about to take over NRG Park because the 2026 World’s Championship ...

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Cook-off sponsor Cotton Holdings keeps a famously tight list at the door, though past the velvet rope, the scene is a study ...

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There’s always a line at this clapboard take-out shack. Plump, pink pork ribs, cooked over post oak in a steel pit for four hours, were irresistible. Smoky brisket was fall-apart tender. Commercially ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In this edition of ...

Houston’s World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest returns Feb. 26–28 with live music, carnival fun, and public venues across ...