MILE-HIGH BRISKET
Welcome to the new DFW AA flight centerpiece, Pecan Lodge barbecue in first class. The Deep Ellum smokehouse (you know, the one with the line out the door daily) is dropping hot BBQ on domestic flights.
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Best of Week of August 3
The internet is loud. The grill is honest. We rounded up the best of the week for August 3, 2026 so you don't have to.
Smokeshow: 8/3
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BRISKET NATION
Nothing, and we mean NOTHING, is more rewarding than the work and love that a brilliant brisket requires. There’s a reason it’s one of those dishes that America just can’t get enough of. Lucky for all of us in the Dead Meat Society, the folks at The Takeout drove the whole country judging brisket so we don’t have to (although we’d like to). Well, technically, they analyzed a whole lot of data, but still… The result is a state-by-state guidebook of the best briskets in America, with a side of the best brisket in each state.
Best of Week of July 27
The internet is loud. The grill is honest. We rounded up the best of the week for July 27, 2026 so you don't have to.
Smokeshow: 7/27
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THE ORGAN MEAT UPGRADE
Every few months a “forgotten” protein starts trending out of nowhere. And the push from the organ meat folks has been coming for a while. But now, a registered dietitian is making the case for the one most of us hard-pass at the meat counter: organ meat.
Best of Week of July 20
The internet is loud. The grill is honest. We rounded up the best of the week for July 20, 2026 so you don't have to.
Smokeshow: 7/20
Share your BBQ p*rn with the Facebook group that gives a damn: Dead Meat Society.
THE GRILLING SINS REPORT
To properly celebrate National Grilling Month (yes, July), the pros over at Talker Research just surveyed 5,000 Americans from multiple states about their grilling habits…
Best of Week of July 13
The internet is loud. The grill is honest. We rounded up the best of the week for July 13, 2026 so you don't have to.
Smokeshow: 7/13
Share your BBQ p*rn with the Facebook group that gives a damn: Dead Meat Society.