Texas A&M University graduate students at the Houston BBQ Festival
A group of Aggies involved in the Texas Barbecue program at Texas A&M University participated in the 2022 Houston BBQ Festival, which was held in the Humble Civic Center Arena in Humble, Texas on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Those in attendance from Texas A&M University were faculty Davey Griffin, Ray Riley, Jade Cooper, and Jeff Savell, and graduate students Sydni Borders, Kylie Burriss, MacKenzie Chapman, Shelley Curry, Ayleen Gonzalez, Kaylee Greiner, Katie Kendrick, Lilly Kochevar, Lauren Lee, Ian Lovell, Thachary Mayer, Trent Schwartz, Tori Teegarden, Paige Williams.
Texas A&M University Texas Barbecue program booth at the Houston BBQ Festival
Setting up with booth at the Houston BBQ Festival
Jay Arnold, Ray Riley, and the graduate students
Trent Schwartz answering barbecue questions
Tori Teegarden talking to Stuart Lapp
We enjoy going to the festival each year to talk to folks about Texas Barbecue and to see so many of the pitmasters we have gotten to know through festivals and camps and to make new acquaintances with those we have not met yet. One of the most common questions we get is not about how to cook better barbecue, but how to get into the always-sold-out Barbecue Summer Camp and Camp Brisket, two outstanding programs we conduct with Foodways Texas.
Paul Ruffino, Larry Ruffino, Davey Griffin, and Ray Riley
Robert Sierra and Jeff Savell
Lilly Kochevar and Kaylee Greiner
Dominic Colbert, John Brotherton, Katie Kendrick, and Sydni Borders
Russell Roegels and Sydni Borders
Lauren Lee
Wonderful food from Houston BBQ Festival
Jade Cooper and Misty Roegels
The Houston BBQ Festival has two great champions, Chris Reid and Michael Fulmer. Chris and Michael are the event founders, and thanks for always inviting us each year and allowing us to interact with barbecue specialists and enthusiasts from around the Houston area. Your passion for shedding the spotlight on these great barbecue endeavors is making a difference throughout the southeast Texas area. The number of great barbecue establishments in the Houston area keeps increasing, and your efforts to highlight and support them has made a difference in this recognition.
