
Photography by Robert Lerma
For me, barbecue is the childhood obsession I developed way later in life. I may live in Texas, but my allegiance is to smoked meat as a whole. I still get excited with each new smokehouse I visit, especially if I’m traveling to places I’ve never been, visiting people I’ve never met. Recently I traveled to Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama for barbecue. And I had one helluva time.