Experience Texas BBQ and its traditions, families, nostalgia, and
history that make this culinary hotspot something admired the world over
in a groundbreaking photo almanac.
Wildsam: Texas BBQ features 60 highly curated photos by acclaimed
photographers, essays, archival pieces, and interviews with iconic pit
masters, BBQ culture icons, and the next generation of Texas pit
masters, all dedicated to this Texas pastime. Explore this
quintessential Lone Star tradition through:
- A beautiful and wide-ranging collection of portraits and landscape
photography by some of the state's most nationally renowned
photographers including Wyatt McSpadden and O. Rufus Lovett.
- Interviews with living legends including Tootsie Tomanetz, Mando Vera,
and Robert Patillo.
- Essays by some of Texas' most interesting food personalities,
including James Beard-nominated Michael Fojtasek, 8th-generation
Hidalgo County ranch family member Melissa Guerra, and cookbook writer
Jessica Dupuy.
- The ultimate BBQ joint map to help travelers experience Texas BBQ and
its traditions, families, nostalgia, and history.