Tony and Me

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This evening will be my television debut with Anthony Bourdain on No Reservations. This episode kicks off the last season of the show before Tony heads off to CNN. Back in March they shot the show during SXSW, and I was able to drive down to Austin and show Tony and the crew around two of my favorite barbecue joints in the state: Franklin Barbecue and JMueller BBQ. You'll see these two destinations along with many others in the episode, but I wanted to share some of the photos from the two days. Most all of the shots from Franklin Barbecue were taken by my excellent photographer Nicholas McWhirter, as were all of the photos in our upcoming book Prophets of Smoked Meat.

Breakfast at Franklin

In line with my agent, David Hale Smith

Tony arrives

Trying to sound intelligent

Cameraman Zach Zamboni and producer Jared Andrukanis

Let's eat!

Nicholas McWhirter, Anthony Bourdain, David Hale Smith, Me

Brisket, ribs and sausage at Franklin

Producer Josh Ferrell giving me the shirt off his back

Josh Ferrell and I trading game worn jerseys

The panel at SXSW

Me and ZPZ social media director Helen Cho

Tony and I at JMueller BBQ

The feast at JMueller BBQ

When dining with Tony, fine bourbon just shows up on the table.

A big thanks to Anthony Bourdain for having me on the show and hopefully making me look intelligent this evening. The whole crew was great to work with, so I know the show will be great. I hope you enjoy it.

- BBQ Snob