James Beard Recognition

Six are Winners, three are Finalists, and the rest fill out a deep Semifinalist bench that runs from Barley Swine to La Santa Barbacha. Recognition isn't our rating — Barbs B Q, Barley Swine, la Barbecue, and Leroy and Lewis Barbecue clear Delicious as F°ck, but plenty of badge-holders land at Delicious or Damn Good, and one sits at Worth Trying. The receipts are on every page.