Willie's Bar-B-Que (Austin, TX) trailer destroyed by fire

A bit before 8:00 last night, a fire destroyed the mobile trailer of Willie's Bar-B-Que, a BBQ joint in East Austin. According to Fox 7 Austin, the fire did not spread beyond the mobile trailer. KVUE reports, "AFD said the fire was caused by a door being left too open, allowing hot coals to mix with grease drippings from sausages. Damage is estimated at $25,000."

Operation Meat Locker busts Austin BBQ joints.

2 Austin BBQ joints (Sam's and Willie's) have been shut down, after being busted by Austin police for buying meat stolen from HEB grocery stores. Full story here.

*Friday update: The thieves have joined Twitter!!!

Google BBQ Bus: Recap and pics from a partygoer

Check out Eli Castro's great writeup (with pics) of this past Saturday's Google Austin BBQ Adventure, which we had the pleasure of announcing. Our pics to come later. Great job, Eli. So happy you enjoyed it, and I hope the others on the bus did, too.