Wyatt McSpadden Author

The photographer/author of Texas BBQ, Wyatt McSpadden has been shooting pictures of Texas barbecue joints for more than twenty-five years. He is a contributing photographer for Texas Monthly, in which he has published images of virtually every aspect of life in Texas

Widely regarded as one of the most influential pitmasters in the country, AaronFranklin is the coauthor of Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto and owner and chief pitmaster of Franklin Barbecue. He received the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Southwest in 2015.

The barbecue editor of Texas Monthly since 2013, Daniel Vaughn is the author of The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue.