About the film

For the Love of Meat - A Documentary about Central Texas Barbecue

It takes more than wood, meat, and fire to make great Texas BBQ. It takes passion, patience, dedication, and a deep understanding of tradition. For the Love of Meat visits with some of the top BBQ pitmasters in central Texas to learn what it’s like to make such iconic food, and what it takes to do it. Aaron Franklin of the now famous Franklin BBQ in Austin, Tootsie Tomanetz of Snow's BBQ in Lexington, and Wayne Mueller of Louie Mueller BBQ in Taylor are featured in the documentary, along with appearances from the folks at City Market, Larid’s, Cooper’s, Opie’s, and many more.  

Co-creator Jeff Jones said the production was for “those people who line up outside Franklin’s every day or the people who drive out to Taylor to Mueller’s; [those] are the people who will really love this film.” 

For the Love of Meat - premiered at the Violet Crown in Austin, TX in 2015 and went on to screen at the Bullock Texas State History Museum and well as in Santa Fe, NM; New York, NY; Long Beach Island NJ (Special Screening by Lighthouse Film Festival) ; and Leuven Belgium (at the Docville Film Festival).