Editors’ note: This segment first appeared on Texas Monthly Presents, a television program airing on Texas PBS stations and PBS.org. After Fasicka Hicks helped her husband, Patrick, get his barbecue business off the ground, she began to grow bored. Leaning into her roots, she added a separate menu, cooking Ethiopian dishes from her childhood. When customers began requesting combinations of both types of food, an idea was born. Daniel Vaughn visits Smoke ’N Ash BBQ, exploring what makes it one of the most unique barbecue spots in Texas.

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Editor’s note: This segment first appeared on Texas Monthly Presents, a television program airing on Texas PBS stations and on PBS.org. It will also be featured in a national PBS special on October 31, 2025. Blake Barrow is the chief executive director of the Rescue Mission of El Paso, the homeless-services organization that runs Hallelujah! BBQ, a unique barbecue joint that doubles as vocational training for residents of the Rescue Mission’s shelter. When the operation grew from a catering service into a restaurant, barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn had to check it out for himself.

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