Walk through the doors of a few historic Texas barbecue joints, and you’d swear you’d entered a museum. I’ve had that feeling at Smitty’s Market in Lockhart, Pat Gee’s in Tyler, and Martin’s Place in Bryan. You may have your own exhibit-ready restaurant in mind. Aside from these businesses, the U.S. has not had a museum dedicated to our country’s hallmark cuisine until the Museum of BBQ opened in Kansas City, Missouri, earlier this month.Jonathan Bender wishes the project had gotten off the ground a little sooner. He quit his job as the food editor for Kansas City PBS in 2019 to focus on his vision for the museum. He brought on local butcher and restaurateur Alex Pope as a minority partner to run the…
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