“Life-changing” is an overused adjective, especially when it comes to food. Though there are some restaurants where the experience can truly alter one’s professional trajectory. Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor was that place for me, and for many others. A bite of brisket there in 2006 changed my perspective on how good barbecue could be. It was that same year Louie Mueller received the America’s Classics award from the James Beard Foundation, making it the second Texas barbecue joint to receive the distinction (the Original Sonny Bryan’s in Dallas was honored in 2000). The Best Chef: Texas category of this year’s James Beard awards is littered with a half dozen pitmaster semifinalists, none of whom had restaurants when Louie Mueller was awarded. That bodes well…
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