Friday Find: Cole Parkman's BBQ Confessional
After more than five years in BBQ, Parkman admitted he did not know this critical fundamental
Cole Parkman has worked at two of the top 10 BBQ spots in Texas, Truth BBQ in Houston and LeRoy & Lewis in the Austin area, alongside Leonard Botello IV and Evan LeRoy. He made a shocking confession to Ben Sassani of BBQ Confessional of not knowing how to start fires. Turns out someone has always either helped or there's been help with starters.
This all came to a head in 2021 when Cole had to start a fire at the Texas Monthly BBQ festival to cook some sausages. Here is the story of how everything went down at the festival in front of some of the best BBQ pitmasters from around the state.
Ryan Cooper
Co-Founder, The Smoke Sheet