Sure, Texas-style barbecue is at a peak with Michelin Guide plaudits, copycats across the world and a higher overall quality ...

A barbecue restaurant opened in 2023 by a James Beard Award semifinalist is rebranding to celebrate its hometown culture. Blu Lacy Smokehouse in Castroville will officially be renamed Castroville ...

Castroville ... new direction in the barbecue industry," said the post, which essentially confirmed that the Blu Lacy is no more. Blu Lacy set itself apart from other Texas barbecue purveyors ...

Update on January 29: A new Instagram post from 2M Smokehouse sheds some more light on the future of Blu Lacy, which appears to be going away entirely as the Castroville restaurant rebrands.

Melig and his wife, Selah Melig, will own and operate Castroville BBQ ... in 2016 after two years of doing barbecue pop-ups together. Their style of Texas Hill Country barbecue with Tex-Mex ...