Even before a global pandemic arrived, this was a year of change at Smokey Joe’s BBQ. Last spring, after 34 years of takeout-only service, Smokey Joe’s finally opened a dining room. Owner Kris Manning ...

In 1985, Kenneth Manning and Joe Melton converted an old gas station along Interstate 35 in southern Dallas into a barbecue joint. They built a smoker along the back wall from brick and steel and ...

Smokey Joe’s Barbecue in South Oak Cliff was struggling when co-owner Kenneth Manning convinced his son, Kris, to take it over in 2014. While Kris initially aspired to pursue a career aligned with his ...

This article is part of a series that spotlights Texas pitmasters in their own words, available exclusively to TM BBQ Club members. Kris Manning of Smokey Joe’s BB-Q in Dallas is no less than barbecue ...

DALLAS — In Texas, where there’s smoke, there’s Daniel Vaughn. As the barbecue editor for Texas Monthly, his job is to find the best barbecue in Texas. At least eight barbecue joints in Dallas-Fort ...

Regulars at Smokey Joe’s know that its bricks of fabulously tender and minimally treated pork ribs are unbeatable. And owner Kris Manning’s personal passion happens to be brisket, which might be why ...

Kristopher Manning holds the Texas Trinity platter of brisket, ribs, jalapeño cheddar sausage and sides at Smokey Joe's BBQ on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Dallas. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer ...

Another patriarch of barbecue in Lexington has died. Joe Perry Cope, owner of Smokey Joe's Barbecue, died Thursday at Hinkle Hospice House after a period of declining health. Cope, 84, was married for ...