LA Barbecue Pitmasters Explain the Kinds of Wood They Use and Why - Eater LA
"As one of LA’s more established underground barbecue specialists, Burt Bakman drew long lines at his San Fernando Valley home selling stellar Texas-style barbecue cooked in a large offset smoker. Then the realtor partnered with the h.wood Group to open Slab along West Third Street, where the restaurant is constrained to commercially approved box smokers." - Matthew Kang
