Texas Moonswiners

06/12/2026

Fixed it 😎

We are just a week away from the World Food Championships & Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que of America All-Star Star BBQ Challenge in Colorado Springs! 🗓

This will be the 4th year in a row we have cooked this event and it has taken us all over the United States. Last year we drove to Michigan, in 2024 we competed in Tennessee and in the inaugural year of 2023 we stayed in Texas but still drove over 600 miles to El Paso.📍

If you are in the Colorado Springs area please come out to Texas T-Bone Steakhouse & Famous Dave's BBQ Colorado Springs and get some free wings and BBQ! This is a family fun event with activities and food for everyone!

05/25/2026

Come see us tomorrow Furniture One Gun Barrel 🔥

416 N Gun Barrel Ln

Brisket & Pulled Pork Sandwiches 🥪

Loaded Smoked Mac & Cheese 🧀

Sliced Turkey 🦃

Ribs 🐖

Banana Pudding 🍌

05/11/2026

Stole some drums from Mark Pugh and headed to Paris, TX for the 14th Annual Jenny Burton-Rushin Memorial BBQ Cookoff.

They always say ugly chicken wins and yesterday they were right again. Out of all my turn ins, chicken was the one I thought was the worst, and the only one that walked.

Congratulations to Kevin Jackson and Paris Cevrolet on their GC and everyone that heard their name's called.

Heath Riles BBQ was on full display with Texas Firebox BBQ also cooking this event! It was awesome seeing fellow ambassadors and my hometown friends that stopped by.

Beans 🫘 - 1st
Chicken 🐔 - 3rd
Brisket 🐮 - 4th SoFa King Awesome Products
Ribs 🐷- 7th
Pork 🐖 - that little piggy ran home 🤷‍♂️
Dessert 🥧 - 🤣🤣🤣 LAST

05/09/2026

Annual Jenny Burton-Rushin Memorial BBQ Cookoff Awards

05/09/2026

Burning meat at the 14th Annual Jenny Burton-Rushin Memorial BBQ Cookoff in Paris Tx 🔥

Come see me and other local Pitmasters at Noon today for some award winning BBQ! We all are set up at Red River Valley Fair Grounds and plates are $20. Proceeds go towards scholarships for local kids ❤️

It may not be Memphis in May but there are STRONG Heath Riles BBQ vibes going on 💪🏻😎

This brisket is SoFa King Awesome I can't stand it!

05/05/2026

On Friday, we will be headed out to the 14th Annual Jenny Burton-Rushin Memorial BBQ Cookoff in Paris, TX 🔥🔥🔥

This is a great event that raises money for the local youth. If you are in the area, buy a plate and enjoy some award winning BBQ, while giving back to your community 💯

We can't wait to see old friends and make new ones! And maybe if we are lucky, walk away with some hardware 🏆 🏆

Heath Riles BBQ products are locked and loaded! Looking forward to showing up and showing out 💪🏻😎

04/19/2026

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Heath Riles BBQ award winning combination on thick cut pork chops is hard to beat 🐽

After the High School State Championships next week, we are going to start hitting the competition trail pretty hard 🚙💨

Right now we are focused on helping the 205 Pitmasters bring home some new HARDWARE 🏆🏆🏆

*And eating good while getting there 😋

I think Mr. Riles needs a Fifth & Cherry cutting board for his videos. Those chops look so good on that wood 😍

04/08/2026

Making that bacon 🥓

Heath Riles BBQ seasoning and sauces for the win 💪🏻

Weber Grills Ranch makes it SO easy ⛱️

Almost 90lbs of 🐷 sitting pretty on the grill with the double snake keeping temps steady 🐍 🐍

ChefsTemp ProTemp 2 Plus allowing me to monitor temps at my son's 7v7 practice 🏈

The Ag Mech kids are going to eat GOOD tomorrow 💯

03/31/2026

It's hard waiting on Heath Riles BBQ products to arrive.

02/24/2026

Sometimes you're the hammer 🔨
Sometimes you're the nail...
This weekend I felt like we got hammered 🤣

It was a tough field of about 60 teams! There were a lot of really great cooks that didn't get a single call. Congratulations to the boys from Oklahoma, Aj George - GC & Brian Coulter - RGC and to everyone that did hear their name called.

We were blessed to make the walk once for a 10th place rib call. To me it was a little disappointing but you can see the pride in Cole's face. In that moment we were the best out of everybody there. Sometimes I forget that it's not always about the trophies and money. Sometimes it's about the memories made and bond that gets stronger through BBQ.

As we pulled out he said, "Dad, when is the next one?"

I won't bore you with turn in box pictures, they weren't what made me smile this weekend.

🐔 - Who knows. Better than last week 🤷‍♂️ 398
🐷 - 10th Place 🏅💰
🐮 - Last week 2nd Place, this week ???

Thank you Fort Worth Cops For Kids & Outlaw BBQ association for putting on a great cook-off! Already looking forward to next year.

02/03/2026

Decided to jump on the Chat GPT Caricature trend LOL

I think this is the universe telling me that it's time to do a competition ASAP!

01/31/2026

It's on like Donkey Kong!

09/01/2025

There were some great cooks competing! Blessed to snag 4th! SoFa King Awesome Products for the 💰💰💰

🔥🍖 HWY 287 RIB COOKOFF – TOP 10 ANNOUNCEMENT! 🍖🔥

Alvord, Texas was on FIRE this weekend as smoke rolled, pits roared, and the best rib warriors battled it out for bragging rights at the Rib Cookoff Association USA showdown! 🏆

Here’s how the leaderboard stacked up:
1️⃣ Donny Teel – 138.2
2️⃣ Weston Burks – 135.9
3️⃣ Richard Getchius – 135.5
4️⃣ Sean Hill – 135.1
5️⃣ Brittany Unkart – 134.9
6️⃣ Brandon Perryman – 134.8
7️⃣ Ryan Hamilton – 133.5
8️⃣ Steve Cumbie – 132.5
9️⃣ Cole Melson – 131.7
🔟 Josh Brumley – 131.4

👑 Congrats to Donny Teel and today’s rib king!

💥 And a HUGE shoutout to Justin West for repping his first-ever RCOA contest! Justin showed exactly what this sport is all about. He’s a true cook’s cook, representing them in the judges’ room with integrity, fairness, and passion. 🙌 On top of that, he generously donated his Rep fee to boost the payout for the cooks. That’s what we call Cooks for Cooks! 💯

🔥 Royal Oak | Blues Hog | Gateway Drum Smokers | P&L Steaks – thanks for fueling the fire!

08/18/2025

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08/16/2025

Is it "Needles Up" at Texas Tech University? 🤔 No that's Gateway Drum Smokers 💯

Looking forward to a great day of cooking in Lubbock, TX!

08/14/2025

LFG!!!