Support Us Button Widget

Try Parish Barbecue, where Texas smoke gets a Louisiana kick

Holden Fulco and Jake Haygood are blending experience from Interstellar BBQ, Franklin Barbecue, and Terry Black’s BBQ to carve out a new niche.

A plate of barbecue from Parish Barbecue sits on a wooden table nest to a tray of pickled okra, bread slices, and a dip resembling bean dip garnished with green onions.

Keep an eye out for seasonal specials at Parish Barbecue.

Photo provided by Parish Barbecue

What happens when flavors from Louisiana and Central Texas collide? Find out at Parish Barbecue, a new food truck opening on Friday, March 28 at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches.

Parish Barbecue is the brainchild of Holden Fulco, who brings seven years of prowess from smokehouses like Franklin Barbecue and Interstellar BBQ. He’ll work alongside Jake Haygood — a former pitmaster at Terry Black’s BBQ — and focus on slow cooking methods.

Holden Fulco chops meat under a red tent wearing a Parish Barbecue hat.

Fulco was once Interstellar BBQ’s general manager and helped open Pinkerton’s Barbecue in San Antonio.

Photo provided by Parish Barbecue

Bonus for barbecue aficionados: All meats will be smoked on a Bison 1,000-gallon offset pit exclusively using Chief Firewood hickory. Here are a few must-try menu items:

  • Classic meats like USDA Prime Black Angus brisket, pork ribs, and house-cured ham
  • Inventive dishes like pulled duck with crispy cracklins + Saturday specials like fried pork cracklins
  • Louisiana-inspired sides like Acadiana potato salad, remoulade vinegar slaw, and crawfish cornbread dressing
  • Vegetarian-friendly plates like smoked vegetable muffuletta
  • Homemade desserts like pecan pie brownies

Read more ATX foodie news.

More from ATXtoday
The big race is almost here, and even if you don’t have tickets to watch in person, you can catch the race in style at one of these admission-free parties.
The 2025 Great American Beer Festival awards are here and Austin-area brews took home the gold, so get ready to taste them for yourself.
At these 10 miniature art galleries in the Austin area, you can take a piece of art or leave one for your neighbors to love.
The store finds vacant retail spaces and signs temporary leases to set up shop leading up to Halloween — but locations can change each year.
The LGBTQ+ bar, which was in danger of closing earlier this year, is now poised to become a larger brand across the state.
Themed cocktails, mad science experiments, haunted houses, and pumpkin carving await you throughout the whole month in Austin.
Who were the best-dressed festivalgoers at ACL Fest 2025? Let’s take a look.
From surprise celeb duets to friendship bracelets and festival fashion lessons, here’s everything Austin is still buzzing about.
The annual free book festival shared the full lineup of 300+ authors, here are a few we’re most excited to hear from in November.
Don’t go into Weekend Two of ACL Festival blind, but do go in with these tried-and-true tips from someone who has been attending for years.