Fort Worth folks are passionate about barbecue, which means sauces and rubs are important. Some of Fort Worth's most popular chefs even have their own name-brand blends. As for oils, vinegars and spices, foodies know quality is key.
Spices
Pendery's World ofChiles & Spices
If it's a spice, you can bet Pendery's probably has it. There are hundreds of pre-packaged spices and blends, from allspice to Spanish saffron and apple pie spice to menudo seasoning, all available at the retailer's store and online.
1407 8th Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
817.924.3434
Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar
The Virgin Olive Oiler
Former restaurant manager Charles Flach knows great food means great ingredients. He opened his boutique olive oil and vinegar shop last year and offers fresh, imported extra virgin olive oils and infused varieties, like chipotle, cilantro, and even blood orange, along with several balsamics, salts and sugars. We can't get enough of the coconut white balsamic vinegar, which Flach recommends pairing with Persian lime olive oil.
4801 Overton Ridge Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76132
Barbecue Rubs& Sauces
Angelo"s
The George family has run Angelo's for three generations now, and they might just bleed barbecue sauce. Buy their seasoning blends for beef, pork, ribs, turkey, chicken and fish dishes. Sauces are sold by the bottle and come in original and spicy jalapeño.
2533 White Settlement Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
817.332.0357
Tim Love
Love recently launched his own line of dishware, serving utensils and tools for Sur La Table, along with wild game, steak, poultry, pork and fish rubs. There are also sauces sold by the jar, including pickled ancho chile and Woodshed barbecue sauce, named for his new, insanely popular riverfront restaurant.
cheftimlove.com
surlatable.com
Brothers Sauces
After a friendly family competition amongst three local brothers and their father, a barbecue sauce was born. Barry King has continued to make batches of Brothers Gold sauce, thick and rich with the sweetness of brown sugar, after the 1987 competition. Now Brothers Heat and Mustard Gold are also available by the jar or case.
817.879.0907
Terry Chandler's Outlaw Chef Brand Heifer Dust
Fred's Texas Café chef and owner Terry Chandler has years of experience cooking for hungry cowboys straight from his chuck wagon, named the Ought Zero. His own brand of spice rub is the real deal, as is his Badlands BBQ Sauce, which is spicier than most bottled barbecue sauces.
Available at ranchoak.com.
Bonnell's TexasRed Dirt Rub
Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine chef Jon Bonnell recently launched his own line of rubs, including a Southwestern blend that offers a bit of Mexican spice influence, along with Creole and barbecue blends.
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