Leonard Botello IV l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1eb1ng sau th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u TRUTH BBQ n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng to\u00e0n qu\u1ed1c, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a phong c\u00e1ch n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng v\u00f9ng Trung Texas. Kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb n\u0103m 2015 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n nh\u1ecf khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao t\u1ed1c n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n \u1edf Brenham, Texas, th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0y nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t trong l\u00e0ng n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i \u2013 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
Khi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u, Botello kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o b\u00e0i b\u1ea3n, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00f2 hun kh\u00f3i. L\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean chuy\u00ean ng\u00e0nh sinh h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Texas A&M, anh t\u1ef1 h\u1ecdc ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1eb1ng l\u1eeda s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u00f2 hun kh\u00f3i c\u0169 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean Craigslist. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft \u2013 t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c c\u1eaft t\u1ec9a th\u1ecbt v\u00e0 l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt hun kh\u00f3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng gian c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u2013 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap anh n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt. Ch\u1ec9 trong v\u00f2ng hai n\u0103m sau khi khai tr\u01b0\u01a1ng, TRUTH BBQ \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o top 50 qu\u00e1n barbecue ngon nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Texas Monthly, leo l\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ed th\u1ee9 3 v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2021 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa g\u00f3p m\u1eb7t trong danh s\u00e1ch danh gi\u00e1 n\u00e0y \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed th\u1ee9 9 v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2025 \u2013 m\u1ed9t th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c n\u1eb1m trong top 10. N\u0103m 2024, TRUTH tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng qu\u00e1n barbecue \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf Texas nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng Bib Gourmand trong cu\u1ed9c kh\u1ea3o s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Michelin Guide t\u1ea1i Texas.<\/p>\n
Hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ca ng\u1ee3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc, Botello ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1edbi trong khi v\u1eabn t\u00f4n vinh truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c v\u00f9ng Trung Texas \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00ean t\u00ean tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. C\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n nh\u01b0 heo quay nguy\u00ean con ki\u1ec3u Carolina, x\u00fac x\u00edch hun kh\u00f3i boudin v\u00e0 th\u1ecbt \u1ee9c b\u00f2 pastrami th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n t\u00e0i n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng trong vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1o ra nh\u1eefng h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb \u0111a t\u1ea7ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi nh\u1eadn tr\u00ean Eater, Men's Health, Bon App\u00e9tit, Forbes, Food & Wine, Texas Monthly, The New York Times, Garden & Gun v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u \u1ea5n ph\u1ea9m kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n
Ni\u1ec1m \u0111am m\u00ea c\u1ee7a Botello kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n \u1edf vi\u1ec7c n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh Chopped Grill Masters v\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u0103n \u0111\u00f3n, \u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00e1c l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc n\u01b0\u1edbng BBQ t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf Houston, h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt chuy\u00ean nghi\u1ec7p ti\u1ebfp theo. \u00d4ng v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ki\u00eam \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c kinh doanh, Abbie Byrom-Botello, ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1eef ch\u1ee9c Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng ty, h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c t\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p cho c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u00f4ng qua c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi The Beacon, Sky High for Kids v\u00e0 Southern Smoke Foundation.<\/p>\n
B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i, Botello v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf d\u00e2y chuy\u1ec1n ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn, trong ph\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt, ho\u1eb7c tham gia nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c c\u1ea1nh tranh th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt \u1ee9c b\u00f2 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o th\u1ee9 t\u01b0. C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng thu\u1ea7n th\u1ee5c, s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec b\u1ec1n b\u1ec9 v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m tin r\u1eb1ng ngay c\u1ea3 trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c hun kh\u00f3i, n\u1ea5u ch\u1eadm \u2013 v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":6916,"template":"","class_list":["post-1086","chef","type-chef","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef\/1086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chef"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}