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Chavo’s BBQ blends Mexican roots, Texas smoke into Houston’s next great BBQ story

Chavo’s BBQ blends Mexican roots, Texas smoke into Houston’s next great BBQ story
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Houston’s BBQ scene has a new name worth knowing — and he’s rewriting the rules one pop-up at a time. Ivan Chavez, owner and pitmaster of Chavo’s BBQ, grew up in Houston’s Second Ward surrounded by Mexican classics and Texas BBQ traditions. That upbringing became the foundation for something bold...

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