LEXINGTON BBQ LEGEND FEATURED IN TEXAS MONTHLY

  

A local barbeque legend has been featured in the latest edition of Texas Monthly magazine.

Tootsie Tomanetz, of Giddings, has been cooking barbeque for fifty years, but didn’t start professionally until she was in her thirties. In November of 2002, Kerry Bexley approached Tomanetz with the idea of opening Snow’s BBQ in Lexington.

Bexley knew there was a demand for good BBQ in of Lexington, which has a population of 1,100 people. Tomanetz told Bexley that if he was serious, they better sit down and have a real “heart to heart”. They did just that, and Kerry immediately started building the BBQ pits.

On March 1, 2003 Snow’s BBQ officially opened for business. Since then, Snow’s has garnered a legion of loyal followers and has surged in popularity. In May 2008, Snow’s was named as the best BBQ in Texas from Texas Monthly magazine. Snow’s BBQ has been doing everything possible to keep up with the demand and most important, maintain the quality of the BBQ.

The article, which is featured on the cover of the magazine, delves into her life and journey as one of the best BBQ pit masters in the country. To read the article in full, visit texasmonthly.com.