Chuck Charnichart is a Texas pitmaster and cultural innovator who’s gaining recognition for her future-school barbecue and reshaping barbecue tradition.
• Co-founded Barbs-B-Q in Lockhart, Texas in 2023
• Named one of Bon Appétit’s 20 Best New Restaurants of 2024 and included in Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints list in 2025
• Previous pitmaster experience at Goldee’s BBQ in Fort Worth, ranked #1 in Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints in 2021
• Integrates South Texas influences into her barbecue, with her dish “green spaghetti” becoming an iconic representation of future-school barbecue