Athens, Greece
• Located in the suburb of Ilioupoli just outside Athens, and regarded as one of Greece’s earliest adopters of true American low and slow barbecue
• Founded in 2019 by Takis Kotsonis, a Greek pitmaster known for travelling to Texas and cooking alongside renowned American crews such as Hurtado Barbecue and Treaty Oak at events like Smoke Fire Gathering, bringing authentic Central Texas techniques back to Athens
• Uses a custom 3,500-litre offset smoker and USDA Black Angus briskets smoked for 15 to 17 hours to achieve true Texas-style bark, smoke ring and rendered fat
• Signature items include brisket trays, beef ribs, burnt ends, pulled pork and rotating smoked burgers