About the food.
Earl Todd Barbecue is influenced from my home state of Missouri, where I would hit up any and every Kansas City & St. Louis barbecue joint that I could. Pork, man. That's where it's at. It's also influenced by my visits to Texas, and the history, the simplicity, and the time that goes into their craft. Beef, man. That's where it's at. And somehow, all this culminated in Colorado, where we don't have a regional barbecue style. Only green chili and weed.
I purchase the highest quality meat I can find, including USDA Prime briskets, and local when possible. My sausage is made in-house with my own recipe (after many trials and errors), as well as my sides, rubs, and sauce. Everything I prepare is a recipe I created, and I strive for it to be the best I've ever tasted. I don't cook for the masses, I cook for you.. Truth.
So what you're getting with this food is not a lot of flash. No injections, no push button machines that do the work for you, not a lot of sauce, and not a ton of fancy dishes. Just straight-forward, pretty damn good barbecue that I stay up all night cooking.
I purchase the highest quality meat I can find, including USDA Prime briskets, and local when possible. My sausage is made in-house with my own recipe (after many trials and errors), as well as my sides, rubs, and sauce. Everything I prepare is a recipe I created, and I strive for it to be the best I've ever tasted. I don't cook for the masses, I cook for you.. Truth.
So what you're getting with this food is not a lot of flash. No injections, no push button machines that do the work for you, not a lot of sauce, and not a ton of fancy dishes. Just straight-forward, pretty damn good barbecue that I stay up all night cooking.
About the crew.
I'm Matt. Earl Todd is my middle and last name, respectively. It's also my dad's...and he's pretty cool. He digs barbecuing and is damn good at it. And it's my son's, who may or may not take up barbecuing. He's only 5, so we'll see. I'm the crew, for now.
About the cooking process.
I build fires in my offset smokers using charcoal and wood. I let those fires get to the temperature that they need to be at. I then place the brisket, pork butt, sausage, mushrooms, or ribs on said smokers. All meats (and 'shrooms) have my own blend of rub applied to them, and my own sauce when applicable. I maintain these fires by adding applewood and/or hickory and/or oak throughout the cook. When the meat (or 'shroom) is done, it's done.
About what the heck we're doing.
We started out a few years ago catering events and setting up mobile pop-ups. That was fun, and maybe we'll get back to it one day. But with two little kiddos, 2+ years being erased due to Covid, and costs skyrocketing, it started to become un-fun. Nobody wants un-fun. You know what is fun though? Cooking and having neighborhood barbecues right out of my driveway. I'm not a business anymore--at least for the time being. I'm just some dude that really likes to cook for people and enjoy a cold beer in the driveway, so that's what we're doing. We are on a donation-only basis--if you want a rib and got zero dollars, no worries, I got you. I'm clearly not in this for the money.
We're still trucking--maybe more so now than before. Just doing it a little differently. Having a little more fun. A little less stress. A little more freedom and simplicity. We'll see where the current takes us.
So swing on by and have a rib and a beer. If you dig it, come on back.
We're still trucking--maybe more so now than before. Just doing it a little differently. Having a little more fun. A little less stress. A little more freedom and simplicity. We'll see where the current takes us.
So swing on by and have a rib and a beer. If you dig it, come on back.
Some kind words from customers. Much thanks.
"Earl Todd is the BEST BBQ I’ve ever had. Period! I can’t recommend Earl Todd highly enough, especially if you’re having a hard time finding authentic BBQ in the Denver Metro Area. You won’t be disappointed. "~ Scott & Regan Petersen, Denver, CO
"Earl Todd BBQ is the best in town, genuinely. Not only is the BBQ absolutely amazing, I know it is being made locally and with genuine passion for the craft. Matt is extremely easy to work with and very responsive. Whether it was catering or just pulling up to one of Earl Todd's pop up locations, I have NEVER been disappointed." - Emily Kingsley, Broomfield, CO
"Earl Todd BBQ is the best in town, genuinely. Not only is the BBQ absolutely amazing, I know it is being made locally and with genuine passion for the craft. Matt is extremely easy to work with and very responsive. Whether it was catering or just pulling up to one of Earl Todd's pop up locations, I have NEVER been disappointed." - Emily Kingsley, Broomfield, CO
