::World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest:: Or something like that. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's barbeque contest is happening this weekend and Houstonist thinks your tastebuds are as qualified as anyone's to make a judgement. Find yoiur favorite team or choose by the most appealing name on this listing and map of the area. Besides lots and lots of stuff from the grill, expect to find mucho live music to give you a smile for......

Despite what Houstonist's out-of-town friends seem to think, there's really only one time of the year when you're likely to run into people around town dressed as cowboys or get stuck behind a wagon train on the freeway. It's Rodeo time, of course — and though we're all familiar with the world's biggest cow-and-pony show, how much do we really know? Amaze your friends with the following Rodeo facts and figures: The Houston Fat......

Everyone knows about the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Thousands of less than full, but slightly inebriated, gather around picnic tables like Black Angus to get a taste of …slow cooked Black Angus. Yum. What most forget about, as they lean back and unbutton their top buttons, is to save room for the wine. After the rib bones and napkins have been shoveled, the corks will be popped at......

It's rodeo time again — the one weekend in the year when we can gorge ourselves on barbecue and beer, then head across the Astrodome parking lot for a spin on the Tilt-a-Whirl. (Wait, the one weekend? We take that back — that's pretty much a weekly activity for Houstonist.) So here's what's happening this weekend at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Thursday • World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest: 5 to 11 p.m. at Reliant......