Distant Relatives

Distant Relatives is located at 3901 Promontory Point Dr, Austin, TX 78744. A barbecue food truck at Meanwhile Brewing connecting Central Texas smoking with flavors and foodways of the African diaspora.

Distant Relatives uses Central Texas smoke as a starting point for a broader culinary idea, bringing in African and African-American influences. Its location at a brewery keeps the format informal and social.

It is one of the more distinctive ways to see how Austin is expanding the definition of Texas barbecue.