{"id":1542,"date":"2016-05-19T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/blogs\/news\/117602820-wehos-finest-bbq-bludsos\/"},"modified":"2016-05-19T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T23:30:00","slug":"117602820-wehos-finest-bbq-bludsos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/blogs\/news\/117602820-wehos-finest-bbq-bludsos\/","title":{"rendered":"WeHo&#8217;s Finest BBQ | Bludso&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2076_2048x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>To find slow-smoked BBQ cooked with actual whole hardwood logs while in Los Angeles (ESPECIALLY West Hollywood) is to find\u00a0a diamond in the rough. Lucky for us, we have\u00a0<em>Bludso&#8217;s<\/em> holding true to that authentic Texas formula an Angeleno craves when on a quest for Southern smoked cuisine right here in the neighborhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2049_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in Compton,\u00a0pitmaster Kevin Bludso broke ground on his first restautrant in 2008 right in the heart of his hometown. The West Hollywood location, and sophomore effort, came to fruition 5 years later and now even Melbourne, Australia can be added to the list of cities lucky enough to boast the blessings of\u00a0Kevin&#8217;s culinary magic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2066_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n\n<p>Although hailing from Compton, Bludso family roots reach back to\u00a0<span>Corsicana, Texas where Kevin&#8217;s genealogy&#8217;s expertise in slow-smoking meats dates back five generations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2084_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Adolescent summers for Kevin were spent back in Texas perfecting the fundamentals of BBQing with the key assist from his granny,\u00a0Willie Mae Field, ultimately propelling him to become the pit master\u00a0maestro he is today and meriting\u00a0<em>Bludso&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>one of the best BBQ joints in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2077_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Such a sensational experience wouldn&#8217;t be complete for us without our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpen.com\/collections\/elite\/products\/g-pen-elite-for-ground-material\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G Pen Elite<\/a>\u00a0handy to help us bask in the warm glow of that\u00a0southern hospitality these yankees hear so much about.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2097_1024x1024.jpg\" style=\"float: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Words cannot describe the jubilation experienced when indulging in\u00a0<em>Bludso&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>finest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2076_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2090_932646e3-235b-4cda-887e-77294687750b_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2093_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2081_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2060_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 To find slow-smoked BBQ cooked with actual whole hardwood logs while in Los Angeles (ESPECIALLY West Hollywood) is to find\u00a0a diamond in the rough. Lucky for us, we have\u00a0Bludso&#8217;s holding true to that authentic Texas formula an Angeleno craves when on a quest for Southern smoked cuisine right here in the neighborhood.\u00a0 Born and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}