The legendary pitmaster returns to East Austin

By Dan Gentile

Published on 3/7/2013 at 11:00 PM

After leaving his previous post on South 1st in late October, polarizing fire-starter John Mueller has re-emerged in a trailer behind East-side dive Kellee's (his watering hole of choice for 10+yrs) to smoke the same meats that, despite his personal struggles, have kept him on the shortlist of guys with personal struggles on shortlists most skilled pitmasters in Texas.