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\"photoWhen Esaul Ramos was offered a spot to compete on Pitmasters, a new cooking-competition show on Food Network, he was asked to choose a teammate. “I automatically knew I’m bringing my wife,” he said. For years Grecia Ramos has been an integral part of 2M Smokehouse, the barbecue joint Esaul opened in San Antonio in 2016, and she is also the creative force behind French bakery Baked, in Castroville. For a week this April, in southern Utah, Grecia and Esaul battled against eight other barbecue teams for the show, which premieres July 13.“I think it’s going to be a thrilling and unique competition show that is different than everything,” Andrew Zimmern told me. The host of the Outdoor Channel’s Wild Game Kitchen, who made his…<\/p>\n

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When Esaul Ramos was offered a spot to compete on Pitmasters, a new cooking-competition show on Food Network, he was asked to choose a teammate. “I automatically knew I’m bringing my wife,” he said. 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