He's been lauded as the maker of the best barbecue in America by Bon Appetit magazine; taken home top honors in the state from Texas Monthly; been heralded as the premiere barbecue cook in Austin by the American-Statesman; co-authored two popular cookbooks; and won a James Beard Award for best chef in the Southwest. Now, Aaron Franklin can add "Hall of Famer" to his list of achievements. The Bryan native, who originally opened Franklin Barbecue as a small trailer in 2009 with his wife, Stacy, on the feeder road of Interstate 35 before moving the business into its current home on East 11th Street, has been named by the American Royal Association to the 2020 class of inductees of the Barbecue Hall of Fame...