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Five years ago, I took a trek to Washington, D.C., to verify a claim that sounded too good to be true. Tim Carman of the Washington Post, who compiles a biannual ranking of area barbecue joints, had said the local Hill Country Barbecue Market’s brisket was as good as Franklin Barbecue’s. The tray we shared at Hill Country didn’t reach the heights of his claim, but I still used his list as the basis for a tour of the city’s offerings. Returning home to Texas, I wrote, “Little of the barbecue I ate in D.C. would warrant a return visit.” Things have changed.A three-day trip to the nation’s capital last month was bookended by two of my favorite recent Texas-style barbecue stops. Maryland joints Bark…

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