Kansas City Is Now Home to a BBQ Vending Machine

The barbecue community in Kansas City is ingenious. Pitmasters have been figuring out how to make the unexpectedly delicious for over a century. But nobody had ever thought to put barbecue in a vending machine before Jones BBQ. Here’s the story for Atlas Obscura.

Frank Norton stands underneath the white pergola that extends over the front of Jones Bar-B-Q, a black mask covering the lower half of his face. It’s a bit before 5 p.m. He’s facing a classic dilemma: “What’s for dinner?”