Marc Fadel fell in love with smoking meat while competing on his high school barbecue team at the Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center, in Arlington. When it came to naming his business, Fadel knew it needed to reflect the love he wanted to share with others through his food. Habibi Barbecue, his truck in Arlington’s Ghost Food Park, opened last month with a moniker meaning “my love” or “beloved” in Arabic.
I was first introduced to Habibi Barbecue through television. Fadel shared the idea when he was one of several students featured in a documentary series on Texas high school barbecue competitions. BBQ Highdebuted on the Magnolia Network in August and is now streaming on Max. Through six episodes, the show documented the path of four schools as they made their way to the state championship in Round Rock this year. In addition to the group from Dan Dipert, the cameras …