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Pit & Pastry

Based out of Charlottesville.

Pit and Pastry brings together Texas, Kentucky, and Carolina BBQ styles with all house-made meats, sauces, sides, and pastries—crafted low, slow, and from scratch with soul, smoke, and Southern spirit.

04/17/2026

🔥 **Pit & Pastry x Twisted Oak BBQ — Tonight Only** 🔥

Catch **Nicholas Ross of Pit & Pastry** teaming up with the crew at **Twisted Oak BBQ Food Truck** for a stacked night of smoke and flavor.

We’re firing things up for **dinner service from 4PM–8PM** out at **221 Carlton Rd** — come hungry.

**On the menu tonight:**
🥩 Brisket
🐖 Pulled Pork
🦃 Smoked Turkey
🧀 White Cheddar Mac
🍲 Pit Beans
🥗 Sweet Slaw

Same slow-smoked quality, different spot — and you already know we’re bringing the heat.

Pull up, grab a plate, and show some love. 🔥

04/07/2026

After a lot of thought, we’ve made the difficult decision to pause operations at Pit & Pastry.

With the rising cost of meats, ingredients, and supplies, it’s become increasingly difficult to continue operating in a way that meets the standards we’ve set for ourselves.

What started as an idea turned into something we’re incredibly proud of — long nights at the smoker, early mornings at markets, and the opportunity to share our food with this community meant everything to us.

To everyone who supported us, ordered from us, stopped by, or followed along — thank you. You helped bring this vision to life.

This isn’t goodbye — just a pause.

We’re taking time to regroup, reset, and figure out what the next chapter of Pit & Pastry looks like.

We’ll also be selling off a portion of our equipment, so please keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages for more details in the coming days.

Stay tuned.

With appreciation,
Pit & Pastry Owners - Nicholas Ross and Tamara Rykal

04/04/2026

🔥 **NEW MENU DROPS at the Farmers Market 🔥**

Pit & Pastry is bringing the heat this weekend and we’ve been busy in the kitchen dialing in some **serious breakfast BBQ** for y’all 👇

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🍳 **BBQ Breakfast Bowls**
Loaded with crispy potatoes, eggs, peppers & onions, and your choice of smoked meat
👉 Pulled Pork • Pulled Chicken • Smoked Pulled Beef

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🥪 **BBQ Breakfast Sandwiches**
Egg, cheese, and your choice of meat on a biscuit
Served with pickles & your choice of sauce

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🌭 **Texas Sausage Kolaches**
House dough wrapped around smoked sausage
👉 Jalapeño cheddar pork or beef sausage
Served with pickles & sauce

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🧀 **Smoked Mac & Cheese**
Creamy, smoky, a little kick from green chiles
👉 Add it to anything… trust us

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This is all about **fast, fresh, and straight-off-the-pit flavor** 🔥
Perfect grab-and-go or a full breakfast to start your market morning right

📍 Catch us at the farmers market this weekend
⏰ Come early… we *will* sell out

03/24/2026

🔥 Reloaded and Ready 🔥

The oak is stacked. The smoke is coming.

We just got resupplied on fresh oak, which means one thing… Pit & Pastry is firing back up just in time for the Charlottesville City Market — and we’re only ONE WEEK OUT.

Brisket. Pulled pork. Chicken. Chorizo.
Low, slow, and done right.

You’ll smell us before you see us… and trust me, you’ll want to find us.

📍 Charlottesville City Market
🗓️ Opening day is right around the corner
⏰ Come early — we sell out

03/10/2026

After some time away during the winter, it feels great to be back at the smoker! Got some new stuff coming soon to a market near you!

12/05/2025

❄️ **WEATHER UPDATE FROM PIT & PASTRY** ❄️

Well… Mother Nature really doubled down on us this weekend.

Due to the snowfall, **Charlottesville’s Grand Illumination tonight is cancelled**, and **Four County Players’ Holiday Bazaar tomorrow in Barboursville is also cancelled**. Not the news any of us wanted, but safety comes first.

But don’t worry — we’re not going into hibernation.
We’re just shifting gears. ⚙️🔥

**This Saturday, you can still find Pit & Pastry at the Water Street Holiday Market**, serving up the goods to keep you warm:

🥖🔥 Our French Dip Sandwich with that soul-warming au jus
🌶️✨ Texas Kalaches
🥨 Plus a few other goodies

So even if the snow slowed things down, we’ll still be out there bringing the heat — literally.

Bundle up, swing by, and let us feed you something worth braving the cold for. ❄️❤️

12/04/2025

🌟 **Charlottesville Illumination – This Friday!** 🌟
**5pm–8pm • Downtown Mall**

Pit & Pastry is rolling in hot for the Illumination this Friday, and we’re bringing the kind of comfort food that *actually* warms your soul on a cold, almost-snowy December night. ❄️🔥

🥨 **Warm Pretzels** with our house jalapeño mustard—spicy enough to tingle, cozy enough to keep you smiling.
🤠 **Texas Kolaches**—soft, savory, and the kind of hand-held goodness perfect for strolling under the lights.
🥪 **The French Dip to End All French Dips**—slow-roasted beef on a toasted roll with rich, warm au jus that feels like wrapping your whole body in a heated blanket. One dunk and you’ll forget it’s even winter.

Come grab a bite, warm your hands (and heart), and celebrate the season with us. See y’all Friday! 🎄✨

11/21/2025

🎉 This Saturday is Our LAST Farmers Market of the Year! 🎉

And you *know* we’re not going out quietly… we’re celebrating with something truly legendary:
🔥 **Smokey, melt-in-your-mouth Pork Belly Burnt Ends** 🔥
Sticky, tender, ridiculously flavorful — the kind of thing you think about weeks later.
Come get them while you can, because once we’re out… we’re out! 😭

📍 **Charlottesville City Market**
🗓 **This Saturday — Last One of 2025!**

BUT WAIT — we’re not disappearing.
We’re coming back for the **Downtown Illumination on December 5th** with a whole new lineup:

✨ **House-baked Pretzels**
✨ **French Dip Sandwiches (with that real Pit & Pastry au jus greatness)**
✨ **Texas Kolaches** — soft, buttery, and filled with cheese and a sausage the way Texas intended 🤠

Come celebrate our season finale with some serious BBQ comfort, grab those pork belly burnt ends, and we’ll see you again in December to kick off the holidays the tasty way! ❤️

11/15/2025

🚨 BREAKING BARBECUE NEWS 🚨
After months of wandering the BBQ wilderness,(getting inspiration in Charleston last week) Pit & Pastry is officially BACK at the Charlottesville City Market for a two-week comeback tour — and yes, the brisket has been training for this moment. 💪🍖

We’ll be there:
🗓 This Saturday
🗓 Next Saturday
…then we disappear like that one sock from the dryer. 🧦✨

If you’ve been dreaming about our breakfast hash, or just getting a pound of everything! — this is your sign from the BBQ universe. 🔮🔥

Tell a friend. Tell your neighbor. Tell that coworker who steals your lunch from the fridge.
Then bring them with you so they stop stealing your food. 😌

📍 Charlottesville City Market
⏰ Two Weeks Only!
Come early, or risk watching someone else walk away with your brisket. And nobody needs that kind of pain. 😭

11/07/2025

✨ It’s that time of year again! We’re off on our annual trip to Holy Smokes in Charleston, SC! 🎉 As a result, we won’t be at the farmers market this week. But don’t worry, we’ll be back soon with all the deliciousness you love. 🍖🔥

📢 Heads up: Our DoorDash hours are changing soon, so keep an eye out for our updated schedule coming your way. ⏰

💥 In the meantime, we’re still booking events and taking catering orders! Whether you’re planning a special event or just craving some amazing food, we’ve got you covered. Send all inquiries to [email protected] – we’d love to hear from you! 🙌

See you soon! 😎

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221 Carlton Road
Charlottesville, VA
22902

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