It’s been eight months since two longtime Modesto chefs opened a barbecue trailer on McHenry Avenue. Now, the pair are on to bigger things.
Jesse Padilla and Matt Martin launched Craft BBQ & Catering Co. in late 2024, expanded with a food trailer in June 2025 and are now adding “restaurant owners” to their joint resume.
A couple of months after they opened the trailer, the demand for Padilla and Martin’s catering services — namely with area medical facilities — became so high they had to stop its operations…