Red Gum BBQ’s authentic American-style restaurant in Red Hill has opened its second outlet, Red Gum BBQ At Home, in Seaford. Customers can expect a Southern-style takeaway menu with mouthwatering rolls packed with meats including grass-fed brisket, free-range pulled pork, smoked chicken and more.
The expansion sees Red Gum BBQ move its manufacturing to Seaford. Red Gum BBQ At Home will be a takeaway hot spot for barbecue-lovers to get everything they need, from a quick takeaway to a home-cooked Southern feast.
Red Gum BBQ also celebrated its 10-year anniversary last month. The past decade has been a labour of love for owners Melissa and Martin Goffin, whose journey began with travels across Georgia, Tennessee, South and North Carolina, and Virginia. Martin’s love for barbecue and Southern food was born while visiting Melissa at home in Florida. He left his local government job to establish Red Gum BBQ in 2013, which made its home in Red Hill in 2016. Melissa then left her teaching job and the couple went all in to the business.
In early 2018, Red Gum BBQ became Australia’s first B Corp restaurant. The ethical accreditation is one Red Gum BBQ is very proud of and drives decision-making across the business. Today Red Gum BBQ has become known and loved for continuing to create the best, most authentic Southern-style barbecue.
As co-owner and managing director, Melissa is passionate about ethical businesses and women’s advocacy. She is a founding member of Women in Business Mornington Peninsula and believes deeply in the power of women to change the world and the need to create more inclusive social and political conditions for them to do so. Melissa is also a founder and organiser of the Women’s March on Melbourne.
Martin is the resident pitmaster of Red Gum BBQ. He found his inspiration through travelling around the US and uncovering family recipes. When he returned from his travels he experimented with various styles of barbecue, filling the backyard of their St Kilda home with smoke each weekend. During his paternity leave, Martin searched for an industrial space and found what was formerly Elgar Pittock’s garage next to the Red Hill Scout hall. It is now home to three large Texas-style offset smoker barbecues made from recycled LPG gas tanks. Ten years later, Red Gum BBQ has become a must-visit destination on the Peninsula for lovers of low and slow-cooked authentic Southern barbecue.
The Red Gum BBQ team is excited to welcome customers to their new Seaford location so they can take home tasty treats for a Southern-style feast, including the handcrafted small-batch sauces and meat rubs.
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