A feast at Red Gum BBQ.
1/6A feast at Red Gum BBQ.Supplied
Inside Red Gum BBQ.
2/6Inside Red Gum BBQ.Simon Schluter
Pitmaster selection platter at Red Gum BBQ.
3/6Pitmaster selection platter at Red Gum BBQ.Simon Schluter
Mac and cheese.
4/6Mac and cheese.Simon Schluter
It’s Australia’s only BCorp certified restaurant.
5/6It’s Australia’s only BCorp certified restaurant.Supplied
Smoking the meat.
6/6Smoking the meat.Simon Schluter

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Round a bend in the road to find a bustling repurposed truck repair shed,its roller door thrown open,meat-smokers humming away like burly cars toiled over by mechanics of meat.

There’s 12-hour pulled pork,fall-apart brisket with a peppery dry rub and more,all smoked low and slow,piled onto metal trays and rounded out by classic American sides:pickles,slaw,potato hash.

Wooden picnic tables,hanging plants and Shania Twain on the radio feel relaxed and family-friendly,but these folk take their barbecue seriously. And their ethics.Certified B Corp,Red Gum composts,rejects single-use plastics and prints the provenance of free-range meat on all menus.

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Vegetarians have a seat at the table thanks to a bonanza of buttery cornbread,rugged fried eggplant,mac and cheese and meaty smoked mushrooms. Ask for extra napkins and let the good times roll.

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