Porkies BAR-B-QUE Co-owners L-R: Byron Trumper of Lathlain and John Earnshaw of Bedford with The Sampler.
Camera IconPorkies BAR-B-QUE Co-owners L-R: Byron Trumper of Lathlain and John Earnshaw of Bedford with The Sampler. Credit: Supplied/David Baylis

Porkies win Australian Good Food Guide award

Kristie LimEastern Reporter

AMERICAN barbecue institution Porkies BAR-B-QUE in Bayswater has added a second Australian Good Food Guide award to its award collection.

The restaurant won the guide’s Readers’ Choice Award on January 20.

Porkies co-owners John Earnshaw, of Bedford, and Byron Trumper, of Lathlain, have been cooking up sticky pork ribs, tender beef brisket, American-style dessert pies and other dishes from their original menu for four years.

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Mr Earnshaw, who holds a Bachelor of Barbecue Science at Paul Kirk’s Pitmaster College, has also served as a Kansas City BBQ Society judge.

American barbecue restaurant Porkies BAR-B-QUE in Bayswater. David Baylis
Camera IconAmerican barbecue restaurant Porkies BAR-B-QUE in Bayswater. David Baylis Credit: Supplied/David Baylis

He said it was great to win the award after becoming more community-based in the past two years.

“We sponsor all the physical education groups in Bayswater and Mt Lawley,” he said.

“We have 15 staff that work here and they are all local.

“My kids go to school in the area as well.”

Porkies BAR-B-QUE Co-owners L-R: Byron Trumper of Lathlain and John Earnshaw of Bedford getting the meat ready in the oven. David Baylis
Camera IconPorkies BAR-B-QUE Co-owners L-R: Byron Trumper of Lathlain and John Earnshaw of Bedford getting the meat ready in the oven. David Baylis Credit: Supplied/David Baylis

He said their customers served as their main motivation.

“People come here for the same thing,” he said.

“In 30 years of catering, I’ve never had such an interaction with people who want to come up and say ‘thank you’.

“We can do the most amazing specials but they’re not interested.

“Our sampler is our biggest seller; we sell more of them than anything because they can feed a family of four for $63, which is value.”

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