Carver’s Barbecue Bottles a 30-Year Family Sauce Recipe in Godfrey

Jeff Carver and his mother, Betty Healy, discuss how a barbecue sauce recipe developed over more than 30 years in their family is now being bottled. Carver says his mother perfected the sauce’s profile, first making it at home and later preparing it for the restaurant. The first bottled batch marks a new step for the family-run business.

Carver also talks about starting Carver’s Barbecue in Godfrey after cooking at the Alton Expo and catering local events. He discusses the restaurant’s growth, longtime staff and plans to offer the sauce through the business website and to restaurants. The interview also covers the restaurant’s location and catering, and Carver shares that he set aside bottles for visitors who mention seeing the show, while supplies last.