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It's National BBQ Week 2026
celebrating 30 years of
Better BBQ & Gastro-grilling
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May 25th - 31st

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and this year's 30th National BBQ Week offers all the best Barbi facts, tips, advice & recipes to help you celebrate all the fun and enjoyment of BBQ & eating alfresco!

National BBQ Week returns for a record-breaking 30th time this year, bringing you all the very best in brilliant Barbi Tips, Advice, Recipes + BBQ Facts & Legends of the Grill and so much more, right here, in fact everything you’ll ever need to know about BBQ’ing to help get the best from your Barbi summer – Enjoy! And the 25th Gastro Alfresco event starts Monday June 8nd where you can find lots of alfresco eating & entertaining tips, advice & recipes: gastro-alfresco.co.uk

It’s the fourth day!

Today’s Gorgeous Gastro-grilling recipe
We’ll be featuring one of our favourite BBQ recipes every day, and today that's...
Heavenly Honey n’Cream Grill-glazed Nectarines

Heavenly Honey n’Cream Grill-glazed Nectarines

go back Heavenly Honey n’Cream Grill-glazed Nectarines Finally, if you needed to be told that you can char-grill fruit and don’t want to put on a couple of ounces, don’t try this, simple, but extravagant, self-indulgent, high in fat and definitely not one of your 5-a-Day, but absolutely delicious! Serving…

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BBQ's - Then & Now!

Find out how BBQ’s have changed over the years.

BBQ history from 'the 50's to today!
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Today’s Better BBQ Advice

Here’s some great Top Barbi Tips & Advice on how to be a Better BBQ’er...

BBQ Advice No. 6
Foodie, not Fast!

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BBQ’s are actually the antithesis of fast food, not only is the choice and type of food healthier, but there is also the ‘chill & grill’ element of creating a relaxed environment. Also important is the fact that food is consumed slowly and not ‘on the hoof’, which in turn aids proper digestion.

Top BBQ Facts

Here are some brilliant Barbi tips to help you get the very best out of your BBQ and alfresco eating & entertaining this summer!

BBQ Fact No. 6
Barbi spend is up, again!

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Despite the on-going Cost-of-Living crisis, many consumers are now indulging themselves as a way of ‘lightening the load’ and will now spend over £40 on food and drink for a family & friends BBQ, up from £16 just five years ago!

Legends of the Grill?

Here are some of the most surprising and possibly (un)believable BBQ stories that we’ve come across over the years…

Legend No.6 - Weirdest-ever BBQ meal!

Probably not the best of locations and slightly scary was the Stag-night BBQ party held in Tijuana in 2013, which was organised by the Groom’s best friend and somewhat unwisely held in a graveyard with the guests dressed as ghosts. Proceedings were brought to an abrupt halt when the event was raided by the local Polizei on suspicion of cannibalism!

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