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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

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Today’s Gorgeous Gastro-grilling recipe
We’ll be featuring one of our favourite BBQ recipes every day, and today that's...
Charming Chicken, Prosciutto & Sage Skewers

Charming Chicken, Prosciutto & Sage Skewers

Who said skewers were only for the local kebab shop, this delicious twist on an old theme is remarkably easy to do, combining piquant chicken and prosciutto with stale, olive oil and Balsamic soaked rustic bread. Served with a chilled Prosecco, perfection.

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BIG money-saving BBQ hacks & recipes

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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 Brilliant BBQ Tip

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

BBQ Advice No. 3
Better Barbi Parties!

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Choose a theme, the US, South America, especially following the Olympics last year, South Africa and of course Australia after the last Commonwealth Games are all good. It also helps that they have great wine and beer too! The Caribbean & Mexico are also cool. Remember great Barbi parties are based on the three ‘B’s’ – Blues (or any music you fancy), Booze & BBQ’s.

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. 15
BBQ Timing has changed!

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As more and more people are working from home, the dynamics of after-work BBQ’s have changed with around 29% of BBQ’s now being mid-week. However weekend Barbi’s are still the most popular for over 70% of all BBQ occasions, although this down from a high of 75% in 2019

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.1 - Biggest BBQ party, ever!

Happened in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 2011, when around 17,500 people attended a surprise 40th birthday party, drinking over 85,000 bottles of beer and gallons of rye whiskey.

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