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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...
Brilliant Beef & Guacamole Foodie Fajitas

Brilliant Beef & Guacamole Foodie Fajitas

Who said Fajitas were simple ‘street-food’, this is a ‘foodie-twist’ on a Mexican staple. The combination of piquant steak, spicy, fruity flavours balanced by a sharp creamy, cheesy taste remind me of Tequila fuelled night on the beach in the Baya.

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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. 4
To Prep or not to Prep?

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Proper preparation is very important, with a lighter more ‘au natural’ style the key, without heavy, fattening sauces or accompaniments. Marinating is also very important with the use of olive oil and balsamic vinegars, plus the addition of garlic and chilies good health pointers and also enhancing taste.

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. 16
Girls go for the Grill!

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Once male dominated, and as a result of the Lockdown, BBQs are now becoming much more equal with women accounting for 48.5% of all grilling occasion in 2025, with 51.5% of men tangling with the tongs, down 4.6% from 2020.

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.9 - Most Dangerous BBQ ever!

Probably the most stupid and dangerous BBQ ever happened in Brazzaville, Congo when soldiers decided to use the ammunition compartment of a burnt-out tank as a BBQ, unfortunately they didn’t check to see if there was any live ammo on board, which then exploded; although somewhat shocked, luckily no one was hurt!

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