It’s a Scortcher!

Well according to the Met Office its going to be a real Heatwave, hotter in the UK then parts of Africa and Southern Europe, and its going to get even warmer, which can’t be bad as a lead-in to next weeks National BBQ Week!
Could be a Heatwave this BH weekend!

The latest weather forecast is showing that things are heating-up, with a probable heatwave coming this Bank Holiday weekend, which will be just in time for the start of National BBQ Week
It’s raining again!

Believe it or not, but yes it’s raining again, it’s certainly been a bit of a damp May so far, BUT, we’re reliably informed that it’s going to get pretty hot, up to +25C across most of the UK and just in time for National BBQ Week!
BBQ Baptas are taking a break!

After seven years and thousands of great video entries, unlike last Sunday’s TV Bafta’s, (congratulations to all those worthy winners), the BBQ Baptas are taking a well earned break this year, but we’ll be back in 2027.
The sunshine is back (hopefully)!

Well, with luck, we’ve had our obligatory ‘rain days’ in late April, early May, so it now looks as if we should be set for sunny weather for the 30th National BBQ Week, maybe not as sunny as previous Wweeks, but at least it should be sunny, so we should all be able to indulge […]
What a wet start to May!

Wow, that was typical Bank Holiday weather for most of us on Monday, typical and not the best lead-in for the 30th National BBQ Week, but hey you can still BBQ in the rain if you’ve got a big enough umbrella, So will the weather be good for National BBQ Week, well we’ll have to […]
It’s been a sizzling Spring!

The Spring has been lovely warm, dry and mainly sunny, absoltely perfect weather for a Barbi and with Easter and two Bank Holidays what more could you ask for, so make sure you get out there go for the grill and indulge in some Better BBQ or Gastro Grilling.
Summer Solstice + Better BBQ!

After Thursday Summer Solstice, the weather certainly seems to improving, with lots of sunny days forecast over the next few weeks, all of which is perfect timing for those Better BBQ’s and Gastro-grilling, so make sure you check out all the latest BBQ Tips, Advice, Recipes and of course those possibly believeable Legends of the […]
Lambeth Country Show, our busiest-ever RoadShow!

Well if we thought Royal Bath & West was wild and busy, we were blown-away by the crowds at this year’s Lambeth Country Show. They reckon that around 125k attended over the two day period and we’re pretty sure that over half of those would have visited the Gastro Alfresco + National BBQ Week RoadShow. […]
The GrillMaster on GB News

On Sunday, June 2nd, National BBQ Week’s creator, Brian George, aka The GrillMaster was talking to Emily Carver on GB News about the event and sponsors. Brian and Emily talked about the history of the campaign and how BBQ has evolved since 1997, when National BBQ Week was launched to Gastro-grilling today! Including some very […]