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25th Gastro Alfresco

June 8th- August 8th 2026

Celebrating the very best in at-home
alfresco eating & entertaining...

After a hot and damp’ish Spring, The summer has truly arrived with multiple heatwaves, absolutely perfect for alfresco eating & entertaining, so enjoy! And now that the main summer sporting events have also now finished including the Commonweath Games and the World Cup you can still eat around the world alfresco with our 

Barbi around the World recipes.

Alfresco eating & BBQ a perfect combination!

This year the Gastro Alfresco and National BBQ Week events are combining into one summer-long celebration of awesome alfresco eating, entertaining & get-togethers.

Today’s Gorgeous Gastro Alfresco recipe

We’ll be featuring one of our favourite alfresco & BBQ recipes every day, and today that's...

Cool Coriander & Ginger Lamb chops

Cool Coriander & Ginger Lamb chops

Lamb works really well on the Barbi and new season best of all. This recipe is a variation on a dish picked up at a small roadhouse on the way out of Bondi, the slightly fusion edge enhances the overall flavour. Serve in an upright triangle, bones to the sky!

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Today’s Alfresco dining Hot-spot

Hog Island Oyster Shack – Tamales Bay, California

Hog Island Oyster Shack – Tamales Bay, California

On the old Highway 1 just past Point Reynes you come to Tamales Bay, where there is one of the finest alfresco Oyster venues, I’ve ever been to; the position, ambiance, sheer rustic charm and of course the ‘Pick your own oysters’ are simply amazing, in fact if you love…

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How life alfresco has changed over the years!

Just look what a difference ’50’ years makes!

Our Gastro Blog

It’s another Heatwave!

So we have another heatwave and yes its proving to be the hottest. driest summer since records began. But at least its perfect for alfresco eatinmg and entertaining, so enjoy.

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And again, this time v. Norway!

Although it was a tough, and different match against Norway, at least there were none of the ‘Dark Arts’ that England have previously been faced with, even the Norwegian rowing didn’t seem to help and Harlaand, well he was a...

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