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Live life alfresco
this summer

The 25th Gastro Alfresco has started
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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, with luck the sunny weather will return in time for the summer which is great, so, we’ll all be able to enjoy  the very best of alfreaco eating, entertaining and family & friends get-togethers.

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.

The FIFA World Cup
has started!

Although the match timings aren’t perfect for alfresco eating & entertaining with England’s first match against Croatia on 17th June @ 9.00pm and Scotland’s vs. Haiti on 14th June @ 0.2am you can still get in the mood, with World Cup Team, Global Alfresco recipes right here, there are 48, one for each team, competing, plus 2 bonus Home Natiions teams!

Today’s Gorgeous Gastro Alfresco recipe

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

Enchanting Chilli & Pineapple Spare-ribs

Enchanting Chilli & Pineapple Spare-ribs

Forget the local Chinese; this Asian Delight is a real grill-star of the Orient and I got the idea for this dish at, believe it or not a pub on Lantau Island. Simple to both prepare and BBQ, these ribs taste great being, sweet, sour and spicy all at the…

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Check out todays Alfresco Living weather

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Today’s Alfresco dining Hot-spot

Sunset Pier – Key West, Florida Keys

Sunset Pier – Key West, Florida Keys

Somewhat touristy, and part of a large resort, but still a great venue with amazing views, so make sure you get close to the pier end especially for Sunset and they have live music. Cocktails are great, food not so much, but still an incredible place to chill.

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How life alfresco has changed over the years!

Just look what a difference ’50’ years makes!

Our Gastro Blog

It was a HeatWave, now its a WashOut, but?

The Spring started of pretty wet, then it all changed for National BBQ Week and we had a Heatwave, then, guess what the Week finished and the rain started, and yes its going to be raining for pretty much the...

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How life alfresco has changed over the years!

Once upon a time the ‘de rigueur’ attire for a day in the sun was a knotted handkerchief, ‘rolled-up sleeves and a deckchair, not very chic! But it’s all changed now as we embrace life alfresco, whether for eating, enteraining...

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