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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 starts today!

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 Alfresco recipes right here!

Today’s Gorgeous Gastro Alfresco recipe

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

Heavenly Honey n’Cream Grill-glazed Nectarines

Heavenly Honey n’Cream Grill-glazed Nectarines

Heavenly Honey n’Cream Grill-glazed Nectarines Finally, if you needed to be told that you can char-grill fruit and don’t want to put on a couple of ounces, don’t try this, simple, but extravagant, self-indulgent, high in fat and definitely not one of your 5-a-Day, but absolutely delicious! Serving Size4 What…

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Check out todays Alfresco Living weather

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Today’s Alfresco dining Hot-spot

L’Auberge du Vieux Chateau – Cabris, Provence

L’Auberge du Vieux Chateau – Cabris, Provence

Michelin starred and set on the French Rivera, what could be better, fantastic, panoramic views from the terrace across Place Mirabeau and the Med in the distance. From early morning, the Auberge du Vieux Château is a great 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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