A few years back I was at an endangered species bbq. Okay, we didn’t actually whack a whole load of endangered critters on the grill but cooked up some unusual meats. We got them from Downey’s butchers in Terenure which offer up a large selection of gourmet game. We weren’t just trying to be mean [...]

If you’re down in Dun Laoghaire (my new favourite haunt) this weekend, check out the excellent value BBQ at the 40 Foot. For €5, you can get a beef burger, chicken fillet burger, or a jumbo sausage. Add in an extra €3 and you can fill your plate with three salads too. The burgers were [...]

Pizzas don’t just have to be oven baked. Cooking a pizza on a barbecue is a great way to get a smoky and wood-fired-oven flavour. This antipasti pizza is made from scratch but well worth the effort. You can choose any topping you like but this combo works well. According to Met Eireann, it’s due [...]

It’s due to be Johnny roaster cakes this weekend and going on the last three years I’d say that this maybe the best part of the summer – hopefully I’m wrong. Well, as a precaution I urge you to get outside and strike-up the BBQ. To start off in style, I’m planning on a posh [...]