Bristol, UK – 1st March 2024 As the scent of spring begins to fill the air and the promise of summer barbecues beckons, Ben Bartlett, AKA BBQ Ben, is excited to announce the continuation of his role as Brand Ambassador for MONOLITH Grill. Building upon a successful partnership, BBQ Ben and MONOLITH Grill are set to ignite the outdoor cooking scene in 2024. Renowned for his innovative BBQ and culinary expertise, Ben Bartlett’s endorsement of the MONOLITH Kamado range underscores its exceptional quality and versatility. MONOLITH Kamado Grill are the epitome of barbecue craftsmanship, seamlessly ..read more

Bristol, UK – 20th February 2024 Renowned barbecue expert and culinary ambassador, Ben Bartlett, is pleased to announce his appointment as a Director for Love British Food, a leading social enterprise organisation dedicated to championing British food culture. In addition to his existing roles as an Ambassador for Love British Food, Ambassador for Monolith Grills and a Board Member of the Master Chefs of Great Britain, Ben’s commitment to promoting traditional British cuisine continues to deepen. Expressing his enthusiasm for his new role, Ben Bartlett stated, “Being appointed as a Director f ..read more

                                      MasterChef Ben Bartlett and Grill Master Ross Yarranton have teamed up to author a new book British & Australian BBQ Secrets that is aimed at enthusiasts wanting to enjoy their outdoor cooked food even more. From the diverse types of BBQ to unusual food combinations and cooking delicious meat, seafish, vegetable and dessert recipes this book will give you tips from two o ..read more

Britain’s Original BBQ Master, Ben Bartlett, is Appointed Brand Ambassador for a premium range of Kamado BBQs Bristol, UK – 21st April 2023 With Spring and Summer on the horizon and the outdoor BBQ season coming into sight Ben Bartlett, AKA BBQ Ben has been appointed as Brand Ambassador for Monolith Kamado.  The partnership between BBQ Ben and Monolith creates a platform for superb brand awareness of a first class, premium BBQ product. The combination of Ben’s creative and innovative culinary expertise around BBQ cooking used on the Monolith made of extremely heat-resistant ceramics and h ..read more

British Food Fortnight 2022 is the biggest national celebration of British food on the nation’s calendar and running from 17th September to 2nd October this year marks its 21st year! I love British Food. I don’t need a festival to enjoy it, but such an event does give me the chance to say why I love British food, why British Food Fortnight is important and tell you how you can get involved. Why British Food? British Food is the best. I could simply stop there but British is more than just the best.  We have such a diversity of food from beef and dairy to vegetables.  Great British fo ..read more

All over the world street food feeds millions of people every single day.  From the backstreets of Mumbai to the hustle of Wall Street in New York on the go food is favoured by many. For those who eat the food, they get a filling and often nutritious meal for breakfast, lunch or even their evening meal.  For those to make, serve and sell each meal food is placed on their table, kids go to school and so much more.  Far from a Modern Thing Street food has become trendy in the last decade with many people starting their own successful businesses. But street food is not a modern thi ..read more

The new date for the 26th National BBQ Week is June 6th – 12th 2022 and this year looks set to be a cracker.  National BBQ Week has grown in popularity every year since its inception and even a lockdown and a pandemic could not hold the event back last year, neither will it this year. Make a Meal with a Master chef National BBQ Week a festival that encourages people to dust off their barbecues and get cooking in the sunshine.  It can be all too easy to just cook some bangers and burgers but as an award-winning chef,  world-leading BBQ master and member of the Master Chefs of Gre ..read more

After more than two decades at the very top of the Barbecue cooking game, World BBQ Champion, Ben Bartlett, AKA BBQ Ben has launched his own Original BBQ Sauce in the UK. The BBQ Ben Original BBQ Sauce has been made to a secret recipe created to bring out the champion in you when you next cook on the grill this year. BBQ Ben Original BBQ Sauce is made from a selection of the very best natural ingredients. “The recipe has been tried and tested over many years” BBQ Ben explains. “My mum being part of the testing team.” Ben describes his sauce as the goldilocks of all BBQ Sauces, “Not too hot, no ..read more

A traditional Christmas lunch is very much a part of Christmas. Family and friends celebrating over a wonderful meal is tradition and, in many ways, the same every year. However, we live in times where people want to do things differently and one way to make things differently is to cook Christmas Turkey on the BBQ. You may well say that a Christmas Turkey is far too huge to cook on a BBQ, but you would be wrong. Cooking a turkey and the trimmings on the grill (Gas or real coals) is totally possible and totally delicious! The entire Christmas lunch In fact, the entire Christmas lunch from the ..read more

A Barbecue without meat is like a bath without water. At the very heart of a family barbecue or corporate cookout, you will often find a steak, a chop, burger, or sausage. For many British homes, the meat and two veg is still staple. Meat is part of our lives, many of us cannot deny that we love the juiciness of any meat no matter how it is cooked. Vegetarian and Vegan Growth Despite the continued enjoyment of meat, there has been a noticeably clear movement with people steering away from it. Concerns over farming practices and the ever-growing amounts of methane from growing herds of cattle a ..read more