Where are we? - Week 5

If you can tear yourself away from Wimbledon for an hour or so this week, we'd love to see you on the RoadShow! We know that's tough, but you've got to eat, right?

Thursday 2nd July - Calcott Sainsbury's & Nottingham, Top Valley Tesco

Friday 3rd July - St Clares Hampton Sainsbury's & Doncaster Tesco

Saturday 4th July - Richmond & Lincoln Sainsbury's

Sunday 5th July - Kiln Lane, Epsom Sainsbury's & Cleethorpes Tesco

Where are we? - Week 4

We're pushing the alfresco boundaries this week as our 2 RoadShows travel to Devon & Shropshire! Have a little look below to see if we're coming to your local store. If so, come and say hi!

Thursday 25th June - Lee Mill, Ivybridge & Shrewsbury Tesco Extras

Friday 26th June - Torquay Sainsbury's & Telford Tesco Extra

Saturday 27th June - Exeter Vale Tesco & Kidderminster Sainsbury's

Sunday 28th June - Alphington Road, Exeter & Selly Oak, Birmingham Sainsbury's

Where are we? - Week 3

Come and see us on the road this week! We're visiting the following stores from 11am - 7pm. Expect lots of food to be devoured, drink to be guzzled and prizes to be won!

Thursday - Hatfield Tesco Extra & Newbury Park Sainsbury's, Ilford

Friday - Aylesbury & Gallows Corner, Romford Tesco Extras

Saturday - Borehamwood Tesco Extra & Rayleigh Sainsbury's

Sunday - Addlestone & Southend Tesco Extras

Recipe: Awesome Asparagus

We think this is one of the simplest, yet most impressive alfresco snacks or starters that you can prepare. We prefer baby or young asparagus with lots of Parmigianino, but please remember to shave; do not grate!

What you need
16 Asparagus spears
Juice of 1 lime
30ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
15ml Balsamic vinegar
A small wedge of Parmigianino Reggiano
2 tsp’s Sea salt
1 tsp Cracked black pepper

What you do
Mix lime juice, oil and balsamic plus ½ salt & black pepper

Coat asparagus and grill slowly on medium, turn frequently and baste occasionally.

Remove asparagus once cooked through, lightly cover with shavings of Parmigianino and drizzle remaining lime, oil & balsamic, season with salt & black pepper to taste.

Recipe: Boursin Burger

We all know Boursin is an essential addition to anyone's cheese board, but it's so much more versatile than that. Here's a brilliant summer recipe that uses Boursin in a totally different but utterly delicious way... We present, the Boursin Burger! 

What you need: 

80g Boursin® Cheese Garlic & Herbs

1 rasher of smoked bacon, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

100g field mushrooms, finely chopped

1 tsp. fresh thyme, finely chopped

1 tbsp. butter

1 tsp. English mustard

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

500g beef mince

Half a white onion, finely chopped

Vegetable oil for cooking

Salt & pepper to taste

What you do:

Place the beef mince in a blender, along with mustard, thyme, mushrooms, onion, garlic, bacon and butter. 

Take the Boursin Cheese Black Pepper and shape into four individual balls. Push the balls into the middle of each of your burger patties, ensuring you seal around the cheese to keep it in the middle. Set aside until cooking.

Place a griddle pan or a heavy based frying pan on a high heat, alternatively, get the barbi nice and warm.

Pulse until combined. Split the mixture into four equal portions and shape into burger patties.

 Add a little oil and then immediately add the burger patties, cooking evenly for approximately 3 minutes on each side. 

Once cooked, remove from the pan and allow to rest for two minutes before serving.

Place the burgers into a warm bun, garnished with sliced gherkins and tomatoes.

Enjoy with a dollop of Heinz Barbecue Sauce or 50% Less Sugars Ketchup!

Where are we? - Week 2

We had so much fun in Kent for week 1, and we're not even getting warmed up yet... There are 8 stores that stand between us and Gastro glory this week! Check the list below to see if we're visiting your local store:

Thursday - Banbury Tesco Extra & Rugby Sainsbury's

Friday - Witney, Oxford Sainsbury's & Northampton Tesco Extra

Saturday - Abingdon & Milton Keynes Tesco Extras

Sunday - Watford & Barhill, Cambridge Tesco Extras

To see where the RoadShow is heading over the next 10 weeks, visit gastro-alfresco.co/roadshow.

What ya got cookin'? - Mission Deli Wraps

Meet our chefs, Scott & Andy... Nawww, aren't they cute. These handsome chaps will be preparing all of the food being served across the stores this summer; from sausages to chicken to Mission Deli's wrap filling, it's their splendid concoction. Here's a step by step guide on how you make a Mission Deli stir fry wrap.

1 - The quality of any great dish is in the detail. We start with Clover Cooking Spray, a healthier option with 86% less saturated fat than cooking with butter, but it still tastes great!

2 - We've got sooooo many tasty ingredients in this stir fry. Bean sprouts, cabbage, carrot, pak choi, spring onion and mushrooms to name a few. Get those sizzlin' in a hot pan Scott!

3 - Fry until it's all nice and cooked, yet still crispy. Spoon the mix into the middle of a Mediterranean Mission Deli wrap and (like the great philosophers Limp Bizkit once said) keep rollin'. Once it's wrapped up, cut into equal portions.

4 - ...and that's it! A simple, delicious and incredibly healthy deli wrap that's good to share at any summer alfresco party! Alternatively, scoff the lot yourself.

On the road again... Just can't wait to get on the road again...

Where better to begin our 11 week alfresco journey across the UK than in the garden of England? That's right, we're kicking off the 2015 RoadShow in Kent; 2 teams, 5 stores.

For those of you who don't know, our RoadShow is a foodie festival on wheels; basically, imagine Optimus Prime decided to go into the catering business and you'd be halfway there. Loaded with 9 of this years sponsors (currently being announced over on Facebook), our chefs and Brand Believers will be pulling up to your local store from 11am - 7pm, serving up freshly cooked summer food & drink!

Trust us when we say, there is something for everyone on this RoadShow. All ages. All tastes.

If free food & drink isn't enough for you (sigh) we'll be doing daily giveaways where you're able to win a Gastro GoodiBox, packed with sponsor product! Look how happy it's made these people...

So, there's not much left to be said... See you at one of the following stores:

- Friday 5th, Whitstable Tesco Extra
- Saturday 6th, Broadstairs Tesco Extra & Tunbridge Wells Sainsbury's
- Sunday 7th, Canterbury Sainsbury's Superstore & Ashford Bybrook Sainsbury's