Your Guide to the UK BBQ Community
Meat & Greet BBQ Podcast is the UK's premier weekly podcast dedicated to outdoor cooking, smoking techniques, and the passionate community behind barbecue culture. Since launching in 2021, we've released over 88 episodes featuring conversations with pitmasters, brand ambassadors, equipment manufacturers, BBQ school owners, and backyard enthusiasts who share their authentic experiences with grilling and smoking
Free Cooking, Live Fire & a Sauce That Landed in Selfridges
We'd love to hear from you, drop us a text! Ever wondered how a chef goes from two-star French rigidity to painting with fire in the garden and landing Selfridges with a sauce born at a dinner party? That’s the pulse of this conversation with Mat Blak—restless, funny, bruised by failure, and absolutely electric about food that respects where it comes from. We start with boundaries and how to break them well. Mat calls it free cooking: pushing flavour without trampling the roots. He explains ...
4 Mar 2026
A Chef’s Wild Ride From Rebellion To Michelin Kitchens
We'd love to hear from you, drop us a text! A beatbox nickname, two expulsions, a near-miss with a gang, and a single dishwashing shift that changed everything. Matt Burgess AKA matblak joins us to chart a wild, human journey from a chaotic Wellington childhood to Michelin-level kitchens, catertainment stages, and a sober, purposeful life built around live fire and community. We dive into the moments that bent the arc: a catering course where childhood food lessons suddenly become a superpow...
18 Feb 2026
Barbecue Catch-Up And Chaos
We'd love to hear from you, drop us a text! What happens when your kamado tries to swan dive off the outdoor kitchen mid-cook? We get candid about the mess, the ash, the panic, and the fixes that stop it happening again. From a Christmas “brisketta” that blew past the predicted timeline to a gammon glazed in rum and coke that turned out beautifully, we unpack how small choices shape big results when you’re cooking for people you love. We trade the January performance grind for practical midw...
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
73,417
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
5.0 / 5
8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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Quality
47
Social presence
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YouTube
76
Engagement
81
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