Sizzling evenings, ice-cold drinks and long tables where friends and barbecue dishes come together. In Smokey Goodness Mediterranean BBQ Jord Althuizen takes you along the coasts of Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and shows you how to bring that Mediterranean atmosphere to your BBQ at home.

This 19th book is all about cooking over fire and smoke, with sunshine in your head and great ingredients in your hands. Think tapas sizzling on the grill, pulpo over glowing coals, juicy souvlaki and pizzas with a crust that crackles when you cut into it. Open fire by the sea, fragrant herbs, good olive oil and wood smoke form the basis of dishes you’ll want to share around long tables.

The Mediterranean approach offers a fresh perspective on barbecue. Less heavy, more layered. Less low & slow, more lively fire. From grilled fish and lamb to vegetables, flatbreads and flavourful sauces. The recipes are accessible, but never boring. Always packed with flavour, always with that recognisable Smokey Goodness twist.

Expect dishes such as Smoked Iberico Rib Fingers with saffron yoghurt dip, grilled swordfish with pistachio crumble and creamy lemon-caper sauce, and desserts such as galaktoboureko with ouzo apricots. Alongside the recipes, the book features BBQ techniques and travel stories that reveal where these flavours come from.

Smokey Goodness Mediterranean BBQ is not a book to neatly put on a shelf. It’s a book to leave open beside the BBQ, flip through and get dirty. A special book that gives your barbecue a whole new season.