Grab your tongs and get fired up: barbecue season is back on SBS Food and this year there's both delicious food and fierce rivalries!
Every Tuesday night from 4 October to 22 November, check-in for a double dose of barbecue action in Big BBQ Season, with All Up In My Grill at 8pm and then BBQ Brawl at 8.30pm. There's more barbecue action on Saturdays too, with Ainsley Harriott firing up the barbie on the beach in Ainsley's Good Mood Food.
Here's a taste of what's happening in October and November:
All Up In My Grill
Tuesdays 8pm, 4 October to 22 November
Dale Talde's Insta is full of barbecue, so it's not surprising this Filipino-American chef and cookbook author has combined his restaurant and TV experience (as a contestant and later, judge, on Top Chef, plus appearances on Chopped and Iron Chef America, among others) with his love of the 'cue in this entertaining series. Talde fires up his barbecue to share innovative grilling recipes, plus some tried and true favourites, in this eight-part series - everything from galbi smash double cheeseburgers with kimchi sauce to lemongrass guajillo pork tacos. The first ep kicks off with his take on summer classics, including steak and fries, those cheeseburgers and char sui BBQ ribs. After that, there are episodes devoted to tacos, restaurant-style fish, chicken (we can't wait to see what a recipe called 'angry chicken' is all about), vegetables, kebabs and a seafood feast.
Dale Talde makes lemongrass guajillo pork tacos. Source: All Up In My Grill
BBQ Brawl S2
Tuesdays 8pm, 4 October to 22 November (the final two episodes air S1.30pm on Saturday 3 and 10 December). 
Bobby Flay, Michael Symon and Eddie Jackson face off as team captains in this season of BBQ Brawl, as some of the keenest pitmasters in America line up to see who's the best of the best. Chefs Rodney Scott and Brooke Williamson are the show's new judges and television personality Carson Kressley. The first ep sees the captains pick their teams. As the ten-episode series unfolds, the contenders tackle themes including Hometown Favourites, BBQ Hacks, Competition 'Cue (a celebration of low and slow cooking, inspired by the BBQ competition circuit), Seafood Showdown and BBQ Around The World.
Who'll handle the pressure in BBQ Brawl? Source: BBQ Brawl
Saturdays 6.30pm, 1 October to 3 December
"A good meal can make my heart sing, and soothe my soul," Ainsley Harriott says in Good Mood Food. We think watching him laugh and sing has a similar effect, so it's fantastic to have him back with us. In season 2 of his cheery series, he's back sharing laughs and good food (and there's dancing, too). Along with some cooking in the kitchen, in each episode, he also heads to the beach ("It's my happy place," he says) where he fires up the barbecue to make dishes such as dukkah crusted rack of lamb, served with smoked aubergine and warm carrot salad.
Ainsley cooks dukkah crusted lamb at the beach. Source: Ainsley's Good Mood Food
Season 1 of Ainsley's Good Mood Food is also streaming now at SBS On Demand. Start with season 1 here or dive into season 2 (episodes will be available at SBS On Demand after they air):
License to Grill
Weekdays at 3pm until 10 October
Jamaican-born Canadian grillmaster and cookbook author Rob Rainford brings his cheery enthusiasm to entertaining from the grill, sharing recipes for everything from his smoked salmon frittata to Tex Mex pork ribs with grilled pineapple salsa. Whether it's a vegetarian barbecue party or a Greek feast, he's got plenty of ideas for livening up your next barbecue gathering.
