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With summer finally approaching, al fresco dining, garden parties and barbecues are much more weather-appropriate. Throwing a barbecue is a great way to enjoy some fabulous food with friends and family and, to make playing host that little bit easier, our gas barbecues come with all the latest technology.
Take the Swiss Grill Arosa 250B Steel 4 Burner Gas Barbecue for example. It’s one of the best available from the M&S barbecue range and certainly looks the part. It features a generous four burners, stainless steel hood, infra-red searing station, plus a free cover and a two year guarantee. Whether you want a top-of-the-range gas barbecue or a more rustic fire pit, we’ve got something to suit the occasion.
Watch our barbecue video on M&S TV for more information about our range, or shop all barbecues here.
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED!
We’ve also got one Swiss Grill barbecue to give away (worth £999) and we’ll even throw in £100 worth of M&S vouchers so one lucky winner can sample our summer food and drink ranges and throw the ultimate barbecue, on us.
To be in with a chance of winning, simply sign in with your M&S account and leave a comment below telling us who your dream barbecue guest would be and why.
We’ll pick one winner at random after the closing date of 11.59pm on Sunday 24 June, and they’ll notified by email. Good luck!
Please read the terms and conditions before entering.
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On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
i appreciate he will be the obvious and popular choice but i’m going to go with him anyway….my dream bbq guest would be michael fish. small talk with a new acquaintance inevitably revolves around “what lovely / terrible (delete as appropriate) weather we are having this summer” and if you are going to talk weather you may as well do it with someone in the know !
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
The dream guest my friends and family would like to share a burger with would have to be the King of Old Trafford Eric Cantona. The kids could play football with him in the garden while the adults could talk favourite memories at Man U or even philosophy he he!! Perfect entertainment :0)
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
i would very much like scarlett johansson to be my bbq guest for obvious reasons, however if my girlfriend reads this comment I obviously meant her not scarlett!!
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be my Husband who at the moment insists on burning logs to then cook our bbq food on in so doing smoking us all out! So a new gas bbq would be a dream in itself!!
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be Prince Harry. He comes over as a fun young man but one who has values and compassion that have gained him respect. In the jubilee year it would be great to hear tales of the Royal Family from a young perspective.
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
My soon to be hubby as he is the braai master!
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On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
My ideal BBQ guests would be Take That, I would like them all to come around have a few drinks and burgars and then spend all night singing all my favorite songs.
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
I would invite Keith Floyd if he were still with us.. His booking ‘Floyd on Fire’ was and still is our barbeque bible. such wonderful tasty easy food and as a bonus healthy too (well sort of!).
Roll on the sunshine for happy barbequeing.
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
Homer Simpson it would be, this man knows his BBQ….
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be the Queen as it’s her Jubileeeeee!
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest has to be my son James who sadly died eight years ago. I have many happy memories of him as a teenager performing the male ritual of taking over the barbeque cooking. Fortunately, unlike the cliche, his efforts were properly cooked and very edible, I recon he would be in his element with todays M&S fare. On my birthday he barbecued in a smoke filled porch during a thunderstorm for twenty guests whilst cheerfully chatting and being entertaining! What better guest could I have?
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be James Martin, he could cook me fantastic food whilst I sit and chill with a jug of pimms
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream BBQ guest would be Chris Evans from BBC radio2. Simply because he makes me feel better about the day ahead when I listen to him in the morning and I think he would do wonders for a BBQ party atmosphere. Also he likes his food.
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be Jamie Oliver, as not only would he cook up an amazing feast (we’d get to eat too of course!)
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream BBQ guest would be the Queen and Prince Philip so that we could celebrate in style with loads of m&s food especially them stuffed cream cheese peppers and mini cream scones. Lush
x
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
my dream guest would be my be my late grandad, to get all the family together for the BBQ time he used to rule so well!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
The Hairy Bikers they know how to throw a barbie and have a laugh at the same time.
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be Boris Johnson, Mayor of London; he’d be entertaining, could chatter about all the topical events such as the Olympics and the Jubilee affecting London and would hopefully arrive on his bike so we could have a drink over some delicious barbeque food! What better way to spend a summer’s day?
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream BBQ guest would be my best friend, Kate. Our lives have taken us in very different directions over the last couple of years and it’s actually been a whole year since we managed to see each other. I gave birth to my fourth child last week so it’d be perfect to have a scrummy M&S BBQ (not just *any* BBQ…) to introduce these two very important people to me.
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would have to be HM The Queen and she could tell me all about the wonderful people she has met over the last 60 years.She must have thousands of stories to tell and you just know there wouldn’t be a dull moment .It would be a day full of good humour
and laughter
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be James Corden as he is just the funniest person! My family love him especially my 11 year old son. He could entertain us as Smithy, then we could all sit down and watch England at the Euros!!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
I would invite Lord Alan Sugar because he is ‘down to earth’ and would not frown at my life style. He would certainly enjoy a juicy M&S ribeye steak!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
Most probably my husband, as he has promised to buy and do a BBQ for me for the past 4 years! If I win he has no excuse!!!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My friends who are currently livng in Oz – miss them so much. would love to “throw another shrimp on the barbie” with them here at home, for once!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
I would invite Peter Kay , even hearing his name puts a smile on my lips and I really can’t think of anyone alive today I would rather have sharing my bbq . if my family see this ……I love you but come in it is Peter Kay! and for my darling hubby, your favourite ..I’ve often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
I would invite Sebastian Coe. He is an inspiration and a gent
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be the Executive Director of M&S food, John Dixon. He would be so eager to ensure we enjoyed every morsel from his speciality to gastro range, we could sit back sipping our favourite tipple and let him get on with it….heaven!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
Deffinatly would have to be Jon Bon Jovi……he can’t cook but does claim to be good at doing the dishes !!!! And sooooo sexy !
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be Ted Reader as he is an amazing chef who specialies in BBQ and made the famous Jack Daniels sauce that is perfect for those bbq marinades
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guests would be my family – I am looking forward to going home after spending three months in Europe …
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
It would have to be the Queen. I would make her feel totally welcome and relaxed. She could put her feet up and sample my kebabs (as long as she didn’t bring her corgis!) Apparently she is an excellent story teller and quite a good mimic too!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
It would have to be Stephen Fry (and Jamie to do the cooking )
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream barbecue guest would be Delia Smith as she is my idol in kitchen and would love to show her some of my own creations, including my rocking bbq ribs!!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be Jamie Oliver so then I could sit back in the sun while he did the cooking – and the food would be awesome!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream BBQ guest would be my Nan…sadly not here to sample the cooking skills I have acquired…and who was also a great fan of wellies, for that inevitable, summer BBQ downfall : )
If I could have more, then my Nain, Taid and Grandad would bet her as well to see how well things have worked out.
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My guests would be my family who are scattered all over the world
and it would be the first time that we were all together at the same time.
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
my dream guest apart from my lovely family would be gary barlow
while hubby cooks he could serenade us girls
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
The British chef Gordon Ramsey would be my VIP guest for my BBQ party. x
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
My dream bbq guest(s) would have to be the village people! what a party that would be, all the other guests could dress up a la YMCA
failing that Take That would be amazing, or if they couldnt all make it i would settle for Gary Barlow. Hes my favourite anyway and i bet he is an amazing chef and family man as well as a fantastic singer….i could go on 
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
My dream BBQ guest would be my sister, she lives in the USA, she is 50 (OMG) in a couple of weeks, I miss her very much and would so love to spend her special BIG Birthday with her.
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
My dream BBQ guest would be Jamie Oliver, so he could introduce me to cooking the right way on such a superb bit of kit! And I would look forward to eating the food he cooks too! ; )
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
My ideal barbecue guest would be Dennis Lillee, the famous retired Australian Cricketer. He could give my wonderful BBQ chef hubby the afternoon off and be the Chef himself because how many Aussies can there be who do not know a thing or two about BBQ’s? Also he could entertain my cricket mad hubby with cricket chat all afternoon over a pint, and I would be in my element listening to the bickering and banter!
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
I’d probably invite James Martin, as neither hubby nor myself can barbecue – I’m sure he could do wonders with £100 worth of M&S ingredients!
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
Rolf Harris would be a perfect BBQ guest, playing his didgeridoo and painting would keep all the guests, young and old entertained. Rolf, is a great personality and has interesting stories to tell
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
Ideal guest has to be John Bishop; proper bloke who would appreciate a BBQ and not take it all too seriously.
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest(s) would be my family, all reunited after years of being fragmented. Emotional I know, but perhaps a meeting beforehand and then a bbq to celebrate.
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
My dream barbecue guest would be Jo Brand.She’s lovely,funny and likes her chow-just like me!
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
Jamie Oliver – he could cook!
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
my dream barbecue guest would be my friend Claire. She is the bravest person I know, as she has recently been diagnosed with Bone Cancer, and having undergone countless rounds of chemo, is today having an operation to have her foot amputated. I wish that she could come to our Jubilee celebrations this weekend and play with my kids, and laugh at my bad jokes, but she won’t be well enough. So my dream guest is Claire, and I am thinking of her today, and always.
On: 28 May 2012 Permalink
My dream dinner guest would be Michael Buble so that he could serenade me while i cooked up a storm!!
On: 29 May 2012 Permalink
my ideal BBQ guest would be Jane Eyre (I know she is fictional) but she is my hero!
On: 30 May 2012 Permalink
My dream guest would be Robert Pattison as I think he needs a good bbq and he can provide the music for the evening as he is a great piano player x