Licence to Grill

Hawaiian Luau

Rob Rainford creates a tropical feast on the barbecue with the help of his friend, Jim Foster. Featured dishes include:

Mardi Gras

Rob Rainford throws a Mardi Gras party with a barbecue-inspired Cajun Creole Menu. Featured dishes include: Skillet Corn

International Beer Day Celebration

Rob Rainford serves a beer-inspired barbecue feast to a backyard full of men. Featured dishes include: Roasted Chicken o

Airband Concert Pre-Party

Rob Rainford prepares a barbecued feast for his friends to celebrate their participation in an air-band contest. Feature

Japanese Farewell Dinner

Rob Rainford grills an Asian feast for a friend heading to Japan. Featured dishes include: Slow Rotisserie Duck, Seared

Godfather Italian Feast

In a tribute to his favourite movie, The Godfather, Rob Rainford gathers friends for an Italian feast off the grill. Fea

Caribbean Bon Voyage

Rob Rainford honours neighbours with a Caribbean feast. Featured dishes: Smoked Pork Loin in a Passion Fruit Applesauce,

Wine and Cheese

Rob Rainford hosts a wine and cheese party for close friends. From Lamb Chops to Lobster Tails, Rainford combines both i

Areobic Marathon

Rob Rainford serves up some healthy dishes for hungry guests who have just completed an aerobic marathon. Featured dishe

40th Birthday Bash

Rob Rainford throws an “over-the-hill” party for a friend’s 40th birthday. Featured dishes include: Port-Marinated

Blackout

Rob Rainford braves a storm and a blackout to prepare a barbecued feast featuring Grilled Vegetable Frittata, Bacon-Wrap

Poker Night with the Boys

Rob Rainford hosts a poker night for the boys. Featured dishes include: Beef Fajitas, Flattened Chili-Chicken, Smoked an

Sunday Afternoon BBQ

Never needing an excuse to have a party or fire up the grill, Rob Rainford invites friends over for Jerk Baby Back Ribs,

Vegas Night

The cost of having a party every weekend is adding up so Rob decides to throw a Vegas Night BBQ. With a menu of apple st

Pajama Party

Rob reluctantly agrees to throw a Pajama Party BBQ for his friend after they save him some big cash on his taxes. The te

Fancy Pants Dinner

It’s Rob’s turn to host the annual gourmet dinner. He heats up the grill and pulls together a delicious roasted toma

Taste of India Celebration

Tales from Rob’s friend of his adventures in India entice Rob to grill up an Indian flavoured feast. He puts together

Volleyball Dinner

Every year Rob and his friends enter a beach volleyball tournament and Rob is in charge of the pre-game lunch. He goes a

Volunteer Dinner

Rob hosts a bbq party full of incredible food as a sign of gratitude to his community. Rob whips up a spread that includ

Poetry Club BBQ

A poet Rob is certainly not, but a big bet he surely lost. Rob missed the shot from the top of the key and now he cooks

Rodeo BBQ

Rob challenges some rodeo-riding friends from Texas to a race on horseback. He falls a little short leaving him in charg

Successful Jump

Rob survives his first skydiving adventure and throws a celebration of life bbq for his instructor and class. Happy to h

The Non-Engagement

Rob grills up some romance for his commitment-phobic friend and his long waiting girlfriend with a non-engagement party.

80's Night

Rob parties like its 1988 with a retro 80’s barbeque. With big hair, padded shoulders and bad dancing Rob’s friends

Hot Tub Night

It is time for Rob’s annual Hot Tub Extravaganza! His friends sun by the pool and soak in the hot tub while Rob fires

Boys Gone Fishing

Rob is back from a weekend fishing trip with the boys and it is time for a fish feast. Smoked trout, whole trout, grille

Costume Party BBQ

Rob is having a costume party and he’s bravely entrusted his buddy Jim to pick out their outfits. With a menu of slow

Pool Party

It’s time for Rob’s long awaited pool party. His friends sun by the pool while Rob makes a splash at the grill with

Horsehoe Tournament

Hold your horse…shoes! Rob hosts his annual Horseshoe BBQ tournament, and grills up a southern feast. He and his ring

Motorcycle Parade Tournament

Rob is born to be wild—Hog Wild that is! Rob and his motorcycle riding friends cruise the streets for charity then hea

Olympic BBQ

On your mark, get set, grill! Rob hosts an Olympic celebration and serves up a gold medal meal of stuffed veal chops, sm

Surf and Turf BBQ

Rob and his friends catch a wave of good times and good food at his Surf & Turf BBQ.

Silent Auction Dinner

Going once, going twice, gone. Rob and his friends are donating their special keepsakes to a silent auction to raise mon

Live Band Party

Rob likes to rock and roll all night and BBQ every Saturday. This time he rocks out with his buddy Jim’s Band “Giver

Tapas Dinner

Ole! Rob serves up a Spanish tapas BBQ that includes spicy lamb ribs, beef tenderloin, blackened scallops, proscuitto wr

Carnival Day BBQ

Rob psyches himself up for riding the local carnival’s thriller rollercoaster by hosting his own Carnival Day BBQ. Aft

Bike Ride BBQ

Rob and his friends are hitting the bike trails. After a long bike ride, Rob grills up a high protein meal of veal ribs,

Boozey BBQ

The liquor cabinet is getting too full so Rob is throwing a Boozey BBQ that will help use up the left over spirits from

Games Night

Rob and his buddies are game for something wild. Rob obliges with a 5-star menu that includes smoked quail, grilled veni

Dog Walkers' Breakfast

Rob’s backyard is going to the dogs thanks to his new canine friend, Freddy. He and his dog loving friends enjoy a gri

Big Promotion BBQ

Rob’s friend Rick just got his big job promotion and it time to cel-ah-brate! The food is executive class all the way,

Just Because BBQ

It’s Saturday and Rob invites some friends over for a swim, some laughs and some great food grilled on his new charcoa

Fire Fighter Party

It is a three alarm feast when Rob throws a BBQ party for the local volunteer firefighters. His guests like it hot and R

Ultimate Tournament

Rob is having the ultimate BBQ with his fellow ultimate frisbee players. His hammer throw may need some work, but Rob gr

Mexican Reunion

In celebration of past boys' trips to Mexico, the gang gathers to reminisce and relive their rowdy ways. Smoked turkey e

World Cup Pub Fare

It’s Euro-Cup soccer time, and Rob is hosting a World Cup Pub Grub Party. Before the game begins his pals are going to

Chinese Dinner BBQ

Why order in Chinese Food when you can grill it up yourself? Rob creates his own version of Chinese Food, on the Barbequ

Vegetarian Dinner

Vegetarians walk amongst us, and Rob gets challenged by his veggie loving friend to grill up a meatless BBQ.

Tennis Tournament

Rob’s Tennis Tournament BBQ is a smash with lamb shanks, roasted garlic mashed potatoes and black bean mussels. His gu

Skateboard Dudes

Rob rewards the community kids for their hard work on the new park skateboard ramp. He “Kick Flips” the grill with s

Road Hockey Tournament

Rob’s Road Warriors square off with Andy’s Ass-phalt Assassins in a road hockey tournament. In the end, everybody wi

Scuba Dive BBQ

Rob and his buddy Jim are planning a weeklong scuba diving trip. The problem is they don’t know how to scuba dive. Rob

Friday Night BBQ

It’s Friday night and Rob is having a party! Grilled rib steak, bbq-ed balsamic chicken, scallops with roasted red pep

BBQ Brunch

Rob gives his friends a wake up call with a big bbq brunch. Smoked back bacon, breakfast frittatas, smoked salmon, a mor

Cannonball Party

ROBBY’S throws his annual cannonball and belly flop competition. He creates quite a splash with the contestants by gri

United Way BBQ

Rob has auctioned off his bbq talents to the United Way and the charitable people who bought his dinner have a feast awa

Michael's Birthday Bash

Rob loves to poke fun at Michael’s age so he’s throwing him a birthday party complete with smoked ribs, grilled summ

The Beach BBQ

Rob takes the party to the beach with pulled pork sandwiches, grilled chicken drumsticks, pasta salad with grilled corn

Dragonboat Races Party

Rob and his friends row to the finish line and celebrate the dragon boat races with a bbq feast including Asian spiced l

Nascar BBQ

Start your engines – Rob cooks up a bbqed nascar nibbly bonanza with spicy coconut ribs, jalapeno stuffed pork tenderl

Fight Night Party

CD Release Party

Rob celebrates his friends first cd release with a superstar bbq including smoked turkey breast with a spicy apricot gla

Doc's Celebration

Rob’s friend has graduated from medical school and Rob throws a celebration bbq in her honour. They feast on smoked le

Greek Feast BBQ

It’s all Greek at Robby’s when he grills up smoked dill and shallot trout, leg of lamb, port marinated fig, stuffed

Texas Hold'em BBQ

Rob feeds a full house of his poker buddies with smoked beef ribs, brisket, smoked trout, potato skins, grilled shrimp a

3 on 3 Tourny

Rob and the boys train for the big 3 on 3 b-ball tournament and feast on grilled tandoori chicken, salmon cakes, pork sa

Just Another Pool Party

The sun is shining, the pool is full and the food is hot. While his friends frolic poolside, Rob grills up some rum and

Fishboy's Birthday Surprise

Fishboy is having a birthday and Rob’s keeping the party a secret. Rob prepares nothing but the best including cedar s

Off to the Academy Celebration

Rob’s friend is off to the Police Academy so he cooks him a bon voyage meal with grilled sausage stuffed cabbage, char

Brick Breaking Bash

Rob’s friend bets him the cost of a BBQd dinner that he can break ten boards with his head. To keep it interesting he

Summertime Jazz BBQ

Rob and his friends enjoy a bbqed dinner of grilled brie and port soaked cranberries, stuffed chicken breasts, rotisseri

Golf Clinic BBQ

Rob and his friends need to brush up on their golf game so their set up a clinic and Rob fires up the grill. He preps pr

Scavenger Hunt Party

The scavenger hunt is on and Rob cooks up apple and herb stuffed pork chops, grilled clams, stuffed zucchinis, and twice

Slo Pitch BBQ

It’s the annual Slow pitch game and Rob treats everyone to a homerun bbq with rostisserie game hens, bbqed ham with a

Summertime Christmas

Rob throws a Christmas bbq party in the summer. He uses it as an excuse to smoke a whole turkey, grill some asparagus an

Picture Perfect BBQ

Rob pulls out all the stops for an array of bbqed dishes designed for print. He amazes the local rag photographer and re

Saucy Contest

BBQed chow is only as good as the sauce that dresses it so Rob invites some friends to dig in and ate his new saucy reci

No Big Deal

Dinner is done with style at Rob’s tonight with smoked tuna with a ponzu sauce, a daikon and carrot salad, lamb and fi