The first time I visited the US - Orlando as it happens - I was invited to a BBQ at the house of our client. After a couple of games of croquet I started to wonder when the host was actually going to get his BBQ out and light it. When we were all getting hungry he declared "Right, time to eat!" and jumped in his station wagon.

Ten minutes later he returned with the "pit BBQ to go" :-)

I must admit it was very good, but there's something about burning your own food on your own BBQ that can't be substituted with takeout. Burning sausages on a BBQ is the #1 summer masculine activity in the UK. I believe the situation is similar in Australia, except they use whole cows.

Rob