Established and run by qualified chef Jenny McNeill, Ginger Jar is a boutique London caterer offering a range of services, all focusing on food. Ginger Jar is well placed to deliver corporate catering services to events to large or small, creating innovative food to impress your employees or guests. We don’t follow the field in [...]
With over 10 years experience in the catering industry between them, Alex Head and Lily Simpson, have joined forces to launch The Social Pantry. Previously the founders of their own catering companies Heads & Quails and Lily’s Lovely Bites, the duo have decided to pool their expertise within the industry. With Alex’s background [...]
Lily’s Lovely Bites Are Dedicated To Producing Stylish, Fresh, Delectable Food. OUR SERVICES Our menus are always seasonal and we always use the best quality food from our wonderful suppliers. Over the years we have built a reputation for being deliciously different – in our food, service and overall approach. We believe that food can [...]
At Delightful Dining we aim to provide delicious food to make any event or occasion extra special. We have a fresh, modern approach to creating menus and always choose the best quality ingredients available, sourced from a range of excellent local suppliers. We supply wedding catering, delivered canapés, serviced canapés, christening catering, funeral catering, dinner [...]
We prepare the food at Mustard and cook it on site to ensure freshness and the best flavours and we do not buy in any food product that we can make better ourselves. “Honest food” would be a good way to describe our style. The most delicious and beautiful food begins with the freshest ingredients. [...]
Provides a \”hands on\” London catering service run by the proprietors, along with our retail takeaway delivery service.. Our goal is to provide imaginative catering of Oriental cuisine of the highest possible standard using only the best quality ingredients. We are equally adept at providing a caterers service ranging from freshly made Oriental Tapas platters [...]
A beautiful, simple Christmassy recipe from Spain 2 tbps olive oil4 partridgeSalt & black pepper2 medium carrots, diced1 medium onion, diced1 tsp pimentón4 gloves garlic, sliced200g chorizo, sliced2 sprigs thyme2 sprigs rosemary2 bay leaves150g manzanilla olives1½ bottles decent wine white3 sticks of celery, sliced, plus the leaves separately In a pot heat the oil on [...]
A vegetarian starter recipe lovingly borrowed from Paul, a chef at Rubicon in San Francisco in the 1990s Paul was my Europhile sous-chef at Rubicon, a restaurant owned by Robin Williams, among others. I was working there the morning after he won his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Good Will Hunting – he came [...]
This tasty home-smoked dish originates in Uttar Pradesh, where it is called galavat ke kebab Serves 4 500g / 1lb 2 oz boneless lamb from the leg, diced100g / 4oz lamb fat (ask your butcher)1 onion, sliced50g / 2 oz cashew nuts4 green chillies1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste2 tablespoons papaya paste½ teaspoon garam masala1 [...]
Chinese New Year Raw Fish Salad (Yee Sang) by Margarita Lee Ingredients: 200g sliced raw fish (salmon or jellyfish) 100g radish shredded 100g carrot shredded 100g cucumber shredded 100g pickled papaya, shredded (qua yin) 10 pickled leeks, shredded (or sweet onion pickle) 100g pomelo wedges, peeled and separate the sacs (or grape fruit) 50g spring [...]
Ingredients: 500g pork/chicken (with a little fat attached) 1 bulb of garlic, diced 1 Bombay onion, diced 1 tbsp chopped spring onion 10 pieces water chestnuts, diced 1 egg 1 large piece bean curd sheet, cut into 14×7 cm each piece Seasoning: ½ tsp pepper 2-3 tsp five-spice powder (ng heong fun) 1 tbsp sugar [...]
The cuisine of Mexico is a diverse and extraordinary one, A complex layering of cultures, starting with the indigenous indian civilizations and built upon by the Spanish conquest, then embracing various other European influences. The Soul of Mexican food lies in its ancient roots, namely Aztec, Tottec, Zapotec, Ohnec and Maya. Deeply coloured, complex, rich [...]
Is it your first time hiring a caterer? Or have you done so before and the event didn’t quite go according to plan? Whatever your reasons there are a few things you should consider when choosing your caterer. After all, they all specialise in different areas. So whether it is a corporate function, a Party [...]
Neighbourhood restaurant Market Café serves the residents of Hackney from early morning right through to supper 2 Broadway Market, London E8 (020 7249 9070). Meal for two, including wine and service, £80 Every restaurant in Hackney serves breakfast. It’s the law. They just have to, because without it the vanguard of our creative industries would [...]
Eating out can be a nerve-racking experience if you have a food allergy, especially when restaurant staff think they know best Chefs don’t want to poison their patrons, you’d presume. But if you have a food allergy or intolerance, you may be familiar with the game of Spot The Killer Ingredient I play when eating [...]
For gastro-porn Cantonese meats with absolutely no frills, head for Birmingham’s tiny Chinatown Arcadian Centre, 70 Hurst Street, Birmingham (0121 622 1525). Meal for two, including service, £25. Anybody who is at all serious about their lunch will be haunted by the same terror: that however good the food they are eating right now, there [...]
Incanto has the potential to be a really good restaurant. But first the kitchen staff has to learn to calm down 41 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex (020 8426 6767). Meal for two, including wine and service, £120 There are great dish ideas. There are bad dish ideas. And then there are some that fall under [...]
Talked-about specialities are often the reason customers visit certain restaurants. Do you feel compelled to try signature dishes? Signature dish. There’s something old-school and stolidly Escoffier about that phrase, suggesting carpeted dining rooms and soaring toques, curly moustaches and copperplate menus. It carries a uniquely cheffy vanity. They are vital to almost every restaurant, and [...]
Get stuck into andouillette in Paris or tarte tatin in Toulouse with these recommendations from Been there readers on the best bistros in France • Add a tip for next week and you could win a digital camera WINNING TIP: Le Colombier, Toulouse Le Colombier is a lovely family-run restaurant away from the city’s tourist [...]
