There are 100s of caterers in London offering every conceivable type of cuisine and catering services according to your requirements, fancy and budgets.
Whether it is a three star Michelin standard of food required for a fine dining experience or a snack for 10 - 1000, the various professional caterers and catering companies in London can serve them up in any style, shape, taste or size.
However with all these choices on your plate finding and choosing the ideal caterer can sometimes be a daunting and time consuming one. There are various reasons for this, and of the main ones are which venues will allow which caterers and if indeed they will allow an outside caterer in the first place. So why not talk to our Venues & Events Specialists and gain some expert advice and get few recommendations within your budget......
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Catering is often sold on a per-person basis, meaning that there is a flat price for each additional person. However, things like lighting and fire permits are not scaled with the guest count, so per-person pricing is not always appropriate. It is necessary to keep the cost of the food and supplies below a price margin in order to make a profit on the catering.
Catering is the business of providing foodservice at a remote site
When most people refer to a "caterer", they are referring to an event caterer who serves food with waiting staff at dining tables or sets up a self-serve buffet. The food may be prepared on site, i.e., made completely at the event, or the caterer may choose to bring prepared food and put the finishing touches on once it arrives.
The Do’s and Don’ts of hiring a caterer
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 [...]
The search for the University Caterers Organisation (Tuco)-Knorr Chef of the Year 2010 is officially underway with entries now open. To enter the competition, which is open to all Tuco member universities and colleges, contestants must devise a menu including a soup course, a main course (using a 1kg free-range chicken as the main ingredient) [...]
The 8,000 athletes who would be staying at the Commonwealth Games Village will have an array of cuisines to choose from during the 12-day-long sporting extravaganza that will kick off in Delhi from October 3 next year. The catering division of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee (OC) is in the midst of finalising the games [...]
The Natural History Museum has announced its prestigious triennial catering contract is open. Successful suppliers will be added to the Kensington landmarks’ accredited list, which runs from 2010. Some 200 events are catered for every year at the museum. Applicants must have over two years experience catering at London venues and convince the museum that [...]
Performance dining: just a stage?
Is a little performance and spectacle a welcome addition to restaurant dining, or just a pain in the neck? It’s not often that I take my seat at a restaurant out of breath and disoriented but the Secret Restaurant prides itself on the punter’s total immersion into the setting – on the night I visited, [...]
What the Oysterage lacks in frills it more than makes up for with its flavoursome, no-nonsense cooking Orford, Suffolk (01394 450 277). Meal for two, including drinks and service, £70 It would be hard to describe the Butley Orford Oysterage as pretty, especially on a deep midwinter’s day when even by lunchtime the light looks [...]
31 King Street, Leeds (0113 242 0628). Meal for two, including drinks and service, £75. On the wall above the semi-open kitchen at this week’s restaurant is the slogan: “Create – where good food and people matter.” Anybody with a healthy disdain for mission statements, sloganeering and the unintentional kitsch of Hallmark greeting cards will immediately [...]
Chicken tikka masala is now an integral part of British culture, but can our curry houses survive the recession – and the government’s immigration policy? It’s a cold, rainy day in Bradford and the balti restaurants and fast food outlets offering “desi” [Asian] milkshakes, have yet to fill up. But close by, the industrial kitchen [...]
Perfect steaks, incredible desserts and a scattering of phone-hackerati… Everything about 34 adds up 34 Grosvenor Square, London W1 (020 3350 2424). Meal for two, including drinks and service, £130 Sitting in a corner by the bar at 34, the new restaurant from the group behind the Ivy and Le Caprice among others, is a [...]