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Spring 2020. We returned from our sailing   adventure from the Caribbean and catered at a couple of small events before lock down.   June 2021. After changes to  lock down restrictions were announced.  We started re planning,  re quoting   and generally working harder for less reward.  Most jobs ended up…

A musical young couple loved Authentic Indian food. As an ex pupil of Ipswich high school,  wanted to get married there.  Between us we developed an Indian main course alongside  some of their favourite ingredients for canapes. The kitchen was amazing. With three massive double rational steam ovens.  Brat pans,…

The couple  were fans of a Greek food.   their main concerns  for their day were the  food and his dancing. In particular they wanted  a menu like a  restaurant  in the docklands near where they worked.   So after a visit i trialled some of the restaurants dishes  and  mixed in some…

A couple with Syrian heritage on one side had decided to concentrate their budget on food, saving thousands of pounds on a venue by using the Hartest Institute.  A lovely building in a really pretty village. Like a few other village halls in Suffolk  which are beautiful inside and out…

A Wedding on the lawns of a fine grade 1 listed family house near Bury St Edmunds. We prepared  a complicated special diet menu  using their large rustic kitchen, scullery and other rooms. There were a lot of Gluten intolerant, dairy free and vegan guests.  So the  menu was a…

Another large wedding  of around 150 guests.  The couple were young talented musicians who did want any red meat on thier day. They lived near and ate regularly at Morritos in London.  Having been to Morros a few times we needed to visit Morritos as the clients loved their mezze.…

  A couple with very specific allergies. The groom was GF and did not eat cheese.   A sister of  the bride was lactose intolerant. The mother  of the Bride was  allergic to coriander ( even in Gin!)  A sister  was  severely  allergic to chilli,   and garlic was a problem as…

Mid July Ex professional chef now living in Australia with some very precise ideas that I could learn from wanted a very relaxed wedding  day based around lots of eating and not too much drinking.  One of the early inspirations for us to research beer can chicken. They were Staying…

At the end of June we catered at The  Suffolk Barn in  Hawstead. The couple were both massive fresh food foodies with hundreds of English and Polish ideas,  which after several meetigns  we eventually whittled down to a very client driven menu. I had always been reluctant to serve  goats…