Wedding catering Archives - Margot's Wedding

How Covid helped this Hampshire caterer bloom…

February 10, 2022 | Hampshire Wedding, Special Offer, Wedding cake, Wedding catering, Wedding Food, Wedding Planner

Martha Hollis was created in 2018 when chef Rachel Sheppard bought a vintage caravan named Martha. Using the beautiful vintage caravan to serve afternoon teas from, Martha and Rachel had a lovely time travelling around weddings and events serving tea in the sunshine. Rachel created wedding cakes and favours, and started to offer grazing platters and canapés alongside her afternoon teas. She visited lots of wedding fairs and took part in styled shoots. The name was getting out and life was good… THEN CAME COVID. “At first I didn’t think too much of it” explained Rachel “then when the lockdown…

My Summer with Earth Catering

October 27, 2021 | Back Garden Wedding, Barn Wedding, Wedding catering, Wedding Food

I joined West-Sussex based Earth Catering as Event Supervisor back in April. I met most of the couples for their menu tastings at EC’s HQ, a beautiful remote barn in Runcton near Chichester, before their individual celebrations in all sorts of venues throughout Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent. I loved going to wedding venues I hadn’t visited before. My favourite was Elsted Village Hall near Midhurst (pictured below), a real blank canvas space with retro green velvet stage curtains! The views from the cricket field really are exceptional, and there is plenty of space for a marquee, stretch tent, chill…

Q&A with Carole from Duncton Mill & The Naked Food Company

December 2, 2020 | Covid Wedding, Festival-style wedding, Laid Back Wedding, Lakeside Wedding, Marquee wedding, Outdoor wedding, Sussex Wedding, Tipi wedding, Wedding catering, Wedding Venue

Q. As we know it’s not been a normal year. How are you coping with everything? What’s this year been like for you? A. It became apparent very early on that things were going to be incredibly different this year. I knew it was going to be a rollercoaster for me but the worst thing was that my clients were really going to suffer. I decided immediately that I would do everything I could to make postponing their dream days as quick and painless as possible. I started by rolling over all of my catering and venue bookings and deposits…

Taco Home Delivery Kits (Portsmouth)

May 12, 2020 | Hampshire Wedding, Wedding catering

Cooking and eating good food has become part of my lockdown routine, as has supporting local independent businesses who are stepping up and diversifying. So when I heard our advertiser Grate Catering & Events were offering taco delivery kits, I had to get involved! I realise this delivery offering is very local to me in Portsmouth, and if your mouth is watering elsewhere… I’m sorry! But Norm and Iris offer event catering further afield, check out the recent Q&A we featured to get a better idea of them and their business. Taco home delivery kit for two people includes: 10…

Duncton Mill – Under New Management

April 30, 2020 | Festival-style wedding, Laid Back Wedding, Marquee wedding, Outdoor wedding, Sussex Wedding, Tipi wedding, Wedding cake, Wedding catering, Wedding Venue, West Sussex Wedding

Duncton Mill near Petworth in West Sussex is a fishery and beautiful lakeside marquee venue. Caroline and Martin have been running the venue for years but as they’re due to retire, Carole from The Naked Food Company is taking over… and she’s got BIG plans. Carole’s catering business has been based on the estate at Duncton Mill for years. The award-winning company creates bespoke menus to suit a variety of tastes, styles and budgets. Choose The Naked Food Company to cater for your lakeside wedding (think grazing tables under the trees and desserts on the jetty) or bring in a…

Featured Caterer – Q&A with Grate Catering & Events

April 2, 2020 | Hampshire Wedding, Wedding catering, Wedding Food

(Featured caterer editorial extracted from Issue 17). Q. Hi Norm! We love Grate Catering & Events and everything you stand for. Please tell the readers what you’re all about… A. We’re a fire pit catering company where the produce is the focus of everything we do. Our high welfare meat is always sourced from the South Downs or The New Forest. Our vegetables are seasonal and sourced from as close to home as possible. We also run a monthly supper club served at our kitchen table in Southsea. This is where we get to cook some amazing local produce and…

Q&A with Martha Holli’s founder Rachel Gisby

March 31, 2020 | Hampshire Wedding, Unique Ideas, Wedding cake, Wedding catering, Wedding Food

Q. Hi Rachel! We love Martha Holli’s. Please explain to the readers what you offer. A. At Martha Holli’s we offer handmade bespoke wedding cakes, afternoon tea catering, donut wall hire, macaron towers, wedding favours and vintage china hire. We have a lovely 1960s vintage caravan we use to serve our afternoon teas from which works great for outdoor summer weddings. Q. Who’s Martha Holli? Where did the name come from? A. The name came from the caravan. When I bought her, she was already named Martha and had a lovely vintage-style nameplate on the back. The caravan model is…

Margot’s 70s Dessert Trolley

January 22, 2020 | Celebration, Creative Styling, DIY, Party, Retro, Unique Ideas, Vintage Wedding, Wedding catering, Wedding Food

I didn’t feel well at the weekend so I spent plenty of time cocooned in a blanket on the sofa. Usually when I’m in this type of hibernation mode I go down an Instagram inspiration rabbit hole. Things I love: fun, parties, food, colour, nostalgia, theatre, quirk. What did I find that ticked all these boxes and got me excited? Retro desserts. Why oh why don’t we still have dessert trolleys like back in the seventies? Well, let me tell you guys, we can. I’m bringing it back for weddings. Big trifles to dig into, black forest gateaus, pineapple upside…

Supplier Spotlight – The Safari Pizza Company

December 5, 2019 | Outdoor wedding, Sussex Wedding, Wedding catering, Wedding Food, Wedding Suppliers

It’s hard to believe The Safari Pizza Company only launched this year. I’ve been following their journey on social media and they’ve been super busy (they even managed to casually squeeze in their own wedding!) At the moment you’ll find the African-themed pizza Land Rover popping up at local markets selling their special Christmas pizza; brie, cranberry sauce, caramelised onion and pigs in blankets. YUUUUM (don’t attempt to read this post if you haven’t had lunch yet). We caught up with Sussex- based founders Alex and Alica to find out about their food as well as the inspiration behind their…

Supplier Spotlight – Catch A Fire Pizza

November 14, 2019 | Hampshire Wedding, Wedding catering

Portsmouth-based Catch A Fire Pizza craft traditional Neapolitan-style pizzas using the best locally sourced ingredients. Pizzas are cooked street food-style in their mobile wood-fired oven. Owner Darren Patterson will work with you to produce a bespoke menu for your guests, you can choose your favourite toppings and why not give the pizzas personal names to go with your theme? Quite the talking point! If rustic and relaxed catering is the order of the day, speak to Darren about his menu options. More than just pizza… Despite the name, Darren doesn’t just offer pizza! He also offers canapes, pie & mash, BBQs,…

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