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just because it's corporate, doesn't mean it has to be dull.

Our very first corporate gig was for a truly inspirational bunch of London based engineers called expedition engineering.  they were launching a new charitable trust at the village underground in old street, London, and wanted a three course dinner for 350 guests.  We liked the people and we liked their concept, simple courses of bowl food all eaten with a fork, distributed by waiting staff to the madding crowd.  cooked in full view of the guests, in pans the size of tractor wheels. fresh, poached and smoked salmon tartare - roast peppers with capers and preserved lemon - venison, wild mushroom and roast chestnut casserole with potato & celeriac mash - multi vegetable paella - gooseberry fool.

Since then we’ve done quite a variety of corporate events, Press days for fashion PR’s, shop openings, product launches, Christmas parties, summer picnics, private client dinners, corporate drinks and canapé parties, office lunches, award ceremonies and pop up cafes.

HERE ARE SOME MENUS FROM OUR FAVOURITE CORPORATE EVENTS

 

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First Mile Anniversary Party
First Mile Anniversary Party

We were approached by the Honest Group, London event planners of some repute, to cater this 10th anniversary party in The Drury Club, Drury Lane.  One of the company’s directors was a member of an international dining club with a background in the food industry, so absolutely no pressure to deliver on this one.  We set up a massive field kitchen in an underground car park at the rear of the club and had 25 waiting staff ferrying food into the throngs for about three hours.  As an indication of how well it went, we were asked to cater for their private, international dining club about six months later!

Mario Testino drinks party
Mario Testino drinks party

It was a great honour to be asked to cater for Mario Testino’s OBE award celebration in January 2014.  He’d experienced our food at the Vogue Christmas party we catered a few months earlier and demanded we cater his event.  It’s always great to be back working in London and I bumped into quite a few old fashion mates on the night who put their heads into the kitchen.  Mario is a complete star and so generous with his time, he kept us all entertained for 20 minutes, regaling us with stories from his career.  We laughed all the way back to Wiltshire.

The Facebook summer picnic
The Facebook summer picnic

This event was all secret squirrels and hush hush, which was very exciting and a real feather in our cap.  It was also the biggest single event we had done to date, a banquet lunch for 1000 guests featuring a BBQ station, big paella pan action, salad bar and pudding station.  We collaborated with the London Log Company and Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa chefs on the BBQ which was truly inspiring and spurred me on to invest in some serious BBQ kit for Bread and Flowers.  It was a milestone for us, but it went off like clockwork and they were very happy bunnies.