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Corporate Paella Catering for Cowden events
Looking for corporate paella catering in Cowden? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Open days and launches
- Office lunches and away days
- Team-building days
Corporate paella catering for Cowden events
Corporate paella catering in Cowden, cooked live
Live paella makes lunch an activity, not just a break from it. For conference lunches and fundraisers, we’ll put together a menu of Spanish desserts, paella lunches and vegan and vegetarian paella and more.
Team away days in the countryside around Cowden suit live paella: it needs no kitchen, just a level spot and access. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Sandwich platters are easy but forgettable. Live paella is an event in itself. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book with us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- We cover Cowden and the whole of Kent
- Sangria and bar staff available
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
What else we do in Cowden
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
What happens on the day
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it is still served fresh. December events in Cowden are in the dark from about 3:55pm, so plan lighting where we cook. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- Send us the date, venue, numbers, timings and diets.
- We confirm a menu and a quote, with any paperwork your venue needs.
- We arrange access and timings with your facilities team or venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve on schedule.
- Afterwards, our area is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
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Events we cater in Cowden
It suits summer parties especially well, alongside games and music.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Cowden and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Charity days
- Product launches and open days
- End-of-year celebrations
- Summer parties for staff
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Cowden station is about 1 mile away.
Before booking anyone
- Who provides the crockery
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether VAT is included
- When final numbers are due
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Find out what paperwork the venue needs
- Confirm live cooking with facilities
- Tell us how long the food break is
- Collect dietary needs when people sign up
The cooking area stays tidy, and clear it away afterwards.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff available.
What corporate paella catering costs
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many guests are eating
- The paellas you choose
- How many staff you need
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Where the event is
Still deciding on the menu? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Common questions in Cowden
Do you come out to small places like Cowden?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How far is Cowden from London?
About 26 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
How much space do you need?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Do you cook inside?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Space, weather and the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Vegan & vegetarian pans
- Paella lunches
- Desserts
- Canapé tapas
- Drinks service
- Bowl food
Corporate events around Cowden
Cowden is about 5 miles east of East Grinstead, in Kent. For corporate paella catering in Cowden, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Cowden. We cook in all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 24 miles away.
Central London is about 26 miles from Cowden, which makes it handy for team days out of the city. Nearby historic houses include Bassetts Manor (1.7 miles south) and Hammerwood Park (1.7 miles south-west). For a client event at a historic house or estate, ask early about catering rules and where cooking is allowed. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
This part of Kent takes in TN8, and we can cater your work event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include High Street, Church Street and Chantlers Mead, and we can cook for a work event on any of them. For work events just outside Cowden, we cover Stick Hill (2 miles north), Hammerwood (2 miles west), Marsh Green (3 miles north-west), Ashurst Wood (4 miles south-west) and Dormansland (4 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Sevenoaks (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles east), Tonbridge (9 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (13 miles east), Southborough (7 miles east) and Edenbridge (4 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Queen Victoria Hospital (4 miles west) and Bolebroke Castle (1.8 miles south).
- Local pubs include The Crown Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff