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Festival Paella Catering for Durrant Green events
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Durrant Green: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Sports club events
- Seasonal markets
Live festival paella catering in Durrant Green
About our festival paella catering in Durrant Green
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. We cook vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella, and typical bookings are for seasonal markets and school and charity events.
Near Durrant Green, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
About the dishes
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice.
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
Places near Durrant Green
Other catering in Durrant Green
Who books festival paella catering in Durrant Green?
It copes with peak times, because it is served from big pans.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- County and country shows
- Music and food festivals
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Open days and community events
For visitors coming by rail, Pluckley station is about 4.5 miles away.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- If the price includes VAT
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
What festival paella catering costs
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- The length of service
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Travel, parking and access
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Diets and allergies you know about
- What the venue already provides
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Live paella or other catering?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. A huge pan cooking in view sells itself. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why choose Love Paella in Durrant Green
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- A quote that spells everything out
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Read Our pricing And The cost guide.
How the day works
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you are free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. For an evening event in Durrant Green, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
Planning help
What we need at the venue
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
Event catering near Durrant Green
Durrant Green is about 8 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Durrant Green, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Durrant Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Durrant Green to Canterbury (about 21 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like St Michael's Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Events in parks such as Wattle Wood need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. Within about 7 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cook at events all over the TN26 postcode area. Whether your event is on Ashford Road and Biddenden Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. For events just outside Durrant Green, we cover Stede Quarter (1 mile north-west), Woolpack Corner (2 miles west), Biddenden (3 miles north-west), Curteis' Corner (3 miles north-west) and Standen (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles east), Foley Park (14 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (14 miles west), Bearsted (13 miles north-west) and Park Wood (11 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Tenterden and District Museum (2.2 miles south) and Benenden Hospital (3.4 miles west).
- Local schools include Homewood School (1.5 miles south)
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Book crew catering in advance
Pans cook in full view, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
Larger pans for peak times.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Durrant Green
Do you come out to small places like Durrant Green?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
How far is Durrant Green from London?
Roughly 44 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can vegans eat at your stall?
Absolutely. Vegan paella is cooked in its own pan.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
How many different paellas?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is usually popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Do you cater in Durrant Green?
We do. We cook at events in Durrant Green and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it’s worth asking.
- 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