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Festival Paella Catering for Emmer Green events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Emmer Green and across Reading.
- Food and music festivals
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Agricultural and county shows
Festival paella catering for Emmer Green events
How our festival paella catering works in Emmer Green
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. We are often asked to cater village fêtes and school fairs and fundraisers, with churros, giant-pan paella and vegan paella.
Events near Emmer Green are frequently volunteer-run, so a trader who brings everything and needs little help is a bonus. You will know exactly what’s included before booking: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Check allergen info is on display
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Event catering near Emmer Green
Emmer Green is about 1 mile north-east of Caversham, in Reading. Tell us where your event in Emmer Green will be, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. We cook in 34 places across Reading.
School fairs, for a school like The Hill Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Running a fête for a church like St Barnabas Church Hall? A paella pan draws people in.
We cook at events all over the RG4 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean an event in a garden on Kiln Road, Grove Road and Barnes Road or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Emmer Green, we also cover Caversham (1 mile south-west), Caversham Park Village (1 mile east), Littlestead Green (1 mile north-east), Dunsden Green (1 mile north-east) and Chalkhouse Green (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Norcot (3 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (4 miles south-west), Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south), Horncastle (4 miles south-west) and Whitley Wood (5 miles south).
A little further out are Broad Street Mall (2 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Sonning Hill and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (0.6 miles west) and Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (0.7 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Horse pub (under half a mile west)
Places near Emmer Green
What else we do in Emmer Green
Events we cater in Emmer Green
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Emmer Green, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- School and charity events
- Music and food festivals
- County and country shows
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Reading station, about 1.7 miles south.
Comparing caterers
- Who provides the crockery
- Allergen information for each dish
- How long the team stays
- The deadline for final numbers
Space, weather and the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Firm, level ground
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Tapas
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Should I cook it myself?
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.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Emmer Green: your questions answered
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Emmer Green?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Is Emmer Green close to London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
What happens if it rains?
Rain does not stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will talk it through before the day.
What do you need at the pitch?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we’ll confirm what we need.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
The process
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Evening events in Emmer Green have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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Paella compared with other options
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, so queues move quickly. 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.
Why Emmer Green hosts choose us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
- 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