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Festival & event paella in Fortune Green, Greater London
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Fortune Green and Greater London, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Music and food festivals
- Community events and open days
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Live festival paella catering in Fortune Green
What’s in the pans
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling.
How our festival paella catering works in Fortune Green
We cook at festivals, fairs, markets, school and charity events, sports days and open days. For festivals and charity and school events, we’ll put together a menu of churros, giant-pan paella and seafood paella and more.
In Fortune Green, street events mean planning access and closures. Send us the pitch and timings. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated.
- Where
- Fortune Green (NW3, NW6, NW2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What happens on the day
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. For an evening event in Fortune Green, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Get a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
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Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Give traders a single information pack
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Book crew catering in advance
Allergen details are available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Extra pans for busy periods.
Working with your venue
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Waiting and bar staff
- The number of people
- Your choice of paellas
- Travel, parking and access
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Expected numbers
- The venue or postcode
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Questions from Fortune Green
Do you trade at school fairs around Fortune Green?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Which station should guests use for Fortune Green?
West Hampstead Thameslink station, about 0.5 miles south of the centre.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Do you need power?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we will confirm what we need.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Occasions we cook for in Fortune Green
It brings theatre to the food court.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Race days and sports events
- Seasonal markets
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as St Luke's Church of England School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
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- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The deadline for final numbers
- Space, access and power needs
- The wet-weather plan
Running an event in Fortune Green
Fortune Green is about 1 mile west of Hampstead, in Greater London. For an event in Fortune Green, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Fortune Green. Fortune Green is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook. Our nearest city page is London, about 6 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Luke? A paella pan draws people in. For visitors coming by rail, West Hampstead Thameslink station is about 0.5 miles away.
Here we cover the NW3, NW6 and NW2 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Your event could be at a home on Mill Lane, Ajax Road and Sarre Road or the roads around them. We also cook at events in West Hampstead (1 mile east), Childs Hill (1 mile north), Hampstead (1 mile east), Greenhill (1 mile east) and Vale of Health (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south-east), Marylebone (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south), St Pancras (4 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (5 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Isokon Gallery (1.4 miles east) and Frognal and Fitzjohns (within half a mile east). The countryside around Fortune Green includes The Long Water and Westbere Copse.
- Local schools include Hampstead School (0.5 miles west) and St Vedasts School For Boys (0.5 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Holly Bush pub (0.7 miles east)
Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Clear information on power, water and waste
As a London location, Fortune Green is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Fortune Green
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
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Should I cook it myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
- 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