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Festival Paella Catering for Gushmere events
Planning festival paella catering in Gushmere? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Food and music festivals
- Open days
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Festival paella catering near Gushmere
What festival paella catering costs
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- How many courses
- Travel, parking and access
- How long we are needed on site
- How many guests are eating
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- The date and rough timings
- Where the event is
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Festival paella catering in Gushmere, cooked live
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. Whether it is food and music festivals and crew, volunteer and VIP catering, we will put together a menu of churros, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella and more.
At a field event near Gushmere, power and water may be limited; let us know and we will plan for it. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Planning the cooking area
We’ll be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Gushmere
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
Places near Gushmere
Also in Gushmere
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Gushmere? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
FAQs for Gushmere
Is Gushmere close to London?
About 47 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Is Gushmere too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you cater in Gushmere?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Gushmere is within our area. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Where do you cater?
We cover London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
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, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
How it works
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. Evening events in Gushmere have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Schedule crew meals
- Provide seating near the food
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Gushmere events: pitches and permissions
Gushmere is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Events in Gushmere are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Gushmere is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. If your event is in Mount Ephraim Gardens, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Gushmere, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area. That could mean an event in a garden on Selling Road and Vicarage Lane or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Gushmere, we also cover Crouch (1 mile north-east), Selling (1 mile south), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-east), South Street (1 mile east) and Hogben's Hill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.9 miles south-east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Sondes Arms (0.5 miles east)
Paella compared with other options
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Gushmere
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Drinks service on request
See How we price And What paella 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