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Festival & event paella in Heart's Delight, Kent
Looking for festival paella catering in Heart's Delight? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Open days and community events
- Food and music festivals
Festival paella catering in Heart's Delight
How the day works
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. At midsummer, events in Heart's Delight stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Before we arrive
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
How to get a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
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How our festival paella catering works in Heart's Delight
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Portions are served in seconds. For christmas and farmers’ markets and open days and community events, we can cook vegan paella, giant-pan paella and churros for your guests.
For a village fête or field event near Heart's Delight, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Heart's Delight events: pitches and permissions
Heart's Delight is about 1 mile south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Heart's Delight, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Heart's Delight. We cater in all 922 towns and villages in Kent. We cook right across the region, from Heart's Delight to Canterbury (about 16 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Minterne Community Junior School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Sittingbourne station, about 1.4 miles north-east. Within about 6 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
We cater events across ME10 and ME9 and the streets around it. From The Street, Borden Lane and Coppins Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. If your venue is just outside Heart's Delight, we also cover Borden (1 mile north-west), Tunstall (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile north-east), Highsted (2 miles south-east) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.5 miles north-east) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.7 miles north-east).
- Schools near Heart's Delight include Westlands School (0.9 miles north)
Towns and villages near Heart's Delight
What else we do in Heart's Delight
Perfect for your event in Heart's Delight
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Community events and open days
- Country shows
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before you book
- How each diet is kept separate
- Who provides the crockery
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long the team stays
Common questions in Heart's Delight
How far is Heart's Delight from London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you trade at school fairs around Heart's Delight?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
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 young children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Can we book you as a trader?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we’ll check availability.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
Do you cater in Heart's Delight?
Yes, we do. Heart's Delight is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
A closer look at the menu
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling, popular with families.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
How we price festival paella catering
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Your date and when you want to eat
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Your trader pack and site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Churros
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
- 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