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Festival Paella Catering for Horden events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Horden and the surrounding area.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Seasonal markets
- Open days
Festival paella catering in Horden
About our festival paella catering in Horden
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. For race days and sports events and christmas and farmers’ markets, we’ll put together a menu of vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella and more.
At a field event near Horden, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and service is quick once it is ready.
Why choose festival paella catering in Horden?
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Horden, people book us for events such as:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Race days and sports events
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- County and country shows
If your event is in The Gill, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork.
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- How many staff are coming, and for how long
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DIY paella versus live catering
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. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Book crew catering in advance
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Check allergen info is on display
Allergen information is available at the stall.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
What’s in the pans
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
FAQs for Horden
Is Horden close to London?
About 36 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Could we have live paella in The Gill?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
How much paella per person?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Horden.
What festival paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- How many courses
- Travel, parking and access
- Whether you need crockery
- Waiting and bar staff
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What we need to know
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Horden? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Community events around Horden
Horden is about 6 miles south-east of Paddock Wood, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Horden, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Horden is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. Our events stretch from Horden to Canterbury (27 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Marden station is about 2.9 miles away. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Colliers Green Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 4 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the TN17 and TN12 postcode area. Local streets include Hill Top and Husheath Hill; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater events in Colliers Green (1 mile south), Flishinghurst (2 miles south), Marden Thorn (2 miles north), Knox Bridge (2 miles east) and Cranbrook Common (3 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles west), Tonbridge (11 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north-west), Foley Park (10 miles north) and Paddock Wood (6 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Sissinghurst Castle (3.6 miles east) and Brattle Farm Museum (2 miles north-east).
Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you are free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. Evening events in Horden have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- Trader information and site rules
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Horden
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- 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