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Festival Paella Catering for Horton Kirby events
Looking for festival paella catering in Horton Kirby? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Festivals
- Seasonal markets
- Sports clubs and race days
Festival paella catering for Horton Kirby events
FAQs for Horton Kirby
Do you come out to small places like Horton Kirby?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Horton Kirby?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes. Vegan paella is cooked in its own pan.
How long do you need on site?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
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.
Do you need power?
We’ll confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
Festival paella catering in Horton Kirby, made fresh on the day
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Popular choices include churros, vegan paella and seafood paella, and typical bookings are for school fairs and fundraisers and agricultural and county shows.
Near Horton Kirby, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hot-food stall is a big help. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
Running an event in Horton Kirby
Horton Kirby is about 4 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Horton Kirby, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in 922 places in Kent. We cook right across the region, from Horton Kirby to London (16 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Running a fête for a church like The Parish Church of Saint Mary? A paella pan draws people in. Within about 5 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 cook at events all over DA4 and the streets around it. Whether your event is on The Street, Rashleigh Way and Churchill Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. Nearby, we also cater events in Farningham (1 mile south-west), Speed Gate (2 miles south-east), Eynsford (2 miles south-west), Fawkham Green (2 miles south-east) and Maplescombe (3 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north), Sevenoaks (8 miles south), Gravesend (6 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (5 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Darenth Park Hospital (3 miles north) and Bluewater (3.5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Sawyers Lake and Wansunt Pit.
- Local pubs include The Fighting Cocks pub (less than half a mile west)
Places near Horton Kirby
Other catering in Horton Kirby
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Flat, firm ground
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Timings and hours
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
- Guest numbers
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where we’d cook
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Ensure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
We keep our pitch tidy and safe.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
The process
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. Summer events in Horton Kirby have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Horton Kirby
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Live paella or other catering?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. A giant pan cooking in view sells itself. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why choose Love Paella in Horton Kirby
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Events in Horton Kirby and across Kent
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Fast service from the pan
- 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