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Festival Paella Catering in Ickham
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Ickham: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Agricultural and county shows
- Open days and community events
- VIP and hospitality areas
Festival paella catering in Ickham
How our festival paella catering works in Ickham
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. Whether it is agricultural and county shows and race days and sports events, we can cook seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros.
At a field event near Ickham, power and water may be limited; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated.
Events we cater in Ickham
It copes with peak times, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Here are some of the events we cook for in Ickham and Kent:
- School and charity events
- Music and food festivals
- Open days and community events
- County and country shows
Running a fête for a church like Church of St John? A paella pan draws people in.
What your quote should include
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What happens if it rains
- Allergen information for each dish
- How long the team stays
Also in Ickham
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
Allergen details are available at the stall.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is still served fresh. Evening events in Ickham have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; 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.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Name one person we can ask on the day
Getting a price
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Ickham? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Working with your venue
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
What’s in the pans
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Event catering near Ickham
Ickham is about 4 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Events in Ickham are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Ickham is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook.
For visitors coming by rail, Bekesbourne station is about 2.3 miles away. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Wherever your event is in CT3, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include The Street, School Lane and Baye Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Ickham, we also cover Wickhambreaux (1 mile north), Seaton (1 mile north-east), Littlebourne (1 mile west), Bramling (1 mile south-east) and Bekesbourne (2 miles south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Canterbury (4 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Canterbury Castle (4.7 miles west) and St Martins Hospital (3.3 miles west).
- Pubs nearby include The Rose Inn (0.5 miles north)
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- How many staff you need
- Whether you need crockery
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Your choice of paellas
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The address or venue name
- Diets and allergies you know about
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, use our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Questions from Ickham
Do you trade at school fairs around Ickham?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
How far is Ickham from London?
About 57 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we will check availability.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
What we need at the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- A level pitch on firm ground
- The event’s site rules and timings
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Ickham
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- 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