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Festival Paella Catering for Maryland events
Planning festival paella catering in Maryland? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Open days and community events
- Festivals
- School and charity events
Festival paella catering in Maryland
How we price festival paella catering
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
- Whether you need crockery
- How long we are needed on site
Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Expected numbers
- The date and rough timings
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, use our quote form.
About our festival paella catering in Maryland
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, from arrival times to waste. We cook chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and churros, and typical bookings are for community events and open days and country shows.
Street parties and school fairs in Maryland are a great fit for a paella stall, as long as the road closure or site permission is in place. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Area
- Maryland (E15, E20, E7)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Working with your venue
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Maryland
Maryland is about 3 miles south of Walthamstow, in Greater London. Across the E15 area, we can cook for your guests. Maryland is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
If your event is in West Ham Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St John the Evangelist, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Here we cover the E15, E20 and E7 postcode area. Local streets include Cam Road, Ward Road and Wise Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater events in Stratford (1 mile west), East Village (1 mile north-west), Temple Mills (1 mile north-west), West Ham (1 mile south-east) and Holloway Down (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (7 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End (within half a mile east) and Tower of London (4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Maryland include Old Ford Island and Hollow Pond.
- Schools near Maryland include Carpenters Primary School (less than half a mile south-west) and Sarah Bonnell School (less than half a mile east)
- Pubs nearby include The Two Puddings pub (within half a mile south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include County Borough of West Ham (within half a mile south-east)
Should I cook it myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
Towns and villages near Maryland
What else we do in Maryland
The process
Here’s how the day typically runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it is served hot from the pan when you are ready to eat. Summer events in Maryland have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Book crew catering in advance
- Provide seating near the food
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
Allergen details are available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
Paella compared with other options
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What you get with us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Maryland questions
Which station should guests use for Maryland?
Stratford (London) station, in Maryland itself.
Can you cook in West Ham Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How much space do you need?
Less than you might think: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you have the documents we need?
Share your trader requirements.
Where we can cook in Maryland
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Clear information on power, water and waste
Maryland is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Maryland
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
The menu, dish by dish
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice.
- 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