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Festival Paella Catering in Norton Ash
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Norton Ash and the surrounding area.
- Music and food festivals
- Agricultural and county shows
- Seasonal markets
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Festival paella catering for your event in Norton Ash
Because paella is cooked in big batches, it handles lunchtime rushes well. Each portion takes seconds to serve. We cook seafood paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella, and typical bookings are for village fêtes and farmers’ and Christmas markets.
A fête near Norton Ash might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Also near Norton Ash
Also in Norton Ash
Why choose live paella in Norton Ash?
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot meal keeps crew happy. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Real theatre, not just catering
- A quote that spells everything out
Norton Ash: your questions answered
How far is Norton Ash from London?
About 42 miles from central London.
Is Norton Ash too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we will let you know if we’re available.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes, always. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Why choose festival paella catering in Norton Ash?
It covers several diets with one trader.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Food and music festivals
- Sports club events
- Open days
- Agricultural and county shows
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary? A paella pan draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The deposit and payment dates
- How bad weather is handled
- How late numbers can change
Event catering near Norton Ash
Norton Ash is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Norton Ash, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We cover 922 places across Kent. We cook right across the region, from Norton Ash to Canterbury (11 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Teynham station is about 1.1 miles away. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Festival paella catering in ME9 is planned around your venue and your guests. Local streets include London Road and Lower Norton Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Norton Ash, we also cover Deerton Street (1 mile north), Lewson Street (1 mile south-west), Tickham (1 mile south-west), Teynham (1 mile north-west) and Teynham Street (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (11 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles west), Whitstable (9 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Newnham Castle (2.7 miles south-west) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.8 miles west).
- Nearby, you will find The Plough Inn (0.6 miles south-west)
For event organisers in Norton Ash
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day generally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it is served hot from the pan at the agreed time. Summer events in Norton Ash have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, your venue or ME9 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
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Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
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.
Planning for every diet
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Check allergen info is on display
- Book crew catering in advance
- Put picnic tables near the traders
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe throughout the day.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
How we price festival paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How many guests are eating
- Waiting and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- Travel, parking and access
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Which courses you have in mind
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Norton Ash, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
- 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