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Festival Paella Catering for Staplestreet events
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Staplestreet and Kent, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Open days
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Sports clubs and race days
Book festival paella catering in Staplestreet
Festival paella catering in Staplestreet, cooked live
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. On the menu are churros, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella, and we’re often booked for school and charity events and seasonal markets.
Rural events near Staplestreet can be a long way from food outlets, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
How we price festival paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Travel, parking and access
- The paellas you choose
- Whether you need crockery
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The address or venue name
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
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A closer look at the menu
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Staplestreet
Could we have live paella in Mount Ephraim Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you cook near the sea around Staplestreet?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your list and we’ll respond.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
Will there be enough food?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Why choose festival paella catering in Staplestreet?
Crew love a hot meal on a long day.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Open days
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Charity and school events
- Agricultural and county shows
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The wet-weather plan
- If the price includes VAT
- How late numbers can change
What we need at the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Flat, firm ground
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s 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.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Diets, allergies and planning
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Check allergen info is on display
- Ensure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Put all trader information in one pack
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
Community events around Staplestreet
Staplestreet is about 3 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. Events in Staplestreet are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Staplestreet is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
If your event is in Mount Ephraim Gardens, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Michael? A paella pan draws people in. The coast is within about 6 miles of Staplestreet, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
We cover events in every part of the ME13 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your event is on Staple Street, Forge Farm Row and Staplestreet Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. For events just outside Staplestreet, we cover Slutshole (1 mile north-east), Hernhill (1 mile north-east), Goodnestone (1 mile north-west), Culmers (1 mile north) and Dargate (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
A little further out are Tower keep castle at Chilham (4.2 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.7 miles east). The countryside around Staplestreet includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include White Horse Inn (0.5 miles south-west)
The process
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests generally gather round to watch while it cooks. Evening events in Staplestreet have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Why live cooking beats a buffet
Burger and hot dog stalls are familiar but similar. Paella adds something different. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why us?
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- 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