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Festival Paella Catering in Stodmarsh
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Stodmarsh: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Agricultural and county shows
- Music and food festivals
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How our festival paella catering works in Stodmarsh
Because paella is cooked in big batches, it handles lunchtime rushes well. Portions are served in seconds. We’re often asked to cater race days and sports events and seasonal markets, serving chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and churros.
A fête near Stodmarsh might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
What happens on the day
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For an evening event in Stodmarsh, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or CT3 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Stodmarsh: your questions answered
Could we have live paella in Grove Ferry Picnic Area?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is Stodmarsh too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you come to Stodmarsh?
Yes, we do. Stodmarsh is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
For event organisers in Stodmarsh
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Give traders a single information pack
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
We keep our pitch tidy and safe.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
Community events around Stodmarsh
Stodmarsh is about 5 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Events in Stodmarsh are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Stodmarsh is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
Events in parks such as Grove Ferry Picnic Area need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary? A paella pan draws people in. With the sea within about 6 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
This part of Kent takes in CT3, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Close by, we cover events in Hersden (1 mile north-west), Westbere (2 miles west), Hollow Street (2 miles north), Hoath (2 miles north) and Chislet (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east) and Broadstairs (12 miles east).
Nearby you will also find St Martins Hospital (3.6 miles south-west) and Canterbury Castle (4.9 miles west). The countryside around Stodmarsh includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Schools near Stodmarsh include Spires Academy (1.6 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion pub (within half a mile east)
Why choose live paella in Stodmarsh?
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free options. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Stodmarsh hosts choose us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Catering across Kent, including Stodmarsh
- A clear, itemised quote
Occasions we cook for in Stodmarsh
One trader, many diets.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- County and country shows
- Sports clubs and race days
- Charity and school events
- Festivals
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Before you book anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Staff numbers and hours
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Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many guests are eating
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we’re needed on site
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Anything your venue supplies
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
- 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