Festival Paella Catering in West Hill

Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?

If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.

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.

West Hill events: pitches and permissions

West Hill is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Tell us where your event in West Hill will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cook in all 30 towns and villages in Brighton and Hove, from the larger towns to small villages.

For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Galeed Strict Baptist Chapel, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Brighton station is in West Hill itself. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 7 miles of West Hill, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements. With the sea within about a mile, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.

We cook at events all over BN1, BN3 and BN2 and the streets around it. Your event could be at a home on Powis Road, North Road and York Avenue or the roads around them. West Hill is on the A2010, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. If your venue is just outside West Hill, we also cover Seven Dials (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Prestonville (1 mile north-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Carlton Hill (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (5 miles east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). Being one of Brighton and Hove’s larger places, West Hill has lots of places to hold an event.

A little further out are Churchill Square (0.5 miles south) and Montefiore Hospital (0.5 miles west). Open spaces near West Hill include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.

• Schools near West Hill include Brighton Girls (less than half a mile west) and Academy of Creative Training (0.9 miles south-east)
• Nearby, you’ll find The Cow pub (less than half a mile west)

Working with your venue

If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.

Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.