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Paella Catering in Fosten Green
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Fosten Green: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Garden get-togethers
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Paella catering near Fosten Green
Paella catering for your event in Fosten Green
There’s something generous about paella: big pans, bright colours and a crispy base everyone wants a spoonful of. It turns a meal into an occasion. On the menu are black rice, seafood paella and paella Valenciana, and typical bookings are for office lunches and staff parties and anniversary celebrations.
In a rural place like Fosten Green, the setting does a lot of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Live paella or other catering?
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in Fosten Green. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Why Fosten Green hosts choose us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Events in Fosten Green and across Kent
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Fosten Green: your questions answered
How far is Fosten Green from London?
About 42 miles from central London.
Which station should guests use for Fosten Green?
The closest is Headcorn station, roughly 4.6 miles away.
Can you cater for children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
What is live paella catering?
We set up a cooking area at your venue, cook the paella from scratch in large pans while your guests watch, and serve it straight from the pan.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
What seafood can we have?
We will talk through seafood options when we plan your menu.
Can you bring crockery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Live paella in Fosten Green: local details
Fosten Green is about 11 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. We cook at events in gardens, halls and venues around Fosten Green. Fosten Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Margaret's Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. Fosten Green is within about 4 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Wherever your event is in TN27, we can bring paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Nearby, we also cater events in Clapper Hill (1 mile east), East End (1 mile south), Parkgate (2 miles south-east), London Beach (3 miles east) and Strood (3 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west), Foley Park (13 miles north), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west) and Tenterden (4 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Mervyn Quinlan Museum (0.9 miles south) and Sissinghurst Castle (2.1 miles north-west).
Occasions we cook for in Fosten Green
There’s no kitchen needed, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Summer garden parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Family celebrations and christenings
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Headcorn station, about 4.6 miles north.
Questions to ask before booking
- Who provides the crockery
- When payment is due
- How bad weather is handled
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Give us separate numbers for children
After service, we pack down our cooking area.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
What happens on the day
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests typically gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. In Fosten Green, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
What’s in the pans
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together, for guests who want a bit of everything.
Paella Valenciana
The original paella from Valencia is a countryside dish of chicken and vegetables, rather than seafood. It is often the most popular pan at an event.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are 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 can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Before you choose a spot
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Fosten Green
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
Places near Fosten Green
Also in Fosten Green
- 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