Emma and James wanted a really simple, old school, backyard BBQ, with a buffet table loaded with grilled meats, grilled vegetables and tasty salads.  It was a friends and family affair with guests helping themselves, disposable plates, wooden cutlery, beer from the barrel and no staff to fuss around them.  They just needed someone to organize the food and come and cook for a couple of hours and we were happy to oblige.  It was a really refreshing back to basics exercise which cheered us up no end.

Fred and Charlotte’s event was a wedding, but it always felt more like a festival, they really pushed our repertoire and we loved rising to the challenge.  They had guests coming from all over the world and wanted to offer them seasonal produce from the family estate.  Hence the lamb, partridge, pheasant, rabbit, brown trout, nettles, sorrel and vegetables from the walled garden, all from within a mile from the marquee where it was consumed with gusto.

Gina and Christopher decided to share the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration with a whole host of friends back in June 2016 and opted for the classic Coronation Chicken to lead the way.  The dish has been around since 1953, so we loved the challenge of coming up with a new twist on this timeless classic.  Diana Henry delivered with a great take from her Bird in the Hand book, using fresh mangoes and avocado layered up with chicken, watercress and a few blobs of the devilish curried yoghurt and mayonnaise.