I found this question on a Reddit-style website: I thought it was interesting. "Our caterer has asked to be paid before the event. Is this normal? What if they take the money and don't turn up?" The short answer is yes – it is completely normal for caterers to require payment before an event. In fact, it would be very unusual for a caterer to provide food and staffing for an event and then wait until afterwards to be paid. Catering requires a huge amount of preparation

We Brits do love a good buffet, don't we? And going to a party that have those "traditional" buffet foods we get all that tingly nostalgia

Yeah, it’s still dramatic! If you haven’t read part 1 please do so first, we break down why the party planner or host is the cause of an environmental disaster due to avoidable food waste from a lack of appropriate planning. There are no pointing fingers or even blame shaming it’s just food for thought and a way of looking at events from an environmental perspective especially as one of the top 5 listed reasons for avoidable food waste by the experts is badly planned events.

WOW! Dramatic much? Everyone is talking about the environment and it's such a huge issue. It feels bigger than anything we could possibly do to help the environmental problems. Problems, that we clearly have and our planet is really letting us know it's getting tired of us taking advantage. So why the heck is a caterer writing a blog about the environment? Well, I'm not just writing one blog about this but this is the first of two. Me adding the voice of a caterer whether o

Is a party food buffet safe during a pandemic?

Facing coronavirus and being responsible and taking this seriously means social distancing, self isolation and not attending any event, function or party of any numbers but especially gatherings of close family, friends, elderly and those with underlying health problems, within the next few months and maybe longer. The hospitality industry as a whole is taking a huge hit just like everyone else and the health and well-being of customers and staff is the issue at the forefr

When wedding planning has gone terribly wrong or was the caterer to blame?

Hannah was having a special birthday at her parents home in Stockport, she had chosen a country and western theme for her party and our Amer

Have you ever planned a party? Do you know what sets a party planning pro apart from a rookie? I'm going to share with you that one rookie mistake that even those that think they are great party planners are still making, I have a story for you. A story about how this rookie mistake destroyed a wedding and ended up in heartbreak. First here is Bebe Mochi's story as written on Reddit. “I'm an event coordinator and several parties definitely stick out as being horrifying or di

Buffet Heroes was providing a corporate lunch to offices in Stockport. They were having a recruitment drive over a 2-week period and the core staff would be unable to make the time for a lunch run, so they hired us to bring lunch to them. Every lunchtime we were greeted by a smart suit-wearing man who had a huge smile on his face, he greeted us always cracking a little joke about how he hoped we had cake! "do you have cake today? " he'd say rubbing his hands together. Cater

Those who know me, know that I love all things American. I lived there for over a decade, my children were born there and some of the food from around the nation just plain rocked my socks off. For those of you who think America is all about hot dogs, burgers and New York City pizza, I hate to say it but that's not even the half of it. I am completely in love with cajun and creole cuisine, the flavours dance in my mouth and it's more like a hot passionate tango than a slow w