Hog Roast Cornwall

With the hot weather seemingly going on forever, people want to eat, drink and be merry outside in the sunshine, rather than being cooped up in a stuffy pub or restaurant. Whilst this has been great news for publican Ruby’s seaside beer garden, it has also caused a decline in attendance for her weekly quiz and bingo nights, which always take place indoors. With the pub being as empty as the Marie Celeste on her last bingo night in particular, she decided she needed to host it outdoors where all her patrons wanted to be! With the beach being so close, she thought it would be a great idea to…

There were deer stalkers, trench coats and cloche hats aplenty last weekend, when Hog Roast Looe catered for Alison’s detective themed 40th birthday bash! Alison had been a lifelong fan of whodunnits, especially Agatha Christie, so for her milestone birthday she decided to pay homage to her favourite fictional heroes and villains by basing her celebration around this theme! The Hog Roast Looe team are certainly no strangers to catering of fancy dress and themed parties, but this was the first time we had the honour of cooking for Sherlock Holmes, Columbo and Hercules Poirot at the same time! The birthday girl herself came as her favourite Miss Marple and…

It’s that time of year when all the studying and the stress of the big final year exams is over. For one student in particular, graduating from university with a 2:1 in Economics was a dream come true because it had taken her so long to achieve it! Karen had to give up university the first time around after falling pregnant with her first child, and it had taken her another 25 years before she was able to get back on campus! With her the full support of her husband Mark and their daughters Molly and Lucy, Karen finally achieved her dream of gaining her degree, and they all felt…

With the whole world seemingly obsessed with taking selfies and snapping everything that moves on their camera phones, it was nice for Hog Roast Padstow to meet a group of people who still consider photography to be an art form! We were asked to cater for the end of term party for a local photography class, whose teacher still believes in teaching her students how to do it the old-fashioned way, including how to create their own lighting effects manually before taking the photo, instead of digitally editing it afterwards, and they even have their own dark room to develop their photographs themselves! We were all very excited to see the…

With the constant sunshine and seas around the UK becoming as warm as the Med, the beaches have been busier than ever lately. Despite all the usual safety warnings, when the sun comes out, people always take risks in the water and if it wasn’t for the highly trained, brave men and women keeping watch over them as they plunge into the unpredictable coastal waters, it could lead to tragedy. For one group of lifeguards at a particularly popular local beach, that means they have had to extra hard work to ensure everyone stays safe. Their supervisors recognised this and wanted to reward them for the crucial role they play…

The plucky Hog Roast Falmouth team found ourselves catering in the middle of a battlefield recently, which proves beyond any doubt that we really can cook anywhere! It wasn’t the first time we had been there either- for the third year running we had been asked to provide one of our traditional hog roasts for the annual re-enactment of a famous local battle! Whereas once it was the scene of bloodshed, today it is all in good fun and a way for local history buffs to make sure people never forget their heritage. The re-enactment society first contacted us 3 years ago because they wanted to provide food for all…

Helen and Brian started out selling a few plants on a market stall 10 years ago and since then they have gone on to achieve their dream of opening their own garden centre, which has expanded over the years to include a café selling organic food. They had started having monthly events at the garden centre and wanted to attract people to hire their café and its pleasant outdoor area for private parties and corporate events. They wanted to organise an event to advertise their venue with a view to hiring it out on a regular basis. They didn’t just want to hire any old catering company though, because they…

The Hog Roast Mullion team found ourselves cooking in the courtyard of a bookshop and café a few days ago, preparing one of our classy corporate buffets for the book signing event of a new local author! Lindsey had always been considered something of a foodie by her friends and family and was always giving them amazing recipes. With a lot of encouragement, they eventually persuaded her to write her own recipe book and she achieved her dream of getting it published! Lindsey had always been a massive advocate of fresh local produce and making the most of seasonal ingredients, which is the theme of her new recipe book.  When…

Emily has to forgo having a nice cold glass of Chardonnay on a Friday night now that she is expecting, which is why she wanted to make the most of her other favourite weekend indulgence of roasted pork and crispy crackling! So, when she was planning her baby shower, she decided she wanted the best there was and hired Hog Roast Liskeard to do the catering for her and all of her female friends and relatives! Our hog roasts are becoming an increasingly popular choice for christenings, but it was nice to be asked to be involved in celebrating the good news before the baby was born! We are just…

Hog Roast Liskeard had a great opportunity to showcase our culinary diversity last weekend and prove beyond any doubt, that we don’t just do informal food and we don’t just do pork! We were asked by the owners of a newly renovated building in the town centre to provide one of our classy (and as it happens pork-free!) corporate menus at a gathering to celebrate the completion of the project and to thank the architects involved in making it all happen! They had transformed a former derelict mill into a vibrant modern space that was to be rented out for retail and commercial use, but rather than knocking it down and…