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Hog roast caterer wednesday blog

Half way there!!

Plenty of  Hog Roasts already cooked and plenty more still to do.

Today in the office we are just chasing up booking our Customer’s in, and steadily away selling our Hog Roast machines. We have a offer on at the moment all throughout March on some of our Machines which seems to be going down a treat.

This week already we have replied to all our Customer’s wanting prices for some of our Menus or they have been simply telling us what sort of Menu they are after and we have been working around them and pricing them up. This is why we do not have any set prices on the Website as each event is different and catered for each individual need.

As the Summer is fast approaching, we are also busy taking machine enquiries for parts that may have been damaged or that are just now worn. The parts manager has been rushed off his feet liaising with our factory depot to issue out all the parts required throughout the UK and even over sea’s. I guess these customers are getting all their Titan or Zeus Machines in tip top condition so they are able to cater their own events. We also Hire out our machines with or without the Pig, where we deliver, collect and provide the gas needed to cook with. So we do a number of things here at Hog Roast Caterer.

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A hog roast to say goodbye

Its Tuesday afternoon and its time for another tasty hog roast.  This afternoon were cooking up another perfect hog for a small family party.  Tuesday afternoon is a strange time to hold a party but its a goodbye/ bon voyage party for a family member who is off travelling the world for a year.  The lucky youngster flies out of the UK late tonight so this evening he is being treated to a tremendous hog roast with his family for his last supper.

It will be a small intimate dinner party and we will be serving the hog roast feast as a sit down dinner rather than an informal buffet style.  Its not just the hog roast we will be serving up at this special dinner party.  We will be provided the full works and each family member has requested their favourite trimmings so there will be a huge selection of potato treats, fresh tasty salads, seasonal veggies and great range of sauces and condiments as well as our famous freshly baked bread rolls.  I’m sure these wonderful side dishes will compliment the hog roast perfectly.  The hog roast itself will be done using one of our smaller pigs and secreat receipe glaze. It will then be slowly cooked to perfection on one of our award winning machines.  We will cook the hog outside under a large gazebo before wheeling back into the main room to serve along side all the other goodies.  Its going to be an emotional gathering and I’m sure there will be tears of sadness over the farewells but tears of joy over the outstanding hog roast.

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Why I love being a hog roast caterer by Barry Saunders (aka BBQ Barry)

Why I love being a hog roast caterer by Barry Saunders (aka BBQ Barry)

Good afternoon to all the hog roast caterer blog readers, its Barry Saunders here and I am one of the head hog roasting chefs at hog roast catering.  I am affectionately known as BBQ Barry by my customers and colleagues and the reason for this is because I simply love my job and there’s nothing I enjoy more than whipping up a tasty hog roast feast or meaty barbecue.

People often say to me “why do you love your job as a hog roast caterer so much?” and I always answer the same, There is not just one reason I love being a hog roster there is many.  First of all there is my love and passion for creating quality, tasty food, then there is the fun and excitement of watching a beautiful hog roast being cooked to perfection, there is also the pleasure of catching up with old customers as well as meeting new ones and last but not least there is that wonderful feeling that you get as you glance around an event and see the happy satisfied faces everybody present as they devour and enjoy the food that I have worked hard to cook.  It may be hard work sometimes but the benefits of being a hog roast caterer definitely outweigh the long hours.  Chow for now hog roast caterer blog readers.  Much love from the one and only BBQ Barry.

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Weekend of hog roasting

The end of the week is now upon us and the weekend is very busy for us here. We are doing lots of Hog Roasts for all of your events, Starting tonight!!

We are catering an event at a local church where they are holding a Fundraising charity event. They have kindly agreed to our services as they think we are good value for money and that we have been recommended to them from friends that we have catered for in the past. This is what we like to hear!! That we do a great job and provide excellent service and heartwarming foods. We shall be doing Buffet style food for all that attend which includes sausages, beef burgers, chicken kebabs and tasty marinated spare ribs. Hopefully our food will go down a treat and lots of money will be raised for their nominated charity.

Tomorrow we shall be travelling a little further a field for a Wedding. We shall be dressing all the tables and laying out the crockery and linen asked for by the Bride and Groom. They have opted for our Wedding Menu six which is a sit down option with waiting staff to attend to all the guests needs. The main attraction of the spit Lamb will be done for the evening buffet rather than the sit down meal in the afternoon. The happy couple have also asked if we are happy to have our picture taken for one of their Wedding snaps, which is a great honour to us.

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Summer hog roast events

Afternoon to all of our readers

 Well this week has been absolutely manic, taking calls, calling customer’s back, finalizing bookings and also dealing with any Menu’s requested and Hog Roast hire’s. We are very busy on the machine front with a Mega March discount on machines. We are travelling the UK promoting them and also using this as a see before you buy. It looks as though customers and caterers are getting all geared up for the summer months to come so they are ready for the functions, as most are also calling to order new parts for their machines they have already purchased from us in previous months.

We are having a lot of ‘pig in a bun’ requests for the Royal wedding that will shortly be upon us. Customers are having street parties to celebrate so we are working out their preferred Menu’s. We are also fully booked up in certain areas of the UK so this year should be a good one for Business. We always try to cater every event our customers ask for but sometimes at such short notice we are unable to attend. So if you have not contacted us it is very easy and then we can check our availability on your specific day.

  The sun has been glaring through the windows in the office today, unlike yesterday which was miserable. Tomorrow is the start of the weekend and many a catered event will be continuing throughout the weekend. So on that note look out for an update tomorrow where we shall be sharing more of our news with you

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Weekend wedding catering in March

Good afternoon hog roast caterer blog readers.  Its Thursday afternoon or as we like to call it here, Friday eve!  We are getting excited for the weekend as we have another wedding catering job on Saturday.  Here at hog roast caterer there is nothing we love more than catering for a wedding.  As we have now entered Spring its looking like we will be doing at least one wedding catering job every weekend until September.

Our wedding menus are full of variety and all are made using the best ingredients we can get our hog roasting hands on!  There are also great value for money which is why we have become such popular wedding caterers.

On Saturday it is quite a small wedding with just 40 family members and close friends attending.  The bride and groom wanted something simple and informal and served as a sit down meal. They opted for our wedding menu package which is a great choice.  Its a tasty sit down main meal consisting of one of our succulent meat roasts.  We have a huge variety to choose from but the future Mr and Mrs have selected the classic hog roast.  This will be served with all the trimmings such as roast potatoes with garlic and herbs, fresh seasonal vegetables, our special salad dishes and freshly baked bread rolls.  A true wedding feast!  I’m sure all the guests will enjoy and devour the wedding breakfast and wash it down with lots of champagne.  It dose not end there though as this wonderful meal will be  finished off with wedding cake as served as dessert. We will dress the wedding cake with fresh cream and seasonal fruits.

All this wedding catering talk is making me hungry, time to go home for my tea.

Chow for now hog roast caterer blog readers.

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bbq catering event this weekend

Hello hog roast caterer bog readers!  Hope you are all having a great day we certainly are here in the office.  We have just booked an exciting event for this weekend.  We will be catering for a fabulous event about an hours drive away from us.  Its a family garden party and we are treating them to some tasty bbq catering.  We will be cooking up an amazing bbq which will include treats such as Aberdeen Angus beef burgers, premium pork sausages, marinated chicken pieces, spicy kebabs and juicy steaks.  The animal lovers wont go hungry either as we have some amazing veggie treats for those who don’t eat anything with a face!  Vegetarians and vegans can feast on meat free burgers and sausages, stuffed peppers and tasty risotto.

As much as I love to cook a hog old hog roast its also great fun to do bbq catering every now and then.  Everybody loves a good bbq especially one done by us!

I’m sure  it will be a great day and lets hope the sun keeps shinning but if we do get a cold spell or some March showers then fear not as we will be taking a gazebo and portable heaters just in case.  We will be fully prepared for anything so that our bbq catering event is faultless.

Chow for now hog roast caterer blog readers!

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A day in the life of a hog roast caterer

Good afternoon its Dave here one of the hog roast caterer team and its another busy day for me!  Its a typical Tuesday today, no many events take place through the week so I get a chance to catch up with the other aspects of hog roasting.  So today I’ve got a lot of jobs to get done.  First on the list is a trip to the farmers market to stock up on some tasty fresh fruit and vegetables to make up some of our home made sauces and scrummy salads.  I visit the same farmers market every week as there produce is such fantastic quality and we only get the best for our customers!

Then I’ll be heading back to hog roast caterer headquarters to give the machines used yesterday a good clean so they will be sparkling clean and good as new ready to go for the next job we have.  We used two of our machines yesterday at an event at a local school.  We fed over 200 people so that’s quite of lot of pig fat to remove lots of elbow grease will be required!

After this is done its off to a beautiful country hotel where I have a meeting with the events co-ordinator there to discuss some events we will be catering for there in the Summer.  So a very busy Tuesday for me today! As a member of the hog roast caterer team I love my job and enjoy keeping busy and working hard so its going to be a great day for me.

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The first hog roast of another busy week

Good morning everyone!  Its Monday the 7th of March and its a great day for a hog roast job!  It might only be early March but we have been treated to a nice sunny day which is great as we have a special outdoors hog roast event this afternoon.  More often than not Monday is a quiet day for catering jobs and its often spent recovering from a hectic working weekend or helping out in the busy office so it makes a refreshing change to be preparing to cook a hog roast on a Monday.  It’s a local job as well just five minutes away from the hog roast caterer depot at a primary school.  They are celebrating their spring fair and there will be a raffle, tombola, bring and buy stall and most importantly a classic hog roast provided by us.

We will cook, carve and serve our tasty hog roast to 200 hungry pupils, teachers and parents.  We will be serving the succulent hog roast in fresh, soft bread rolls with home made apple sauce and home made stuffing, so simple yet so satisfying!  We have worked with this school before catering at various events for them so it will be great to go back and see some familiar faces and catch up over a pork sandwich!  Of course with the sun shining and the warm weather its looks set to be a great day. 

So time to get going and cook yet another pig to perfection for yet another happy customer.  Chow for now Hog blog readers.

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bbq catering at a country pub

What have we got to inform you all of today??

 Well tonight we are catering for a Country pub which is located on a Canal side where they have asked us to do a BBQ for them and bbq catering is something we do very well. The surroundings are very picturesque and the weather seems to be staying bright, so hopefully the guests will be able to mingle outside and join in on the wonderful experience. We will go prepared with a marquee just in case though.

Not sure what the pub is celebrating or whether this is just a treat for the customers or if its a private event outside on the terraces. We will be able to chat with all the people we meet whilst the Sausages and Burgers are being cooked and it is a great visual for guests inside the pub. They have also asked us to do the side dishes as well like salads and potatoes which have our own secret recipes incorporated in them. We have had numerous catering opportunities at this lovely country pub so we definitely have made a good impression by our professional service not to mention the superb food we produce. Because their business is so busy this is the reason why they have brought us in so they do not have to worry about their staffing and they know we are good at what we do. I am sure it will be an excellent night had by all and many future events will be catered for by us here.