Red Anywhere cater for R and B Singer Jamelia & Footballer Darren Byfields Wedding!

The big day was Eastland’s Estate in West Sussex where Red Anywhere are the exclusive caterers. Jamelia and Darren chose to have a very private day with lots of close friends and family invited.

Dan Clarke - Creative Chef was given the task of creating a sumptuous menu for both Jamelia and Darren which included most of their favourite foods!

After the Ceremony the bar team at Red created a bespoke cocktail called The “JD” which did not include Jack Daniels…. but it did include Grey Goose Citrus Vodka, Malibu, Vanilla, Pineapple Juice and Fresh Lime, this was served to all the guests while they gathered on the lawns in front of Eastland’s House.

The guests were then invited into the marquee and sat down to a 4 Course meal…..

To Start - Seared Scallops, Tempura Calamari, Slow Roasted Vine Tomatoes, Tartar Sauce

Main Course - Rump of New Season Lamb, Mint Mash, Fine Ratatouille & a light Balsamic and Thyme Sauce

Bowls of Green Beans and Baby Corn were served on each table

Dessert - Home Made Glazed Lemon Tart, Fresh Raspberries and Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream, Apple Crumble with Vanilla Custard

Coffee and Home Made Fudge

Dan commented on the menu saying “These dishes you would expect to see in a high class restaurant!, producing it for a large amount of guests was intense but very rewarding! The dessert was especially nice as I created this especially for Jamelia and Darren!

You either love it or hate it, I have to say I love it as did many of our guests that sampled it yesterday. We were asked to cater for a corporate company that wanted to take some of their staff out for the afternoon and play games, Drink Pimm’s and eat…. sounds like a good afternoons work!

The Venue was a cut field in Poynings, Near Hove in West Sussex. The surroundings were wonderful and the view was truly amazing which looked right across Devils Dyke and most of Sussex.

We were working with Pretty Clever Events or event partners who managed the event and set up a party marquee for the guests and arranged some entertainment and games for all of the staff to participate in, which they did! We then got down to the serious stuff……… Pimm’s

Red’s Perfect Pimm’s

50ml Pimm’s

4 x large strawberries cut in half

8 x leaves of mint - smashed

8 x slices of cucumber

2 x slices of orange

1/4 red apple - sliced

Lemonade and Cubed Ice

How to build….

1. Put all the fruit into a glass and add the Pimm’s, leave for as long as possible for the fruit and Pimm’s to marinade. The longer the better!!

2. When ready add cubed Ice and then top up with Lemonade.

3. Drink and Enjoy!

Tip…. Make sure you have plenty of fruit in the glass, this is what Pimm’s is all about, Always add ice first otherwise you add to much lemonade and the Pimm’s is too weak!

Our Clients enjoyed the Pimm’s and a few asked for the recipe hence the Blog!

If you have any questions or comments please do let me know

Dan

Wow what a great success this event was……. This was our first time at Brighton Dome and we were all very excited and also a little nervous as we had never catered here before and this was also the first time we were catering for the NHS!

Brief…

To Create a Light, Vibrant, Creative and most of all Healthy Lunch for 300 delegates including Senior Health Ministers and Members of Parliament. We were also asked to provide soft drinks, tea and coffee.

This was to be served from 12pm until 1.30pm so not a lot of time to serve that many people, we needed to be organised and ready…. which of course we were!!

The Lunch…

I (Dan) designed a really light and vibrant lunch consisting of 7 different salads including…..

Chorizo, Spring Onion & Mango

Roquette, Peach, Parmesan and Sun Blushed Tomato

Classic Caesar Salad

Salad Nicoise

along with this were flavoured breads, various bread sticks with Dips and also some hot food which we call “Grazing Bowls” These are mini snippets of classic or contemporary dishes that are served in rice bowls with Chinese spoons….. Great for a seminar or when guests are standing and networking. They all loved the Braised Beef with Horseradish Mash and also Wild Mushroom and Goats Cheese Linguini!

We served various juices around the venue and also set up a Tea and Coffee Station…. which was very busy!

Feedback was great and I think the Dome staff were also very impressed with our professionalism and the standard of our food!!

We hope to cater at Brighton Dome again soon as it is a wonderful venue with great facilities and staff!