Macclesfield's Premier Delicatessen and Coffee House http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk The first new Asparagus is in season, we get ours from Dave at Weavers fruit and veg on the Queensway in Poynton.  Have a look at the Asparagus growers site for more info  www.cobrey.co.uk/wye valley.html 11:48:28 Fri 16/Apr/2010 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//first-new-asparagus-.htm We have sold our sole to the devil.We have joined the Facebook site, to join in our site it is http://www.facebook.comSo please feel free to join us and be aware of what is going on weekly 20:47:00 Wed 07/Apr/2010 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//facebook-site-.htm If you are wanting to do something over Easter (except Saturday) why not go and have a look at the fantastic Consall Hall Landscape Garden  it is open to view the stunning gardens and then pop down to the Tea room for a fantastic lunch or lite meal to enjoy with your friends and family all ages would love it 16:43:53 Fri 19/Mar/2010 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//easter-blues-no-more-.htm Easter Holidays in Cheshire/Chester.If you looking for something to do over Easter, then why not pop along to the Chester Food and Drink Festival at the Race Course.With over 50 lifestyle stalls to admire and inspired by, there will be retailers, experts and advisors on hand to help houses become dream homes with all the help you can wish for. So whether it’s inspiration you are looking for, or the right furniture and accessories to fill your home with, you won’t find a better or more exciting range than at this year’s lifestyle festival!Plus us selling our famous Hot roast beef & Sugar roasted ham sandwiches with cakes and desserts ready for you to take home 16:37:08 Fri 19/Mar/2010 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//chester-food-and-drink-festival.htm We are the catering team behind Consall Hall Landscape Gardens, this is a stunning venue just 10 miles south east of Leek, the gardens are to die for and the Halycon Room is a fantastic banqueting suite which will take up to 150 guests sat down on round tables, with its own lounge, bar and walled garden have a look at Consall Hall Gardens If you would like to check availability please feel free to call us on 07901 536 530 or the venue direct on 01782 551 947 Justin and Michelle would love to help. 16:21:30 Fri 19/Mar/2010 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//stunning-consall-hall-gardens-wedding-venue.htm Christmas Working LunchesIdeal to start you and your colleagues Christmas Holiday off with.  These menus are available anytime from the 1st Dec to the 24th Dec. and I can deliver them late afternoon as well (if wanted)Christmas Lunch 1 £4.50 per person Roast turkey sandwiches with a pot of cranberry sauce (Turkey will be cold)Selection of Fresh fruit or hand cooked crisps Mince Pies Christmas Lunch 2 £5.75 per person *Warm turkey sandwiches with home made stuffing and cranberry sauce.Pigs in blankets Hand cooked crisps Fresh fruit Mince Pies * The Turkey will come to you piping hot before noon and subject to number swill be kept in a chaffing dish, which will keep the meat hot for over 2 hoursChristmas Lunch 3 £7.25 per person*Warm turkey sandwiches & Roast rib eye of beef  Brassington Pork and Apple pie with a pickle  Cranberry coleslaw Hand cooked crisps Fresh fruit Mince pies To order your lunch please call Adam on 07901 536 530 or 01625 421 685 or email Adam@vanillainallseasons.co.uk. 13:18:26 Tue 10/Nov/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//christmas-working-lunches-delivered-.htm We did the Northwest Fine Festival at Tatton last week, and the "The Cheshire Channel" were there, and they filemd a bit of us, well it was the beef being carved.  We  did the show to raise our profile on Outside catering and to show we only produce the best in local produce with Simon Cakes and Adam's Roast meats..  Have a look at www.thecheshirechannel.tvWe are on at the end 6:26. Cheers 12:08:42 Fri 30/Oct/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//mum-we-are-on-the-telly.htm When you have had your party or event and all your guests have left you will probably not be looking forward to the massive clean up operation required to get you house or venue back to normal... here at Vanilla in Allseasons we have a new service working in partnership with Bespoke Housekeeping! Let us know if you want us to organise a full clean up for you and their friendly staff will arrive at the end of the event and work their magic.Hey presto, your house / venue is back to how it was before the party... and maybe even cleaner! 13:22:45 Fri 16/Oct/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//cleaning-services.htm Have you ever eaten Kangaroo???We have just done an Drinks Reception for the Australian Tourist Board in the Manchester Central,  they were promoting their fantastic country to travel Agents from around the world. The request was authentic Australian Canapes, so we did them Kangaroo with a Papaya SalsaSnapper spring rollsChicken Satay with a peanut dipLamb with corriander.They (Australian Tourist Board) supplied the Booze, a fantastic Auz beer and Shiraz plus a Sauv Blanc. The best thing was the Exhibition Main organizers had a reception drinks as well at the Manchester Central as well, they saw our party and said "Sod" this we are going over there the food and drinks just flowed and great time was had by all.Many thanks to Manchester Central (The old G mex) for thier help 14:04:57 Sun 04/Oct/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//australian-tourist-board-.htm Have you noticed the new pictures on our site?We have recently had some examples of our food shot so that all our sites visitors can see what we can produce. To see the images at a larger size simply click on the one you want to see.The photography was undertaken by Andy Stairmand at ADOmedia, he did a great  job... many thanks! 19:11:42 Sun 20/Sep/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//new-pictures.htm Heaton House Farm - Wedding Fayre Sunday 18th October 2009.This year Heaton House are celebrating 10 years of weddings by hosting a spectacular Wedding Fayre on Sunday 18th October 2009.  The family owned venue is set in 165 acres of scenic countryside with far reaching views over 3 counties.•    There will be in excess of 50 exhibition stands from Dental services to Occasional wear, from Venue dressers to cars•    They will provide all visitors with a free information pack. •    There will be 2 stunning catwalk shows running through the afternoon •    The event will be open from 11.00am to 5.00pm.  •    Refreshments and licensed bar available throughout the day. •    Heaton House have asked us to provide refreshments on the day, so we are looking to offer, selection of canapés, afternoon tea, selection of our starters we offer For more information go to www.heatonhousefarm.co.uk 08:05:00 Fri 14/Aug/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//wedding-fayre.htm For your info, we are now starting to confirm numerous dates in 2010 for weddings, these range from Wedding Barns, golf clubs, to marquees in fields, we are only here to help you create your perfect day.  Give us a call on 01625 421 685 and we can help create a Wedding packache around what you want. 18:00:13 Wed 15/Jul/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//numerous-bookings-for-2010.htm We are now offering people who have our catering a selection of great wines which we all know and prices which are not silly restaurant, all we are charging is to cover our time and basic costs.  Just think of it as an added service.  Have a look at it on www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/wine-list.htm 17:57:50 Wed 15/Jul/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//new-wine-list-.htm A good friend of ours Michelle McKenna At Clippy's Apples has come up with a fantastic week of National Jam, she thinks jam is cool. Jam reminds her and YOU or your childhoods, playing out in the sunshine with jam butties and mucky elbows. Jam went into the first cakes we made with our parents. Now that we're older, it makes a reappearance and we realise that jam is fantastic with lots of things; cheese, ice cream, croissants, fish, brioche, meat, scones, pate, pancakes, waffles  Read more for details 21:42:52 Mon 18/May/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//national-jam-week.htm Informal Trends in cateringHere at V&A we are noticing a trend in people requesting “Informal” Catering, luckily we were one of the first in Cheshire to offer “Informal Functions”  from the fantastic Wholesome Canapés, to Bowl food these are a great viable option to be “Informal” they are relaxed, fresh hot and easy to serve to everyone…  Have a look at our menus for more ideas. 11:28:54 Mon 11/May/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//informal-catering-.htm The Met office have said we are in for a great Summer, so lets bring the Barbecue to YOU for your working lunch!!! It’s simple, fresh, easy, tasty & different.  We have created a simple Barbecue menu, to suit all tastesBarbecue Menu ABarbecued Chicken breasts marinade in herbs, oil and lemon.&Barbecued bell peppers stuffed, with a fruit Cous cous.Simple green leaf salad.Selection of seasonal leaves with a mish mash of asparagus, seeds, peppers, tomatoes, cucumber etc.New Potato salad Or Red cabbage coleslawPita breadsFresh FruitOnly £5.35 per person.We will BBQ the food and bring it to you as warm as possible on warm serving dishes/plates, it’s simple and different. If you would like us to provide paper plates, napkins and plastic cutlery then we can do this for you.To book your lunch please just email adam@vanillainallseasons.co.uk or call us on 01625 421 685. 20:22:07 Thu 07/May/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//bbq-working-lunches-.htm We are provide catering for a lovely couple in October this year, and they have booked Haragate Hall, it is in the middle of the Peak District, the thing is with this venue is you hire the whole Hall for the weekend, ideal for that original "House Party"  it has self catering apartments and a Marquee on the grounds,  its for those people who love their friends and family and want to have a real wedding.  You have the hall from Friday to Monday, take a look at the website www.haragate-hall.co.uk 10:10:34 Sun 19/Apr/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//fantastic-wedding-party-venue-in-the-peak-district.htm Simon and Adam are pleased to announce that we are on the offical catering list for Peover Golf club, for their events.  The golf club has a beautifull function room which can sit down 70 guests for a fantastic wedding/ dinner.  Set in a beautifull parkland golf course, just off the A556.  To see their website please click here.We are especially please as the golf clubs other caterers are high profile companies from Manchester, and we are more than happy to be on the same list as them. 21:33:01 Tue 14/Apr/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//peover-golf-club-wedding-venue-.htm Simon and Adam have been approved as an official caterer with the fantastic venue of Heaton House Farm, Rushton Spencer.  Set in the scenic Staffordshire Moorlands by the Cheshire Border, run by the Mick, Margaret Heath, and their lovely team.The Venue has stunning views and has 2 great function rooms, ideal for any kind of event with a room which can hold upto 300 people. (find me a venue which will hold a dinner and dance for 350 people in Cheshire and Staffordshire???)The Heaton House team will tailor make the function rooms to how YOU want with colours and event carpets!!!To view their website click here If you have any questions on Heaton House Farm, please feel free to call their events team on 01260 226 203.  09:27:51 Thu 09/Apr/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//approved-caterer-with-heaton-house-farm-.htm Adam and Simon are in the motions of speaking to one of the finest wedding venues in Cheshire.  We can't release the venues name yet however, they have approached us at V&A and asked for us to create wedding breakfast menus for those who only want a small venue under 60 and who want to keep it informal but a real WOW for you and your friends... What is this venue???  you will have to wait and see but it will be in a matter of days when we can give the venues name... 09:23:53 Wed 25/Mar/2009 -0700 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//small-weddings-in-a-fantastic-venue-.htm Simon and I went to see a fantastic wedding venue, this week.  If you want different, natural, unique, then Masson Farm in Matlock, Derbyshire is your place.You get married in the barn and then have your reception in Denise's garden with a marquee, or whatever you like, Masson Farm nestles into the hillside near Matlock in Derbyshire.It is a secluded organic farm and wedding venue and is surrounded by fields and woods full of wild flowers and birdsong.  Whether you would like to share your day with just a couple of close friends and a picnic or a couple of hundred and a banquet, (or something in-between!) Denise can arrange this for youShe hosts a limited number of weddings every year with the ceremony in her old limestone converted cow-byre with its vaulted ceilings and exposed timbers and the reception in our beautiful, quiet grounds with amazing views across the valley 11:04:33 Thu 29/Jan/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//unique-wedding-venue-derbyshire.htm We have created a new simple working lunch for all of you business who want to relax and have a fantastic lunch delivered to your office for the time you want it.The new lunch is, selection of sandwiches on a selection of breads and great fresh fillings with either fruit (cut into bite size pieces), or  home made cakes, or hand cooked crisps. All for only £3.75 per person, we do ask for a minimum order of 4 people.....To book your lunch call now on 01625 421 685 or email adam@vanillainallseasons.co.uk and we will email back a confrimation. Easy.... 12:56:14 Mon 05/Jan/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//new-working-lunch-for-macclesfield.htm We are pleased to announce "Vanilla in Allseasons" has won the contract to provide the canapés and service for the highly prestigious awards "Cheshire Best Kept Station" at the Northwich Salt museum in January,  "It is a great pleasure to serve our excellent canapés, at this fantastic event,  Since it inception in 2003, Cheshire Best Kept Stations have had many wins but the real winner has been the partnership built between the rail operating companies, local authorities and the local volunteer groups - those unsung heroes in the community"To read more please click here 12:49:29 Mon 05/Jan/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//best-kept-train-station-2009.htm Not to blow "Gas up ourselves", however the feedback we have received on our Christmas Day lunch delivery was amazing people even emailed or called us on Christmas day to say how good it was..  I have got to say the Beef Jus was one of the best I have ever made.  So thanks to all for your comments and we will see you all in the New Year.  Adam 12:27:41 Mon 05/Jan/2009 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//christmas-day-lunch-delivery-feedback.htm We have just come back from doing a canape reception in Manchester City centre for a Solicitors firm on Princess Street, it was a great event with 80 guests with a real mixture of canapes, the Yorkshire Pudding and Beef went down the best with the Brownies and Cream topping it off.  The Customer was that impressed and happy she would like to book us for their BIG catering party in Spring for their top customers....... 12:52:04 Wed 10/Dec/2008 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//canapes-in-manchester.htm Here at Vanilla in Allseasons we providing a selection of foods for you to purchase to help you for your party.  We can provide full cuts of cooked meats, to savoury tarts, to fantastic desserts. or even hot food, plus cutlery and crockery and staff...Tarts                                                 6"        10"            12"Vanilla Egg Custard                       £8.50    £15.00    £17.00Treacle Tart                                   £8.50    £15.00    £17.00Lemon tart                                     £9.00    £16.00    £18.00Plum Frangipane                            £10.00    £17.00    £19.00Chocolate & Pear Frangipane         £10.00    £17.00    £19.00                Cakes (14 portions)                 Strawberry Cheesecake                                  £18.00Bannofi Pie                                                      £18.00Chocolate Fudge Cake                                     £18.00Lemon Brulee Baked cheesecake                     £20.00                Puddings                                     10 portions    20 portions    Sticky Toffee pudding                     £12.00        £22.00    Brioche bread & butter pudding       £12.00        £22.00                    Tray Bakes                                    10 portions    20 portions    Millionaire Shortbread                        £9.00        £16.00    Chocolate Brownie                            £13.00        £24.00                    Savoury                                 Tarts                                                  10"                12"Chicken & pesto                              £16.00        £18.00Mediterranan Vegetable                   £15.00        £17.00Caramelized Onion & Gruyere         £16.00        £18.00Salmon and Prawn                           £17.00        £19.00                Roast Meats                                                        per kilo    Sugar & Mustard roasted Ham                             £14.00    Rare topside of beef with racked black pepper      £15.00                    Free local delivery is available on orders above £30.00. please contact us for delivery prices to your area.                  08:00:32 Wed 10/Dec/2008 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//foods-for-your-party.htm Christmas Day Lunch, deliverd to your door!Would you like your Christmas day lunch to be delivered to your house ready for you and your family to enjoy? This year enjoy christmas without the added stress with Vanilla in Allseasons fantastic christmas lunch menu:Christmas Lunch Menu 2009StarterJerusalem artichoke with a roasted hazel nutOrField mushroom soup with a herb roast crouteOrConfit duck terrine with a plum compoteFish CourseSelection smoked and preserved fish,  home cured Gravaldax, home smoked honey mackerel, cray fish, with a shallot and caper relishMain CourseRoast turkey with, sausage meat stuffing, smoked bacon and sausage rolls, turkey gravy, white sauce, and cranberry sauce.OrFillet of beef wellington with a Madeira jus (£3.00 supplement)OrCaramelized onion and chestnut mushroom suet pudding, with a truffle cream.Vegetables these will be served with the aboveRoast Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Bashed Carrots and Swede, Mange tout, Sprouts with chestnutsDessertsIndividual Christmas puddings with a brandy sauceOrLemon tart with a strawberry & black pepper mint jelly.OrChocolate and spiced pear frangipane with a crème freshCheeseBlue Cheshire is extremely rare.  This is creamy, crumbly and gorgeous, eat it as it is;Perl Wen Organic Welsh Brie, unpasteurised with a strong flavour;Trotter Hill, a mature cheddar from Lancashire;ChocolatesSelection of handmade chocolate truffles and mince pies3 course £26.00 per person4 course £31.00 per person5 course £36.00 per personChocolate and mince pies included.Delivery within 10 miles of Macclesfield is included. We will provide you with a cookery instructions. And delivery will be on the 23rd or the 24th December.  Any other questions please feel free to call 01625 421 685. 13:56:09 Sat 06/Dec/2008 +0000 http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news-and-events.htm http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/news//christmas-day-lunch-delivery.htm