Archives for December 2012

Old Moat Hall – A Beautiful Venue

In our line of work, we are lucky enough to spend time in lots of beautiful, elegant and unusual venues. Old Moat Hall in Chelford, Cheshire is one of our favourites.

An Edwardian English Hall surrounded by Cheshire farmland, this venue stands out not only because of it’s breathtaking surroundings and beautiful decor, but also because whoever takes it over for the day has the place entirely to themselves. This gives a very exclusive and intimate feel to any special event.

So many people we speak to about their wedding plans just want a venue that feels like their own, a space to celebrate without too many formalities or other events happening at the same time.

Old Moat Hall has a swimming pool and fantastic facilities for your party to enjoy and a marquee that can be decorated to suit your taste and style.

Over the coming weeks, we will be highlighting some of our favourite venues. For more information about Old Moat Hall take a look at their website here

New Menus for 2013

Recently we compiled a full, comprehensive menu to allow our clients and potential customers to view our menu collections.

With photography from Chelsea Shoesmith and design by ADOmedia, the new menu’s not only look fantastic but also give a full and detailed narrative of our service, style, ethos, ideas and prices.

You will be able to download your copy via the website very soon.

Watch this space, we’ll let you know as soon as they are ready to view.

Ugly Veg Makes a Comeback!

For years, it has rather annoyed us that farmers are forced to discard such vast quantities of perfectly good fruit and veg, just to meet supermarket standards.

Of course, here at Vanilla in Allseasons, we buy our produce seasonally and from local suppliers, so the supermarkets don’t get a look in from us. But we have to admit, we were very glad to hear that they have now relaxed their aesthetic rules to help out the farmers after our appalling summer.

The driest March in 59 years, followed by the wettest June and autumn storms and flooding have reduced British fruit and vegetable harvests by more than 25% .

The unusually wet season left many farmers in serious trouble after crops were ruined. The ones they were able to yield need to be used and sold in a bid to try and claw back some profit.

So when you are shopping for fruit and veg remember, the ugly ones still taste good! They have all the same nutrients and flavour. Help British farmers and embrace the ugly!

Example Menus