Archives for May 2013

Wedding Food at Upper House Hayfield

Last weekend our team catered for a fantastic wedding in the spectacular surroundings of Upper House Hayfield. The bride and groom looked fantastic, the sun shone, the venue looked incredible and everyone had a fabulous day.

Vanilla in Allseasons team at Upper House

We had lots of hungry guests to cater for!

We kept rumbling tummies at bay with a selection of delicious canapés. We served –

Chicken marinade in soy, ginger, garlic with a peanut sauce
Lamb kofta with a cucumber and mint yoghurt
Parmesan shortbread thins with goats cheese and oven dried cherry tomatoes
Smoked salmon and prawn crostini
Tiger prawn with pak choy, garlic and chilli
Peking duck pancakes with hoi sin sauce

Tiger-prawns-with-garlic-chilli-ginger-pak-choy
Photo credit: Jonny Draper Photography

When everyone had mingled, sipped some fizz and nibbled a few canapes, we served a buffet to the tables in the historic medieval banqueting hall. The served buffet food included –

Pan fried red mullet with tomato & herb salsa.
Salmon marinade in soft herbs
Tiger prawns in a herb & garlic butter.
Thai Green chicken curry with a coconut rice
Beef stroganoff
Roast mushrooms stuffed with goat’s cheese & sun blushed tomato topped with a herb crumb
Olives with garlic and chilli

Thai green curry from Vanilla in Allseasons Photo Credit: ADOmedia

Sides –
Warm new potatoes rolled in Olive oil, red onion and soft herbs
Cherry tomato, rocket & pine kernel
Greek salad, mixed leaf with a honey & mustard
Warm new potatoes rolled in Olive oil, red onion and soft herbs
Cous cous with fresh spring salad vegetables
Spinach & new potato and pancetta

Dips:
Lemon and Coriander hummus, tomato salsa, spring onion crème fraiche, roast butternut squash and blue cheese, cannelloni bean and confit garlic

Artisan breads with balsamic and oil

Vanilla in Allseasons Wedding Catering - Bread Photo Credit: Chelsea Shoesmith Photography

Then came everyone’s favourite course, the desserts! We served miniature trio’s

Blue berry frangipan with a vanilla custard
White chocolate and raspberry cheesecake with a berry crush
Chocolate brownie with a sweet whipped cream

If you are hosting a wedding or event and would like to hire our team to serve some extra special food for guests, please get in touch! We’d love to discuss your ideas.

Some Special Thanks

As you know, we love to receive feedback from our clients and we enjoy sharing it with you all. Recently, we have received some fantastic feedback…

This lovely email came through from Kenneth Chadwick –

MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING 23RD MAY 2013

“Many thanks Adam,
We had a fantastic meal catered for us by your good selves, the sevice was second to none, the food was to die for, everyone really enjoyed all of the courses you provided. I know for sure that the dish washer did not have many dishes to clean either! I would have no problem at all in using or recommending your company to cater any event in the future.
Many thanks again for a great job, well done”

thankyou note Vanilla in Allseasons

We also received a message from Bill and Lizzie Bromley-Davenport, the Sir and Lady of Capesthorne Hall.

“Dear Simon,

So many thanks for last night. A very delicious dinner indeed.

Best wishes,
Bill and Lizzie Bromley-Davenport”

thank you

Talking of client feedback, if you’ve experienced our services we’d love to hear from you! If you really liked our services then please let us know with a vote – http://www.countybrides.com/awards/

Fabulous Flowers from Red Floral Architecture

This weekend we catered for a spectacular wedding at an incredible venue, Upper House Hayfield. We have lots of pictures to share with you, but let’s start with the flowers.

Manchester based company Red Floral created exquisite floral displays that really blew us away! Crisp white flowers combined with crystal droplets and blown glass hanging candle votives created a look and feel that was simply spectacular. We took a few snaps of our own…

Wedding Flowers from Red Floral at Upper House Hayfield

Floral Decoration by Red Floral at Upper house Hayfield

We will bring you lots more details and images from this event, watch this space!

Capesthorne Hall

We are proud to say that Vanilla in Allseasons are a registered supplier for one of the most prestigious wedding venues in the country.

Capesthorne Hall

Capesthorne Hall, set in the heart of Cheshire, is a tranquil haven of wildlife, parkland and formal gardens. Here at Vanilla in Allseasons, we love a venue that is steeped in history that also offers glorious panoramic views.

Capesthorne Hall - Lake

Capesthorne Hall - Exterior

Through the Milanese gates, the estate consists of a chain of lakes merged with colourful perennials and unusual 18th Century plants, maples and cherry trees, which is a breathtaking backdrop for photographs.

Capesthorne Hall - Interior

Capesthorne Hall - Painting Wall

The magnificent country house epitomises Jacobean style architecture in a truly romantic and picturesque setting. The grandeur of the Hall with its opulent rooms is an ideal location to celebrate a special day.

The grand entrance hall has beautiful stained glass windows and contains English, French and Dutch antique furniture with historical paintings adorning the walls. The Saloon, for 120 years, has seen many celebrations, whilst the Sculpture Gallery features a collection of Roman marble statues and portraits.

Capesthore Dining Room Photo Credit: Chelsea Shoesmith

If you are looking for a Cheshire wedding venue, Capesthorne Hall is an elegant venue to host a wedding reception, civil ceremonies/partnerships, naming ceremonies, vow renewal and celebrations of all religions and faiths.

Catering packages are available with venue booking, for more information you can contact us or Capesthorne Hall.

Stylish & Personal Menu Designs

We absolutely loved these gorgeous handwritten menus at Andrew and Cara’s beautiful wedding yesterday.

Wedding menu handwritten calligraphy

Sweet, stylish and personal. The perfect combination for a very special wedding.

Wedding menu handwritten calligraphy

We are very pleased to say that the sun shone for them over Heaton House farm and a wonderful day was had by all. A huge congratulations to Andrew and Cara from the Vanilla in Allseasons team x

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