Wedding Brochure - Rare Food Catering

Carlton Tavern 73 Grafton Rd London NW5 4BB
020 7428 0313 www.rarefood.com
Overview of Rare Foods
With over a decade as go-to caterers & event planners in the UK &
Europe, Rare are renowned for planning perfect weddings.
We ensure the whole process is fun & luxurious, remove any traces of
stress and allow our clients to relax and enjoy their revels to the max.
We can assist on any level, from food & service only, to sourcing the
perfect venue or structure and providing you with the full creative
event design & management. Together we can coordinate the day for
you according to your wishes.
Our chefs can cook any kind of cuisine, including fabulous gluten
or grain free dishes, vegan & vegetarian food & any special dietary
requirements you and your guests may have.
For large weddings we hold bespoke tastings and production meetings
to ensure we all know exactly what you want and when you want it. Our
constants are quality, style, attention to detail, value for money and
above all, exceptional delivery.
Costs for our bespoke menus start from £80 plus vat/guest for canapés,
3 courses, coffee, all hire goods and staff.
For a unique menu, equipment hire and staffing costs, please call and
ask for a tailored quote.
You can also fill in our online contact form and we will be in touch to
take your brief.
Carlton Tavern 73 Grafton Rd London NW5 4BB
020 7428 0313 www.rarefood.com
Food
In putting together the ultimate menu for your occasion, the creative
process starts with you, your likes and dislikes and vision for the day.
Each event is a personal expression for our customers. With this in
mind, Rare are not limited by a “package” system and we can create
bespoke, individual proposals for each & every client.
We have attached some previous menus, ideas and costs as inspiration.
Canapés
Menus start from 6 canapés per guest £14/head ex vat.
Example Canapés for 2015:
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Potted shrimp
Golden potatoes & caviar gf
Pulled brisket & celeriac on a bun
Lobster brioche
Truffled mac and cheese
Bass ceviche in plantain cones
Crab doughnuts
Crispy salmon skin cups of organic salmon crudo
Olive feta & herb muffins (v)
Steam buns with kimchi & 5 spiced pork
Fennel shortbread spoons & celeriac, hay mousse (v)
Basil shortbread spoons with smoked tapenade (v)
Quinoa croquettes (v)
Smoked haddock fishcakes with chervil cream
Arancini of wild mushroom & summer truffle with
Tallegio cheese (v)
• Olive fritti
• Parmesan fritters (v)
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Basil cups of roast tomato sorbet (v)
Truffle pizzette (v)
Shrimp cornicello (v)
Marinated anchovy crousatde
Sustainably reared Vitello tonnato
Mini “pints” of game broth with smoked Emmet’s
bacon foam
Little spoons of tiny organic sausages & mash with
onion gravy & crisp shallot rings
Little Yorkshire puddings with rare fillet of beef,
horseradish cream & deep fried capers
Little venison puff pastry pies
Chicken fortune cookies
Avocado & gari with seaweed caviar maki (v)
Sticky lamb belly with crispy noodles
Larp gai organic chicken served in lettuce cups on
kidei boats (gf)
Tuna tataki with shiso leaf, tobiko roe & yuzu dressing
Crisp tofu on seaweed salad (v)
Perfect Pairs:
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Clams & Caesars
Ceviche tostadas with fennel salsa & Tommy Margarita’s
Chicken & cornbread with Jack & Coke
Brisket & beer
24c baby new potatoes with Exmoor caviar & frozen Chase Vodka
Street Food
5 choices starts from £20/guest plus vat
Just some of our street food selection:
• Rice buns with shredded pork & kimchi
• Cones of MSC sustainably caught whiting with chips and crushed peas
• Dalston-cured smoked salmon bagels with cream cheese
• Salt beef & black rye bagel with pickles & mustard
• Chorizo, piquillio pepper & rocket on a bun
• Lamb kofte with smoked aubergine & quinoa tabouleh
• Shrimp som tam
• Fish dogs – crisp pollock on a bun with tartare sauce
• Crispy duck & hoi sin, cucumber & spring onion in pancake rolls
• Satay with sticky rice cucumber & peanut sauce
• Slide dog- Big Apple style-size isn’t everything!
• Pulled pork on brioche with crackling & mopbucket sauce
• Chicken pil pil soft tacos
• Tandoori paneer with pickles, papads, paratha & pakora
• Chilli with black beans, guacamole & nacho chips
• Mini stone baked pizzete in baby pizza boxes
• Southern fried organic chicken popcorn with ruby slaw
• Falafel with houmous jeweled maftoul & shoestring sweet potato (v)
• Our own slider steak & bone marrow burgers with or without Swiss cheese
• Churros & chocolate dip
• Ice pop cocktails
• Mini 99s
Comfort Food
Menus for £30/guest
5 canapés followed by hearty shared dishes served family style at your tables:
• Fish pie of organic salmon, prawns & bream
• Shepherd’s pie with organic lamb in rosemary gravy
• Melanzane Parmigiana (v)
• Umbriam lentil “cottage pie” with roast squash & sweet potato mash (v)
• Organic beef pastizio
• Sausages & mash with caramelised onion gravy
• Porcini lasagna (v)
• Chicken leek & mushroom pie & mash
• Feijoada- Brazilian black bean & pork, chorizo & salt beef ragu
• Italian pork and fennel salsiccie with lentils & rosemary polenta
• Steak & kidney pie and mash
Served with seasonal vegetables
Followed by large bowls or dishes of :
• Medjoul date & salt caramel pudding with clotted cream (v)
• Rhubarb crumble & organic egg crème Anglaise (v)
• Raspberry sherry trifle (v)
• Bakewell tart & custard (v)
• Pavlova with homemade lemon curd & berries (v)
• Elderflower & gooseberry fool with raspberry atom & lemon thyme shortbread (v)
BBQ & buffet dining menus
Menus start from £35/guest
Fish & meat main dishes:
• Our own hot smoked organic whole salmon trout on a
bed of samphire & sea aster with homemade mayonnaise
• Chicken & corn kefta with roasted pepper salsa
with pistachio
• Roasted cod, chorizo & pomodorini tomato
• Seared tuna loin tataki
• Lightly smoked roasted Gressingham duck breasts
• Banana leaf parcels of sea bass with Asian pesto
• Spring lamb fondant with Puy lentils
• Roast peppered fillet of beef (£2.50 supplement)
• Teriaki chicken skewers
• Lamb fillets –Vietnamese style
• Miso & ginger roast organic salmon
• 5 spice Gressingham duck breasts with
hoi sin dressing
• Miso & ginger roast salmon
• Smoky wild boar burgers
• Our own matured local hand made beef burgers
• Organic merguez sausages
• Jerk Sutton hoo chicken
• Roasted peppers with organic buffalo mozzarella (v)
• Portabella mushroom & Blue Monday burgers” (v)
• Pulled pork sliders with crackling & mop bucket
sauce on Brioche buns
• Barbecued smoked franks with choucroute
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Herbed lamb cutlets
Roasted peppers with organic buffalo mozzarella (v)
Seared sustainable tuna loin Nicoise
Thai-style king prawns on lemongrass skewers
Korean Beef with kimchi
Grilled squid & chorizo
Garlic & lemon tiger prawns
Grilled mackerel & chermoulah
Roasted peppers with organic buffalo mozzarella (v)
Grilled bream & harrisa
Butterflied leg of Morrocan lamb
Vegetarian main dishes:
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Pesto, cherry tomato, goat’s cheese savoury pastry (v)
Roast squash, spinach & Gorgonzola tartlets (v)
Sweet potato & ramsons gallettes
Fennel, sweet potato & cherry tomato gratin (v)
Portobello mushrooms with pearl barley (v)
Birch boxes of marrow soufflé (v)
Beaufort cheese tartlet (v)
Pissaladiere Provencal onion pastries (v)
Filo, feta, celery & walnut pita pies (v)
Grilled halloumi stuffed, roasted ramirez peppers (v)
Tagine of saffron flavoured sweet potato & chickpea (v)
Porcini & truffle orzotto (v)
Salads and Sides
• Our own special potato, dill & Cotswold bar egg salad (v)
• Crunchy red fennel slaw (v)
• Fatoush salad with sumac (v)
• Heritage tomato, fresh pesto & organic buffalo
mozzarella salad (v)
• Caesar salad –our own delicious version of the classic
with soft Cotswold bar eggs & gluten free croutes
• Freshly podded pea, broad bean, pea shoot, red onion
& radish with cold-pressed rape oil dressing (v)
• Zesty, quinoa tabouleh (v)
• Chargrilled & marinated Mediterranean vegetables (v)
• Jeweled, herbed couscous & mograbiah (v)
• Roast squash “agrodolce” wild, rocket & chick peas
• Violet aubergine & sesame chips with fennel dip (v)
• Green & yellow beans with orange zest, tarragon &
toasted hazelnut dressing (v)
• Sweet little roast peppers with anchovy, basil, semi
roast pomodorino & buffalo mozzarella
• Laverstoke park buffalo mozzarella with organic
lemon zest & zucchini ribbons (v)
• Thai glass noodle salad with Asian vegetables and
peanut dressing
• Grilled Innes Bosworth Ash goats cheese, roast heritage
beetroot, watercress & foraged herb salad with toasted
seed & sherry vinegar & walnut dressing (v)
• Soba noodles, wakame, shitake & shimeji mushrooms (v)
• Broad bean, sugar snap, feta & preserved lemon salad (v)
• Jasmine rice (v)
• Farro with herbs, tomberries & Pecorino di Sardo (v)
• Baby bok choi (v)
• Umbrian lentils with roasted pepper & Bosworth Ash (v)
• Spinach in black bean sauce (v)
• Horiatiki- village style Greek salad with barrel aged
feta, caperberries & kalamata olives (v)
• Gail lan broccoli & crispy shallots (v)
• Black truffle potato, goat’s cheese, roast beetroot,
caramelized artichoke & lamb’s lettuce salad (v)
• Eggplant miso salad (v)
• Cucumber & cloud mushroom salad (v)
• Pad Thai
• Nasi goreng (v available)
• Spicy edamame (v)
Sharing menus
Menus start from £35/guest
Social dining can really kick off proceedings.
Try our:
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ritish cured meat platters featuring Trealy Farm air-dried beef, Cotswold wild boar & sloe gin salami. Trealy
black pudding sausage rolls, mini chorizo picante & Monmouth venison prosciutto, chicken liver parfait &
served with pickled chillis, cornichons & caperberries.
• Fish boards of Dalston-smoked salmon, ice-packed mess tins of native oysters, shrimp lollipops, chipirones,
langoustine cuernos, mackerel pate & fennel soda bread, paired with mini “shots” of Whitstable oyster stout.
• Mezze platters of teff & buckwheat pilafs, stuffed vine leaves, kibbeh, moutabel, split pea dip, foul mesdamas
with feta & sheep’s yoghurt, labneh balls & flatbreads with zatar. (v)
Sharing mains include:
• Roast whole boned suckling pig porchetta rolled with fennel & garlic or spit-roast boned lamb with red onion &
fresh spring herbs or custom-spiced and served with an array of vibrant, colourful, sides & salads.
Dinner ideas
from £40/head
To start:
• Sustainably reared vitello tonnato with tomatoes,
olives & basil oil
• Risotto nero with crisp baby squid
• Handkerchief pasta with girolles & 1 hour poached
duck egg (v)
• Oyster beignets with oyster veloute foam
• Chicken liver parfait with cornichons, heritage
tomato chutney & sourdough toast
• Pot bread with velvet tomatoes (v)
• Stuffed vine leaves
• A skillet of guinea fowl “coq au vin” with baby
chestnut mushrooms, smoked bacon lardons,
caramelized button onions & parsley mashed
potatoes in a Burgundy jus
• Roast breast of patte noir chicken with porcini dust,
with its own ballotine of chetsnut stuffing, baby leek
with creamy mashed potatoes & wild mushrooms
• Lightly smoked Goosnargh duck breast, casserole of
bottled peas, confit leg & duck fat roast potatoes
• Butler’s steak & chips
• Marmite of artichoke, fennel & preserved lemon with
crisp sage & rosemary polenta chips (v)
To continue:
To indulge:
• Red mullet, langoustine, mussels, scallops with sea
aster & samphire in a shellfish & saffron bisque
• Charcoal spit-roasted Moroccanspiced whole
lamb with smoked aubergine, couscous, maftoul,
mograbiah, sour cherry & caramelized onion
• Pan roast patte noir chicken with lentils and roast
tomato
• Rump of lamb with stuffed artichoke heart & lamb jus
• Boned chargrilled quail in ras el hanout &
pomegranate molasses
• Tarte au citron with raspberry compote
• Pistachio & olive oil cake with roasted strawberries &
rhubarb sorbet
• Chocolate salt caramel tart with corn cream & toffee
popcorn
• Golden egg & soldiers Italian meringue-topped
laser-cut egg shell filled with Alphonso mango crème
diplomate & passion fruit “yolk” served in an egg cup
with caramelized pineapple & lime leaf soldiers
Coffee, tea, tisanes, fresh herb teas with ice cream petits fours
Drink
Flexibility is our trademark when it comes to your choice of drinks for
your celebration.
We can bring you fine wines, glamorous cocktails, grown-up or
child-friendly soft drinks & the largest range of organic wines & spirits
in the UK.
We’ll supply chic glasses, slick bartenders and a striking bar, so that
you’re perfectly chilled.
We are expert in matching wines to menus & budgets and are also
happy to serve your drinks with no corkage fees.
We are fully licenced and, for your convenience, can apply for event
licences on your behalf.
Soft drinks
We make our own soft drinks and cordials from seasonal fruit & natural flavourings
preserved in the traditional way.
• Organic elderflower mint & lime fizz
• Cherry & rose pop
• Ginger, lemongrass & lime zinger
• Iced rose petal chai
• Homemade rhubarb squash
• Fresh pomelo, lime & mint presse
• Conference pear, thyme & Earl Grey cordial
• Strawberry & basil crush
• Pink gooseberryade
• Iced Lady Grey & citrus tea
• Rare’s homemade organic Sicilian Lemonade or pink lemonade
• Blackberry, pear & lavender nectar
• Coxes appleade with torn mint tops
• Raspberry & rose
• Lavender sherbet
• Geranium, cucumber & mint
Cocktails
We can provide a full range of the classics using premium spirits and mixers, and our bar team
have curated a menu of divine house specialities served in stylish & imaginative ways.
We are very happy to create bespoke mixes for your special occasion using your favourite tipples.
Some of our house specials:
Celebration station: The champagne tower
• Crystal Mary - a crystal clear bloody Mary with clear
filtered spicy tomato & Chase Vodka
What could be more flamboyant & celebratory than
(after a quick lesson from our sommelier) using our
sabre à champagne to pop your first cork?
• Bruce Lee - as in “anyone fancy a Bruce Lee?”
Lapsang chai iced tea with Gekkeikan sake served
from a smoking crystal teapot
• Dirty Cow - Somerset Black Cow milk vodka dirty
martini with Noilly prat and olive rinsed with olive
brine served in mini milk bottles
• Bellini-style
• Barnsley bellini - enter the rhubarb triangle with
a coupe of our own Yorkshire rhubarb syrup &
fabulous Giol organic pink prosecco
• Hampstead twinkle - Our own Hampstead
elderflower cordial with Chase elderflower vodka &
Lymney Estate organic blancs de blancs
• Babychambles - Fresh bramble-berries, crème de
mur, topped with champagne in a vintage
babycham-style coupe
We pour your toast over an elegant tower of glass
coupes, stacked expertly by our wine team.
The Bloody Mary trolley:
Our chic retro trolley is a travelling homage to the
ultimate brunch drink.
A smorgasboard of fresh horseradish, dry Sherry,
Old Bay seasoning, all manner of Tabascos and Chilli
sauces, Clamato juice, green tomato & cilantro, long
pepper, a range of premium Vodkas & garnishes to-diefor are all there for you to fully customize your Mary.
We will provide a full list of our on-trend drinks,
cocktails, interactive stations, yummy bar snacks and
wines, champagnes & spirits at your request.
Martini trolleys, Punch Walls & beautifully styled “Build Your Own” cocktail stations are available too. Just ask!
Staff
We field our own team of hand-picked, great-looking, groomed,
efficient, charming & knowledgeable personnel.
Event managers, award-winning chefs, butlers, service team, hosts,
mixologists and baristas are all-trained to our exacting standards.
Equipment hire
We have a roster of excellent catering hire companies on speed dial and
can supply equipment, crockery, glassware, linen & furniture to suit all
tastes & budgets.
We are completely transparent & charge the price quoted by the chosen
supplier without mark-up.
The venue
Your venue is fundamental to your event’s success.
We have access to royal palaces, fairytale chateaux, fragrant gardens
and hip urban spaces all over the UK and Europe.
If you’re holding your event outdoors we can source traditional tents,
elegant pavilions and all kinds of funky structures that transform your
space so the scene is faultlessly set.
We are experts in matching your event to a venue that will work
creatively and fit your spend.
Event planning and management
As a matter of course and at no extra cost to you, we will put together a
production schedule for your day.
In addition, we can offer a full planning and management service. We
pride ourselves on our total creativity from save-the-date on, working
with you to find the inspiration for your ultimate event.
We’ll compose the event you want from invitation to clean-up. We’ll
inject the design process with fun & luxury and take the pain out of
decision-making.
To complete the vision we’ll bring in our carefully sourced expert event
suppliers. We do not hide mark-ups and all our third party pricing is
completely transparent.
Our fees are based on the time we spend developing and organising
the event.
You can rest assured that we will deliver your event with precision
& efficiency, keeping you in the loop at all key stages of the
production process.
We can assist with...
• Print, invitations, ticketing, calligraphy
• Special dietary requirements
• Online invitation management
• Celebrity chef collaborations
• Social networking, event sites & blogs
• Cocktails, mixologists & flare bar tenders
• Etiquette & announcements
• Celebration cakes & confectionary
• Themed ideas
• Gifting & favours
• Perfect structures, tents & wcs
• Design, décor, flowers
• Event photography, videography, imaging &
video messaging
• Talent & entertainment
• Butlers, service & promotional staff
• Sound, lighting & production
• Door staff & security
• Clean-up teams
For your comfort & information
For Rare being green is a given...
We aim to create menus that are seasonal, traceable & local.
In our years of sourcing the finest green event solutions, we have
tracked down beautiful serving ware made from organic bamboo, fsc
sustainable wood & high-end plastics made from corn, locally produced
organic flowers, soy or beeswax, lead-free birthday candles and we even
use biodegradable straws.
Our food waste is recycled for community garden projects & we are
the first UK event caterers to become members of the Sustainable
Restaurant Association.
Our Food Hygiene rating is the maximum 5 stars under the Scores on
the Doors system.
For reviews and references please see the client section of our website
and our Rare Food Facebook page. We are happy to provide personal
references on request.
For a unique menu, equipment hire and staffing costs call
and ask for a quote or fill in our online contact form.
http://www.rarefood.com/contact/
0207 4280313
Rare Terms & Conditions 2015
Confirmation of booking
Bookings will only be regarded as confirmed upon receipt of a deposit payment and written acknowledgement from the Customer
by signing and returning a copy of our terms and conditions.
Any changes to booking details must be made in writing and will be of no effect unless acknowledged in writing by Rare Events.
These terms and conditions will apply to all bookings whether or not confirmation has been received.
Deposits, pre-payments and settlement of accounts
The Customer shall be required to pay a deposit to Rare Events. The amount of deposit payable and the required date for receipt
of the deposit are set out here:
On booking up to 75% of estimated catering spend & 100% of 3rd party supplier fees, which must be received at least 4 weeks prior
to the event.
The final invoice will be sent out shortly after the event and all outstanding balances must be settled within seven days of receipt
of invoice.
The Company reserves the right to charge interest on overdue accounts at 4% per annum above the base rate of Bank of England.
Cancellation by the customer
All cancellations by the customer must be made in writing to Rare Events. In the event of a booking being cancelled for whatever
reasons the following charges will be made:
• Notification of Cancellation: Cancellation Charge:
• Less than 1 week 100% of the projected revenue
• Less than 4 weeks 60% of the projected revenue
Any liability to sub contractor or other direct costs or expenses incurred on behalf of the client will also be charged to the client.
Prices and quotations
All the prices in the quote are current at the time of going to print, and are exclusive of service, VAT and other government taxes
where appropriate. Rare Events reserves the right to amend prices to take into account any changes VAT or other taxes.
Prices may be subject to change due to availability from the preferred supplier, however Rare Events will keep the client informed
of any changes. All quotes are for the equipment as listed. Should you decide to choose a different item then this will be reflected
in the price.
At the end of the event, the organiser or a nominated representative will sign to agree the closing bar stock where the bar is being
charged on consumption.
Any queries concerning the accounts or complaints must be submitted in writing within 7 days of the date stated on the invoice.
Final numbers
Final minimum numbers for any function must be confirmed in writing, or by email, at least 7 days prior to the function date. Rare
Events reserves the right to revise its quote at a higher rate should the numbers fall below 20% of the original quote. If actual
numbers are less than that agreed 7 days before, the higher number will be charged.
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Rare Terms & Conditions 2015
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Cancellation by rare events
Rare Events may cancel a booking without any liability being incurred whatsoever if:
• The venue is closed down due to events and circumstances beyond the control of Rare Events such as fire, staff dispute or by
order of the public authority.
• The customer becomes insolvent or enters into liquidation/receivership.
• The Customer is in breach of any of the terms of this agreement.
• The projected revenue shown is based on the quote received.
• Some changes may occur dependent on final menu choices and number of guests.
Staff
The staff cost quoted will provide you with the staff to service your event to the highest standard and is based on the timings
specified.
Please note that should the finishing time exceed the stated, additional charges may be incurred. For the safety and welfare of our
staff we supply taxis should the event finish after 11.00pm. This cost is chargeable to the client.
Loss or damage
The client is responsible for any loss or damage to hire equipment, however caused, from the time of delivery until collected by
Rare Events, or sub contractor.
Carlton Tavern 73 Grafton Rd London NW5 4BB
020 7428 0313 www.rarefood.com