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Red Radish were Phenomenal as Caterers at the Electric Picnic Festival

Dear Wayne, Lucy and the Red Radish team,

Where can I start hey? – RED RADISH WERE PHENOMENAL.

I don’t think I can say thank you enough for what you managed to do for us this weekend. Everyone was singing Red-Radish praises throughout the entire festival and I still have comments about the back-stage and VIP catering through now. Not only was the food the best that the guys had ever tasted, but they were so delighted to have such a lovely catering team to look after them.

I have every faith that Red Radish will soon to become a leading festival catering company if you want to because the team were astounded by you already and they’ve been doing festivals, and eating site catering for about 10 years now.

I honestly cannot thank you enough for what you managed to do for us. I have always believed that good food is the core to a successful, energised and happy team, and I don’t know if you noticed, but our team was buzzing throughout the whole weekend thanks to you.

On a personal level, I wanted to thank you for looking after the artists, Chérie, Ben, Tiernan and myself so well. This was highly appreciated and made sure the core team were happy and it made my job 100 x easier to know that the client, Chérie and Ben were fed and being looked after.

I am so sorry I didn’t get to say goodbye on Monday morning. I really wanted to come and give you all a massive hug! Unfortunately, we were working until 5am on site on Sunday evening working on stock checks and drinks sales etc I hope that if I am there next year and if you would still like to come back (as long as we haven’t scared you off that is).

I hope you managed to get some rest and if there is anything, ANYTHING I can do in future, please don’t hesitate to ask.

All the best Wayne and Lucy, have a lovely end to your summer and I hope to see you again at Electric Picnic next year.

Fiona Meynall

Capitalize – London

Jan 17, 2013

| in Festivals, Latest News, What our clients said

2013 Carfest North and South dates announced by Chris Evans

Carfest is back! The dates for Carfest North and Carfest South have just been announced live on Radio Two by Chris Evans. Red Radish followers will know how much we enjoyed catering for the crew organised by Brand Events and artists last year and we are even more excited by this years festival and can’t wait to see everyone again. The brain child of Chris Evans, CarFest South will take place from Friday 23rd August to Sunday 25th August at Laverstoke Park Farm whilst Carfest North will kick off a couple of weeks earlier at Oulton Park Race Circuit in Cheshire, with the event taking place from 2nd to 4th August.

It was an absolutely BRILLIANT festival so make sure you get on line at 8am on January 17th to order your tickets. Last years festivals raised nearly £1,000,000 for the BBC Children in Need appeal so as well as being a great day out it is also for a wonderful cause.

Jan 14, 2013

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Rent the Perfect Poolside Party Venue for the evening.

If you are looking for a Provence venue for your wedding, birthday party or corporate event then why not think about renting our very own Red Radish poolside villa on the French Riviera. Available for the day, evening or weekend we can not only offer you the perfect party location but also catering too. Hog roasts, BBQ’s or perhaps a full seven course gastronomic feast to celebrate your special day. Imagine the surprise of your loved one as you turn up at a mystery address to find all your family and friends hiding at the bottom of the garden!

Our prices are probably much lower than you think given that we are only a short drive from Cannes and the Film Festival. We can even offer you and some of your guests Bed and Breakfast in our boutique B & B or even just a great place for your company recepetion or product launch.

You can phone us in the UK on +44 (0)7532 427033 or our number in France is +33 686 795 684. The Red Radish email address is [email protected] or you can just click on this contact form.

Jan 14, 2013

| in Hog Roasts, Latest News, Weddings

Hog Roast & Barbecue Catering Company in France

Last summer Red Radish received at least half a dozen enquiries from people looking for a traditional hog roast catering company or hog roast rental equipment in France. It seemed the foodie craze that has been sweeping the UK for the last couple of years had finally spread to the south of France and people were really getting into the idea of a caterer organising a BBQ and roasting a hog on a spit for their wedding, party or corporate event. 300 days of Provence sunshine each year made it an even bigger attraction and a sure fire bet that it would not get rained off like in the UK! Only the most dedicated vegetarians will be able to resist the smell and taste of a succulent suckling pig (or a Cochon de Lait or Porcelet as it is called in France) roasting over a charcoal fire-pit in the garden. The pork crispy crackling is one hell of a guilty pleasure after all!

Well never ones to miss out, Red Radish decided we should get in on the act and buy our very own hog-roast equipment. One of our team had a big birthday coming up, we had the perfect venue (that is available for rental) so it seemed like a good time to get in on the act. Being outdoor party people and purists we decided we wanted to go for the more conventional spit and motor type with cooking over a conventional fire pit of charcoal and oak rather than one of these new fangled stainless steel outdoor ovens on wheels. We were sure they did the job but boy are they ugly. They also detract from the visual impact of a hog slowly turning as it roasts over the open fire. Have a look here to find out how the very first Red Radish outdoor hog-roast party went.

We can either arrange a fully catered party and venue (you can maybe rent our beautiful garden in the South of France) or just hire the spit and equipment. Why not get in touch with the team at Red Radish today for a fast and competitive quotation of all your hog roast and BBQ catering needs. We can even supply the very best suckling pig or Cochon de lait and restaurant grade charcoal.

You can phone us in the UK on +44 (0)7532 427033. If you are just too busy to talk then send us a quick email letting us know what you need. The Red Radish email address is [email protected]

Jan 13, 2013

| in Hog Roasts, Latest News

Festival Crew Catering Photos – Electric Picnic

Crew, backstage and artist catering at festivals has to be one of the hardest but most rewarding jobs in the world but the team at Red Radish absolutely love every minute of it. These are just a few more photos showing what a great time we had working with the Bacardi bar-tending and artist crew at Electric Picnic in Dublin.

You can see more photos and read about Electric picnic here and here on our blog or check out the Red Radish Facebook page

Jan 12, 2013

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Festival Crew Catering Photos from Electric Picnic 2012

August 2012 took the crew at Red Radish over to Dublin and the world famous Electric Picnic Festival where we were organising the backstage and artist catering for Bacardi. The festival which is the biggest in Ireland (and even UK standards) attracts 30,000 festival goers each day and the team from Capitalize London that booked us were just some of the nicest clients ever. They were also thankfully pretty pleased with our crew catering, service and food. We hope you like the photos.

You can see more photos and read about Electric picnic here and here on our blog or check out the Red Radish Facebook page

Jan 12, 2013

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Our Catering Crew visit the Electric Picnic Festival and get bleeding ears

Despite the ~~noise~~ music definitely one of our favourite festivals of 2012 was the Electric Picnic Festival located in Stradbally Ireland, about 50 miles south of Dublin. We packed up our mobile kitchen and flew down from Gatwick as soon as we had finished Carfest South. At the same time two of our crew drove down in our vans with all the catering equipment. Whilst this Festival was only a quick three day crew and backstage catering project the long hours made it pretty hard work to say the least, although we got through it pretty easily on a diet of great Bacardi Cocktails, dance music and also our own great food.

Due to the lack of hotels we had decided to camp on site and were grateful that the weather remained relatively kind (it was no South of France and a long way from our boutique bed and breakfast near Cannes) though. Our pitch was at least a twenty minute walk from our outside catering kitchen and it certainly made for an interesting stroll as we walked back sober(ish) amongst the drunken revellers and party people.

Electric Picnic is one of the biggest music festivals in Europe and we were charged with looking after the crew and artists at the infamous Casa Bacardi where a team of seemingly always hungry and very talented cocktail bar staff had set up to serve the thousands of thirsty festival goers. The set built by the talented crew from Capitalize London was nothing short of astounding and once again Casa Bacardi always seemed to be at the heart of this great festival.

Our kitchen was just backstage and it has to be said that at times the constant drum and bass did get a little bit LOUD but then I guess the music was not really meant to appeal to a team of ‘slightly elder’ crew, running a backstage catering company. Anyway we absolutely loved being there and the entire crew was so kind and appreciative that it certainly made up for the bass! We are happy to say that the talent and the team at CAPITALIZE London loved us and we have already been booked for Electric Picnic 2013. Needless to say this time we may well be sneaking in a few earplugs. We can’t wait!

You can see more photos and images from Electric picnic here on our blog or check out the Red Radish Facebook page

Jan 11, 2013

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Fantastic Festival Catering for Oxfam at CarFest South

I would like to take this opportunity once again to thank you and your catering team for what can only be describe as fantastic food you provided for the OXFAM crew at CarFest South.

Its possible that I may be in touch towards the end of this year or early next to see if you would be interested in quoting for some of our other festivals.

Best wishes

John Picken

OXFAM Fundraising Events Executive

Jan 10, 2013

| in Festivals, Latest news Archive, What our clients said

Organising a French Riviera Wedding in Just Six Weeks

When bride and groom Laure and Henrik approached Red Radish about organising their French Riviera wedding in less than six weeks we were initially hesitant as we had just returned to the South of France after a busy summer catering at lots of UK music festivals and events and to be honest were tired and looking forward to a rest and some much needed Riviera sun. However we agreed to meet them down in Cannes for a coffee as we thought we could at least give them some help and ideas with their wedding planning and organisation.

After just five minutes of chatting ideas through with them we were struck by their sweetness and immediately knew that we had to help. We offered to let them have Villa Aurita as the venue for their hastily planned wedding and you can see from the photos below and also their kind words just how much they enjoyed every element of their wedding menu and day.

Jan 10, 2013

| in Latest news Archive, Weddings