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What would you like to try that you currently don ’ t serve ? I would personally like to do a lot more themed catering . We live in a multicultural society that boasts fantastic food . Is there a secret to pleasing everyone in the range of dishes you choose ? The secret is high-quality produce and trying not to overcomplicate dishes . You cater for a wide variety of people at a wedding so to produce 100 starters , 100 mains , 100 desserts with no complaints is very satisfying . What ’ s the biggest mistake couples make when planning their wedding food ? Again , to overcomplicate things or to try too hard . You can make a complete dish that tastes great with 3-4 elements . Any more and the dish gets lost , also opening you up to more mistakes . Keep it simple but not plain and let the produce sing your praises . What ’ s been your favourite wedding catering experience ? About three years ago we catered for an Indian
wedding , and the groom was a chef so we worked very closely together in the week up to his wedding and it was phenomenal learning dishes and putting ideas into his head as well as mine . I still use some of the recipes at home today What kind of trends do you see emerging in wedding catering ? I see wedding trends staying traditional but also a few new treats are starting to come through , street food being a big ask most of the time , and also just informal dining : BBQs , mezze platters . We cater for some weddings ‘ Bring me food style ’ which invokes the tradition of big family meals with everybody passing the potatoes and generally having a good time and chatting . It ’ s a very good ice breaker at a wedding and has become very popular !
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