Salt Wind Catering
Redruth, Cornwall
Written by the Salt Wind Catering kitchen team from our base in Redruth, Cornwall. Our guides, pricing notes and recipes come from events we have actually catered across Cornwall and Devon — corporate lunches, welfare meals on site, hog roasts, film-unit catering — and every piece is checked against how we really work before it is published.
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The five questions every procurement officer should ask a caterer — and what genuine answers look like. Evidence from a working Cornwall catering operation.
'Approved' gets used loosely in catering. For a site manager running a utility or civils job in Cornwall or Devon it has a specific meaning — and getting it wrong creates real risk. Here is what compliance for a welfare caterer actually involves and how to verify it.
If you are a procurement manager or site lead approving a welfare caterer for a utility contract in the South West, the criteria are not always obvious. Here is what an experienced welfare caterer should bring to the table — and how to test it before you sign.
If you have never hired a location caterer before, the whole thing can look opaque. The call sheet shows times. The contract shows numbers. But what actually happens on the day? Here is a complete walkthrough of a typical Salt Wind Catering film catering day in Cornwall — start to finish.
Devon does not get the same press as Cornwall when it comes to filming locations, but anyone in the industry knows it punches above its weight. Dartmoor's wild granite tors, the rolling green of the South Hams, and the dramatic cliffs around Hartland have all been on screen, repeatedly.
5am call. Pitch dark. Cold rain horizontal off the Atlantic. Forty crew arriving in convoy expecting hot food, strong coffee, and a kitchen that is already running. Breakfast on a film set is the most important service of the day — and the easiest to get wrong.
Standby catering is the quiet workhorse of a film day. It is not the hot lunch service that everyone queues for. It is the constantly-replenished hot drinks station, the fruit bowl that never empties, the bacon roll that appears at 10am when the focus puller is running on fumes.
Unit base is where the production lives. It is the staging point — the parked trucks, the costume tents, the production office on wheels — and it is where the crew comes to eat. Get unit base catering right and the day runs to schedule. Get it wrong and you have 80 hungry people standing in a layby in Bodmin Moor wondering where lunch is.
Catering for dietary requirements is not a favour — it is part of the job. We take allergen management seriously because the consequences of getting it wrong are serious. Here is exactly how we handle dietary information before and during events, and what you should expect from any professional caterer.
Feeding an international cast and crew on location in Cornwall is less glamorous than it sounds and more precise than you'd think. Here is what a full day on set actually looks like from the catering truck — and the small details that keep a German TV production running on time.
It is the first question everyone asks and the one most caterers refuse to answer properly. The honest answer is: it depends on several things that are genuinely important to understand before you book. Here is what actually drives the cost of catering in Cornwall — and the questions you should ask any caterer before you sign anything.
September in Cornwall means the hedgerows are full of damsons and the orchards are dropping windfalls you can barely give away. This chutney uses both — sharp Bramley apples and tart damsons slow-cooked with cider vinegar, brown sugar, onions and warm spice. It jars beautifully, keeps for a year, and is what a Cornish ploughman's is built around.
Cornish fudge is sold at every gift shop in the county and most of it is not worth eating. Properly made fudge — with actual Cornish clotted cream, butter and sugar cooked to the soft-ball stage — is a completely different thing. It is dense, slightly grainy in the best way, and rich without being sickly. This is how it is made.
In Cornwall, you put the jam on first. Then the clotted cream. That is not up for debate. This is the classic Cornish cream tea scone recipe — light, barely sweet, with a good rise and a slight crust on top. The clotted cream should be thick enough to stand a teaspoon in. The jam should be strawberry. The debate should end.
Proper crab cakes are mostly crab — not mostly breadcrumbs with a hint of crab. These use fresh picked Cornish white crab meat bound with just enough to hold them together, seasoned with lemon zest, chives and a little Dijon, then pan-fried in butter until golden. Served with a quick samphire and crème fraîche alongside.
Fresh Cornish crab, linguine, lemon, chilli and a knob of proper Cornish butter. This is one of those recipes that sounds fancy but takes under 20 minutes and tastes like you're eating at the harbour edge in St Ives. White crab meat only — the brown meat goes into a sauce you'll want to eat straight from the pan.
Curing salmon at home is easier than it sounds and the result is spectacularly better than anything you can buy. This version uses Tarquin's Cornish Gin — made in Wadebridge from foraged botanicals including fresh-picked violets — along with lemon zest, dill and salt. The cure takes 48 hours and produces silky, jewel-coloured salmon that keeps for up to 5 days in the fridge.
Cornish lamb is some of the finest in Britain — the animals graze on coastal clifftops and moorland pasture, which gives the meat a clean, mineral sweetness. This is a simple, honest braise: shoulder of lamb slow-cooked with swede, carrot, potato and rosemary until the meat falls from the bone. It is a winter dish and it is exceptional.
Cornish saffron buns are one of the oldest baked goods in Britain — saffron was traded into Cornwall via the tin and copper trade routes centuries before it reached the rest of the country. These are soft, lightly spiced milk buns with a vivid yellow crumb, studded with currants and mixed peel. They are called revel buns in West Cornwall and are still made for feast days.
Where the saffron bun is a celebration snack, the saffron cake is a keeping cake — a large, enriched loaf studded with currants, mixed peel and cherries, fragrant with saffron, that improves over several days wrapped in greaseproof paper. It is the cake that sat on every Cornish farmhouse table for generations. This is the proper version.
Cauliflower cheese is a British institution. Made with Cornish Yarg — the nettle-wrapped semi-hard cheese made near Penryn — it becomes something else entirely. The yarg melts into a sauce with a gentle creaminess and a slightly earthy, herbaceous note from the nettles. This is a proper side dish or a main event in its own right.
Elder trees flower in Cornwall in May and June, lining the lanes and hedgerows with clusters of cream-white blossom that smell like the best version of summer. Pick them on a dry, sunny day and you have the base for a cordial that tastes nothing like the supermarket version. This is one of those recipes that makes people ask if you actually made it yourself.
Stargazey pie is a Cornish legend — a deep-dish fish pie with whole pilchards or sardines baked into the pastry so their heads poke through the crust, gazing upward at the sky. It comes from Mousehole in West Cornwall and is traditionally eaten on Tom Bawcock's Eve, 23rd December. This is the recipe: fish heads gazing out of a golden pastry crust, just as they should be.
A proper Cornish pasty is not a pie. It is not a "pasty-style" snack from a service station. It is raw skirt steak, sliced waxy potato, sliced swede and onion, seasoned well, folded into shortcrust pastry and crimped along the top. That is it. No pre-cooking. No gravy. No added vegetables. This is the recipe.
Vegan & Plant-Based Event Catering Across Cornwall Every event has vegan guests now. Whether it's two people at a birthday, half the team at a corporate lunch, or an entire wedding party — plant-based catering isn't niche anymore. It's expected. The problem is how most caterers handle it. A sad side salad. A plate of hummus and carrot sticks while everyone else eats properly. A token veggie option that's clearly been thrown together as an afterthought. That's not catering — that's an insult....
Hot Food & Crew Catering for Construction Sites Across Cornwall Construction crews in Cornwall work hard, start early, and need proper food. Not a vending machine, not a petrol station pasty at 6am, and not losing half an hour of productive time sending someone off-site to find lunch. Salt Wind Catering delivers hot breakfasts, lunch buffets, bulk pasties and crew catering direct to construction sites across Cornwall. We turn up at the time you need us, feed your team, and leave. No...
Buffets & Pasties Delivered to Your Stand at Cornwall's Agricultural Shows The best stands at Cornwall's agricultural shows have one thing in common: they give people a reason to stop, stay and talk. And nothing draws visitors onto a stand like proper food. Salt Wind Catering delivers ready-to-serve buffets, Cornish pasties and sharing platters direct to exhibitor stands at the Royal Cornwall Show (4th–6th June 2026) and Stithians Show (13th July 2026). We bring everything to your pitch...
We have all been there. You are in a high-stakes meeting or a long-awaited team-building day, and then it arrives: the beige buffet. A sea of triangle sandwiches, lukewarm sausage rolls, and a bowl of crisps that have seen better days. At Salt Wind Catering, we believe that if you want your team or your clients to feel valued, you have to feed them like you mean it. The era of the uninspiring office lunch is over. In its place? Social Dining. Here is why switching to an interactive, artisan...
From urgent office lunches to film shoots and family gatherings, here is how to get premium Cornish sandwich platters delivered with just 24 hours notice. Last-minute catering happens. Meetings get scheduled late. Film crews suddenly need feeding. Guest numbers double overnight. When you are searching for next-day sandwich platter delivery in Cornwall, speed matters but not at the expense of quality. That is exactly where Salt Wind Catering comes in. We specialise in fresh, locally made...
When the red weather warnings for Storm Goretti were issued, emergency plans across Cornwall were pushed from theory into a brutal reality. As a proud member of NCASS (The Nationwide Caterers Association) —the UK's professional body for independent food businesses— Salt Wind Catering was officially deployed and paid on behalf of the National Grid to provide emergency welfare support . We were fully operational and on-site in Penryn within 3 hours of the call. However, over the four days...
There's a moment at every Salt Wind Catering giant pan event that I live for. The burners roar to life. The oil shimmers. And then—that first sizzle as ingredients hit the pan. Suddenly, every head turns. Conversations pause. People start drifting over, drawn by the sound, the smell, and the sheer spectacle of watching dinner come together right in front of them. That's the magic of giant pan catering . It's not just food. It's theatre. But how do you actually pull off cooking fresh food for 100...
So you've got an event coming up in Cornwall — a wedding on the coast, a milestone birthday in the garden, a corporate lunch in Truro, or a festival with hundreds of hungry guests. The venue is sorted, the invites have gone out, and now comes the question that can make or break the whole occasion: who's going to feed everyone? Hiring the right caterer in Cornwall is about more than just food. It's about finding a team you can trust to handle the stress, show up on time, and deliver something...
When you're planning an event in Cornwall, the food is the heart of the celebration. And let's be honest: nothing beats the incredible, smoky aroma of a traditional hog roast or a barbecue cooked over real charcoal . At Salt Wind Catering, we've built our reputation on that authentic flavour. We smoke our own meats in Redruth and we cook over charcoal to get that perfect crust and juicy, tender result. But we also know that every event is different. You might be planning a casual corporate...
Cornwall's dramatic coastlines, wild moors, and ancient woodlands make it one of the UK's most desirable filming locations. From Poldark to House of the Dragon, the South West offers backdrops you cannot get anywhere else. But as any Location Manager knows, the very landscape that looks great on camera is a nightmare for logistics. Narrow single-track lanes, soft sandy beaches, and remote cliff-tops make standard catering trucks a liability. If your food truck is parked half a mile away on a...
Planning an event in Cornwall—whether it's a milestone birthday, a corporate team day, or a wedding reception—often brings up a delicious dilemma: Should you serve a hot buffet, a cold buffet, or a combination of both? At Salt Wind Catering , we've helped countless clients across Redruth, Truro, and St Ives create unforgettable dining experiences. We know that the "best" buffet isn't just about the food; it's about matching the menu to your venue facilities, the time of year, and the...
There's nothing quite like a traditional hog roast to create a "wow" factor at a Cornish event. It's a full sensory experience—the amazing smell, the impressive sight of the hog, and, of course, the delicious taste of perfectly cooked pork and that all-important crackling. But if you're planning one for the first time, you probably have a few questions. As Cornwall's hog roast specialists, we believe you should know exactly what to expect. Here are the 5 questions you should ask any caterer...
Birthday Catering That Actually Impresses A birthday is one of the few events where the food really sets the tone. Get it right and guests talk about it for months. Get it wrong and people quietly leave early. At Salt Wind Catering, we provide birthday party catering across Cornwall for every age group and every budget — from a relaxed finger buffet in a village hall to a full hog roast in a private garden. We cater for 18ths, 21sts, 30ths, 40ths, 50ths, 60ths, 70ths, and 80ths — and...
Afternoon Tea Catering in Cornwall — Proper Cream Tea Country Cornwall wrote the book on cream teas — jam first, obviously. But a proper afternoon tea goes beyond scones and clotted cream. It's finger sandwiches with real fillings, homemade cakes and pastries, fresh fruit, and a spread that looks as good as it tastes. Whether it's a baby shower, a hen party, a milestone birthday, or a retirement celebration, afternoon tea catering brings a touch of class without the stuffiness. Salt Wind Catering...
A retirement party should feel like a celebration, not an afterthought. Whether it's a workplace send-off in the office, a family gathering at home, or a big do in a village hall, the food needs to match the occasion. Salt Wind Catering provides retirement buffets and party food across Cornwall for every format and budget. Elegant or Casual — Your Call For a sophisticated spread, our sharing platters paired with a Pimp Your Prosecco station creates an elegant centrepiece. The prosecco station...
BBQ Catering in Cornwall — Proper Charcoal, Proper Cuts, No Messing About There's a big difference between a BBQ and a good BBQ. Anyone can chuck some cheap sausages on a disposable grill from the petrol station. What we do is something else entirely — premium cuts of locally sourced meat cooked over proper charcoal, homemade sides and salads, and food that makes people come back for seconds and thirds. Salt Wind Catering BBQ is built for outdoor events across Cornwall. Garden parties,...
You have just said yes — time to celebrate properly. Salt Wind Catering provides engagement party catering across Cornwall, from intimate drinks and nibbles for close family to full party spreads with all the extras. An engagement party is the first big celebration of your journey to the wedding — and the food should feel like the start of something special. Setting the Right Tone Engagement parties are about celebration, not formality. The food should be social, shareable, and fun —...
Baby Shower Catering — Beautiful Food Without the Fuss A baby shower should be about celebrating — not stressing over food. At Salt Wind Catering , we deliver beautifully presented baby shower food across Cornwall so you can focus on the mum-to-be and the party games. Afternoon Tea Style Our afternoon tea catering is perfect for baby showers — finger sandwiches, scones, cakes, and fruit platters that look as good as they taste. Add a Pimp Your Prosecco station for the guests who aren't...
Whether it is finishing university, college, sixth form, or an apprenticeship, a graduation deserves a proper celebration. Salt Wind Catering delivers graduation party catering across Cornwall that matches the achievement — from relaxed garden gatherings to full-scale house parties. Three years of lectures, deadlines, and dissertations deserve more than a bag of crisps and some lukewarm Prosecco. Fun Food for a Big Achievement Graduation parties bridge two worlds — the graduate's friends...
Organising a children's party is chaotic enough without worrying about the food. Salt Wind Catering provides kids' party food across Cornwall that children actually eat — delivered fresh and ready to serve so you can focus on party bags, pass the parcel, and keeping twenty sugar-fuelled six-year-olds from climbing the walls. Food Kids Actually Eat Our children's party food collection is designed around what kids actually eat at parties. Mini pizzas made with real dough. Chicken goujons that...
Forget table service. Forget queuing at a buffet table. Sharing stations and carts are how modern events are done — interactive, photogenic, and genuinely fun. At Salt Wind Catering, our sharing platter stations are one of the most popular things we do. Once you've seen a crowd around the donut dunking bar, you'll understand why. Our Sharing Cart Collection We've built a collection of interactive food stations that work for any event. The donut dunking bar lets guests dip warm donuts into melted...
Giant Pan Catering — Dinner and a Show There's nothing like watching your meal being cooked live in a massive pan right in front of you. The sizzle, the smell, the theatre of it — giant pan catering turns food into an event. At Salt Wind Catering , we cook fresh paella, tagine, noodle dishes, and more in oversized pans on-site at your venue. What We Cook Spanish paella loaded with seafood and saffron rice. Moroccan tagine with slow-cooked lamb and apricots. Asian-style noodle stir-fry cooked...
Festival & Outdoor Catering That Can Handle a Crowd Cornwall runs on outdoor events — village fetes, music festivals, food fairs, county shows, beach parties, and everything in between. When you need to feed hundreds of people outdoors, you need a caterer who can handle the scale, the weather, and the logistics. Salt Wind Catering has been doing exactly that from our base in Redruth. What We Bring to Outdoor Events Our BBQ catering and hog roast catering are built for the outdoors —...
Whether it's a silver wedding, a golden anniversary, or a diamond celebration, the food should match the milestone. At Salt Wind Catering, we provide anniversary party catering across Cornwall that's elegant, generous, and completely stress-free — from intimate gatherings of 20 to full celebrations of 150 or more. Planning Food for an Anniversary Anniversary parties tend to span a wide age range — grandchildren through to elderly friends. The food needs to suit everyone without feeling like a...
Schools and charities in Cornwall run events year-round — summer fetes, fundraising dinners, sports days, award ceremonies, open days, volunteer appreciation lunches, and end-of-term celebrations. At Salt Wind Catering, we provide professional catering for schools, charities, and community organisations at prices that respect tight budgets. School Event Catering School events come in all shapes and sizes. Summer fetes need food that can be served outdoors to hundreds of visitors. Award...
Cream Tea Delivery — Fresh Scones, Clotted Cream & Jam, Delivered Across Cornwall There are few things more Cornish than a cream tea. Fresh scones still warm from the oven, a generous pot of proper Cornish clotted cream from a local dairy, and strawberry jam — cream first, obviously. Salt Wind Catering delivers cream tea platters across Cornwall for everything from baby showers to retirement parties , office treats to hen weekends , and holiday cottage welcomes . What's Included Every cream...
Next Day Buffet Delivery — Sorted by Tomorrow Sometimes catering doesn't come with a fortnight's notice. A meeting lands in the diary. A birthday creeps up. A bereavement happens and a family needs to feed fifty people by tomorrow afternoon. That's where Salt Wind Catering comes in. We offer next day buffet delivery across Cornwall — order before 2pm and your food will be freshly made and ready the following day. Everything is freshly prepared in our Redruth kitchen. No frozen platters....
Planning a wedding in Cornwall means you've already nailed the setting. Now you need food that lives up to it. At Salt Wind Catering, we provide everything from elegant sharing spreads to hearty hog roasts for weddings across Cornwall and Devon. Based in Redruth, we know this county inside out — and we know what works at a Cornish wedding. Wedding Buffet Options That Actually Work Our event and party catering collection is built for weddings of every style. For a relaxed wedding breakfast,...
Catering for 50, 100 or 200 Guests — What Works at Each Scale The catering that works for 30 people doesn't necessarily work for 150. The logistics change, the food choices shift, and the way you serve it matters more the bigger you go. Here's how we approach it at Salt Wind Catering . Up to 50 Guests Delivered buffets are perfect at this size. Our sandwich platters , savoury platters , and hot buffet platters arrive ready to set out. No staff needed, no equipment, no fuss. Add a sharing...
Buffet Catering in Cornwall — No Packet Food, No Shortcuts A buffet should be the highlight of your event, not an afterthought. We've all been to parties where the food is a sad spread of supermarket platters still in their plastic trays — sweaty cheese, limp sandwiches, and a bowl of crisps someone tipped out at the last minute. That's not catering. That's giving up. At Salt Wind Catering, everything is freshly prepared in our kitchen at 37 Fore Street, Redruth. Proper ingredients, locally...
A christening is a family occasion, and the food should feel like that — warm, welcoming, and suitable for everyone from great-grandparents to toddlers. At Salt Wind Catering, we provide christening and baptism buffets across Cornwall that are elegant, plentiful, and completely fuss-free. Light & Elegant Options For a church hall or garden reception after the service, our sandwich platters paired with fruit platters and sweet platters create a beautiful afternoon spread. Our afternoon tea...
Christmas Catering — Festive Food Without the Stress December hits and suddenly everyone needs feeding. The office Christmas party. The family get-together. The work lunch that someone forgot to organise until the second week of December. Salt Wind Catering takes the food off your plate — literally. We provide Christmas catering across Cornwall for everything from intimate dinners to 200-guest corporate events. Festive Buffets & Hot Fork Lunches Our Christmas hot fork lunch is the...
Sharing Platters — The Centrepiece Your Table Needs There's a reason sharing platters have taken over. People photograph them, gather around them, and talk about them for weeks after. A good sharing platter isn't just food — it's the first thing guests see when they walk in, and it sets the tone for the entire event. At Salt Wind Catering , our sharing platters are built by hand in our Redruth kitchen using quality charcuterie, artisan cheeses, fresh fruit, nuts, olives, chutneys, and proper...
Cornish Seafood Catering — Straight From the Coast to Your Table You're in Cornwall. The seafood here is some of the best in the country, and it makes no sense to serve your guests anything less. At Salt Wind Catering , our seafood platters are built around what's fresh and local — Cornish dressed lobster, crab, shell-on king prawns, smoked salmon, smoked mackerel pâté, and more. It's a genuine taste of the coast. What's on the Platter Cornish dressed lobster. Dressed Cornish crabs. Shell-on...
Cornwall runs on village halls. Birthday parties, wakes, quiz nights, charity fundraisers, parish meetings, sports club presentations, harvest suppers, and wedding receptions — if it's happening in your community, it's probably happening in a village hall. At Salt Wind Catering, we deliver ready-to-serve buffets to village halls across Cornwall. You don't need a kitchen, you don't need to heat anything, and you don't need to spend your evening making sandwiches instead of enjoying the party....
Office Lunch Delivery — Feed Your Team Without the Faff Someone's got a meeting. Someone's running a training day. Someone's just decided the team deserves a decent lunch instead of the usual sad meal deal. Whatever the reason, Salt Wind Catering delivers proper working lunches to offices, meeting rooms, and business venues across Cornwall. What We Deliver Our sandwich platters are the go-to for working lunches — freshly made, varied fillings, ready to put out on the table. Add savoury...
New Year's Eve Catering — Feed Your Party From First Glass to Last Dance New Year's Eve is one of the biggest party nights of the year, and the food needs to last from the first glass at 8pm to the midnight toast and beyond. Salt Wind Catering provides NYE party catering across Cornwall that keeps your guests fed right through to the early hours. Whether you are hosting 20 friends in a village hall or 200 in a marquee, we plan the food around your evening so there is always something to eat...
Cornish summers were made for garden parties. A milestone birthday in the back garden. A family reunion in a farmer's field. A christening in the churchyard. An anniversary celebration on the lawn. Whatever the occasion, Salt Wind Catering brings everything we need — gas, generator, water, tables and waste containment — and leaves nothing behind. A flat patch of grass and reasonable vehicle access is all you need to provide. Live Cooking in Your Garden Our hog roast is the ultimate garden party centrepiece — a whole hog slow-roasted over...
Match Day Buffets & Club Catering Across Cornwall Every rugby club, football club and cricket club in Cornwall has the same problem on match day, presentation night or end of season: someone's got to sort the food. And it's usually the same volunteer who did it last year, cobbling together supermarket platters in the clubhouse kitchen at the last minute. There's a better way. Salt Wind Catering delivers ready-to-serve buffets, hot pasties, sharing platters and match day food direct to...
Summer Party Catering — BBQs, Hog Roasts & Outdoor Food for Cornwall's Best Season When the sun comes out in Cornwall, the parties start. Garden birthdays, milestone celebrations in a field, sports club end-of-season events, school fetes, and long evenings with friends around a fire pit. Whatever the occasion, Salt Wind Catering brings the food, the kit, and the cooking — you just enjoy the weather. BBQ & Hog Roast — The Natural Summer Choice Our BBQ catering is the ultimate summer party...
Hen & Stag Party Food That's Actually Worth Eating Cornwall is one of the top hen and stag destinations in the country — and the food should be as good as the location. Whether you're in a rented house, a barn venue, or a holiday park, Salt Wind Catering delivers party food that fuels the celebration properly. Hen Party Favourites Our Pimp Your Prosecco station is the absolute must-have for hen parties. Pair with our Eton Mess dessert station and sharing platters for a stunning spread....
Breakfast Catering — Start Your Event the Right Way Most caterers don't want to know about breakfast. It means early starts, tight timings, and food that has to be perfect at 7am when nobody's had coffee yet. At Salt Wind Catering , we've been doing early morning catering for corporate clients, film crews, and event organisers across Cornwall for years. It's one of the things we do best. What We Offer Hot breakfast baps stuffed with proper bacon, sausage, egg — or all three. Croissant and...
On-site catering means a cook team arrives at your Devon venue, sets up, cooks from scratch, and packs down. No transit containers, no reheated trays. This guide covers the full range of services, honest travel costs, what your venue needs to provide, and answers the questions Devon event planners ask us most.
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