Salt Wind Catering Blog
Everything you need to know about our catering services in Cornwall. From buffets and hog roasts to BBQ catering, afternoon tea, giant pan cooking, film catering, and corporate events — guides, tips, and advice from Salt Wind Catering.
A vegetarian or vegan Christmas option should not be an afterthought plate of roasted vegetables. Here is how we cater a mixed-diet Cornish Christmas so everyon...
We are not a venue — we cater at yours. Which means we have seen what goes wrong. Here is what to check before you sign for a Cornish office Christmas party spa...
Christmas Eve is the one night nobody wants to be in the kitchen. Here is honestly what we can and cannot do on 24 December, and where we can get to.
A hog roast at Christmas is not a summer barbecue moved indoors. Here is what actually happens on the day, what your guests do, and who it suits.
The honest answer to when you should book your office Christmas party catering in Cornwall — and what happens to the dates, the menus and the price the longer y...
Corporate gift hampers that say something about your business — and the people you give them to. Cornish-sourced, properly packed, no shredded-paper filler.
The right Christmas hamper is not the most expensive — it is the most considered. Cornish ingredients worth giving: Yarg, Tarquin's, Camel Valley, clotted cream...
A behind-the-scenes case study: how Salt Wind Catering catered two back-to-back Rosamunde Pilcher feature films for ZDF in 2026 — 42 shoot days, up to 60 cast a...
Cornish Yarg, Tarquin's gin, smoked salmon, saffron cake, hand-potted crab — a guide to what makes a Cornish hamper worth giving. From our Redruth kitchen.
Our self-contained mobile kitchen carries its own LPG appliances, generators, water, refrigeration and waste — feeding film crews on remote clifftops, beaches a...
Book your location caterer as soon as shoot dates and unit base are confirmed — 3–6 weeks for a standard shoot, earlier for summer or multi-week productions. Sh...
Film and TV catering in Cornwall and Devon costs from £30 +VAT per head per day for a full crew day — breakfast, lunch and all-day craft included. What's in the...
Turning a Cornish let around fast while feeding the incoming guests: timing windows around the 10am clean and 4pm check-in, key-safe access, what to pre-order, ...
You've just driven five hours from London with three under-10s in the back. The keys are in a key-safe. Nobody wants to find a supermarket. Pre-order a first-ni...
A gentle, practical portion guide for organising a wake in Cornwall. Sandwich counts per head, hot food versus cold, sweet platter sizes, and what people actual...
How holiday-let owners and letting agents trigger a mid-stay BBQ for guests in Cornwall: who pays, lead time, what gets cooked, and the access logistics that ke...
Real Salt Wind Catering pricing for wakes at three guest counts: 30, 50 and 100. What the spread looks like, what it costs, and what people actually eat. No ups...
How to organise a wake at a Cornish village hall: timing relative to the service, set-up windows, accessibility, what villagers expect, and who handles what. Ge...
Board lunch catering across Cornwall — discreet, precise, dietary handled cleanly. Plating standards from the cook team, weekly retainer concept, and how to bri...
Office Christmas party catering across Cornwall — booking deadlines, menu options, group sizes 15-200, and how to keep dietary tricky-stuff out of the way on th...
When the original caterer cancels, the weather turns, or fifty people arrive tomorrow for a wake — what emergency catering in Cornwall actually looks like, and ...
Fresh fruit platters delivered across Cornwall — offices, holiday lets, meeting rooms, birthdays. Sample sizes, what's on them, and how delivery actually works.
How much food per head do you actually need for a buffet, BBQ, hog roast or paella? Honest portion guidance from a working Cornwall caterer — no padding, no ups...
A planner-grade site survey guide for live cooking events in Cornwall. Vehicle access, cooking footprint, set-up windows, weather, RAMS and per-cook-style pitch...
What counts as a private event, how it differs from corporate or wedding work, and what to expect when you book a private caterer in Cornwall.
An honest breakdown of what comes with a Salt Wind Catering catering booking — and the things we don't do, so you can plan the rest of the event around it.
Original first-party data from a year of Cornwall catering enquiries. How quickly enquiries get answered, how far in advance people book by event type, and how ...
Planning a Cornwall corporate away-day? Catering logistics, headcount tiers, venue-power considerations and an honest pricing guide. Call 01209 206255.
Hog roast, charcoal BBQ or buffet? An honest comparison for Cornwall events — cost, headcount, dietary spread, weather and venue. Call 01209 206255.
Need a Cornwall caterer this week or this weekend? What's possible at short notice, what isn't, and how to get a straight answer fast. Call 01209 206255.
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 wro...
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...
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 ha...
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 ...
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 runn...
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 sta...
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 c...
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 ar...
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 se...
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 genuinel...
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, ...
Hot Food & Crew Catering for Construction Sites Across Cornwall Construction crews in Cornwall work hard, start early, and need proper food. Not a vending machi...
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 sandwiche...
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-...
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 o...
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 ingredie...
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 hundre...
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 traditi...
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,...
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 se...
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...
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 beyo...
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 sau...
Forget table service. Forget queuing at a buffet table. Sharing stations and carts are how modern events are done — interactive, photogenic, and genuinely fun. ...
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, ...
Festival & Outdoor Catering That Can Handle a Crowd Cornwall runs on outdoor events — village fetes, music festivals, food fairs, county shows, beach parties, a...
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 fr...
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 b...
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 ...
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 ...
Sharing Platters — The Centrepiece Your Table Needs There's a reason sharing platters have taken over. People photograph them, gather around them, and talk abou...
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 ...
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 de...
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...
Plan your event
Tell us a little about your event and we’ll come back with a full quote within 24 hours.
Behind the pass
Fire, food, and what we’re cooking next.
Seasonal menus, off-menu specials, and early-bird pricing — one short email a month.
