Catering Tips & Ideas
Recipes, event ideas, and catering guides from our kitchen in Redruth.
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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.
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...
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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.
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...
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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.
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...
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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.
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...
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