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The Salt Wind Blog

Recipes, event ideas, and catering guides from our kitchen in Redruth.

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Hot vs. Cold Buffet: How to Choose the Perfect Menu for Your Cornwall Event

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...

K Chef Kitto
3 min read
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Planning a Hog Roast in Cornwall? 5 Questions You Need to Ask First

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...

L Chef Lowen
3 min read
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Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Camborne | Five Minutes from Our Kitchen to Yours

Catering in Camborne — Five Minutes Away and Always Ready Camborne is one of the closest towns to our kitchen on Fore Street in Redruth — about five minutes down the road. That means your food arrives fresher, our logistics are simpler, and if you need a last-minute order, we can actually make it happen. It's the kind of advantage you only get from a genuinely local caterer. Camborne has deep roots in Cornwall's mining heritage — the town gave the world Richard Trevithick and his pioneering...

T Tristan
7 min read
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Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Redruth | Cooked on Fore Street, Served at Yours

Catering in Redruth — This Is Home Redruth is where Salt Wind Catering lives. Our kitchen is at 37 Fore Street , right in the middle of town. When you order catering in Redruth, you're getting food that was made minutes away from your venue — you can't get fresher or more local than that. We know every street, every venue, every community hall. This is our town and we take pride in feeding it properly. Redruth's got a proud mining heritage — Kresen Kernow on the old brewery site, the Regal...

T Tristan
1 min read
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Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Torpoint | Antony House, Rame Peninsula & Tamar Ferry Town

Catering in Torpoint — Tamar Ferry Town, Rame Peninsula, Properly Fed Torpoint sits on the Cornwall bank of the Tamar estuary, directly across from Plymouth via the chain ferry — a compact town with strong naval and community roots shaped by its proximity to HMS Raleigh and the Devonport naval base across the water. But zoom out from the town itself and you've got one of Cornwall's most underrated corners: the Rame Peninsula stretching south through Antony, Millbrook, Crafthole, and out to...

T Tristan
1 min read