Lauren's Private Dining and Event Catering

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Lauren's Private Dining and Event Catering

Private chef and event caterer
Beckenham based
5* food hygiene rating
10+ years experience

07990737858
[email protected]
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13/10/2024

📢 Drop off canapes now available to book for the party season 🎉

Perfect for those evenings when you're hosting and want something a little different without full scale catering.

THE MENU

💫Pork and apricot sausage rolls topped with nigellla seeds
💫 Antipasti skewers with manchego, stuffed olives and salami
💫Crayfish brioche sub rolls with dill
💫Goats cheese and caramelised red onion tarts topped with THAT homemade chilli jam
💫Salted caramel chocolate brownies

Boxes are £150 for 10 people, this caters for 10 canapes per person, 100 canapes in total from the selection above and includes local delivery.

Please note availability will be based around current bookings so it's advisable to secure your date in advance as these will be limited.
They will be delivered approx 1 hour before your event and will need to be consumed on the evening

These canapes have been designed and curated to travel and hold well therefore the menu is fixed and changes cannot be made

07/10/2024

Poached and pan roasted monkfish, Asian vegetables, soy sesame and ginger reduction, coconut lemongrass foam and crispy shallots.

Fancy having people round for dinner and having this served as your starter?
We bring plates, cutlery, food, and tons of experience in making your evening super special!

✉️ [email protected]
📱 07990737858

19/09/2024

Very pleased to share that after a successful food audit today I have retained my 5🌟 food rating 🎉🎉

27/08/2024

Summer salads ☀️this particular selection were all dairy and egg free

These can be delivered drop off style for you to help yourselves or can be assembled and presented as part of a wider buffet at your home or chosen venue

💥Rice noodles with stir fried veg, toasted sesame and cashews, aromatic dressing

💥IOW tomatoes with basil dressing and croutons

💥Salmon fillets with cucumber ribbons, teriyaki style dressing and limes

💥 2 type chickpeas with rocket, roasted peppers, cucumber and mustard dressing

💥 Cajun roasted chicken breast with avocado, red onion and tomato salsa

20/08/2024

Lemon posset & summer berries, perfect to finish with after a BBQ/buffet. Or a cheeky pre dessert before the final one! Especially now the sun is shining ☀️ ☀️ ☀️

02/08/2024

Canapes are always a popular choice at events.
Which would you opt for?

Septembers diary is pretty booked out now so get in touch if you want to discuss a booking or reserve a date!

✉️[email protected]
📞07990737858

💫Sun-dried tomato and mozzarella arancini with basil mayo
💫Tandoori lamb bites with chilli jam and pomegranate
💫Lobster cocktail brioche rolls
💫Classic sausage rolls
💫Mini chicken tacos with guaca, salsa and cheddar (labour of love but flavour bomb)
💫 Bocconcini, Cherry tomato, pesto skewers
💫Tuna tartare, wasabi, sesame, filo
💫 Flatbreads, Baba ghanoush, nigella and feta
💫Isle of white tomato bruschettas with aged balsamic

13/07/2024

Hi all!

It's been a while so I thought it would be good to answer a few FAQ and a little update on what I do and can offer!

I'm Lauren, the owner and chef behind Laurens Private Dining, established in 2021. A small independent caterer.
I run the business around my two children-my son who is starting school this year and my daughter who has just turned 2!

💫What can I offer?
In short, everything! Canape events, sit down dinners, BBQS, drop off buffets, heat at home, grazing, the list goes on!

💫Do I just cook in homes?
No, I can come to your home and offer all of the above or I am also available to cater in your chosen venue or in the cottage of Hever castle if you are staying there.
I also work alongside who can event manage your whole event and I do a monthly chefs table with a 6 course tasting menu.

💫How far in advance should you book?
If you have a preferred date then asap as those popular ones always get booked early however if something comes up last minute it's always worth checking as I always try my best to provide some sort of options!

💫Can I cater for dietary requirements?
Yes, it's very common and I'm more than happy to amend dishes where necessary.

06/07/2024

Chicken, corn and BBQ.

Slow poached and roasted breast, boneless crispy wing, sweetcorn puree and roasted cobs, chicken jus finished with BBQ sauce. And abit of crispy skin of course

Photo credit

05/07/2024

Throwing it back to the start of last week's chefs table .

Whipped feta, THAT chilli jam I make and asparagus in crispy filo.

Small but mighty.

25/06/2024

A few from a lovely wedding on Saturday with

The weather was beautiful, the food and drinks were flowing and it was a fab afternoon and evening!

So many of the guests passed through the kitchen with lovely things to say about the food, service and set up of the event.

Even with this beautiful sunshine we now have bookings are coming in for the autumn so don't delay in securing your date!

23/06/2024

What a week!

It's been a busy and challenging one for various reasons with lots of long days and curve balls thrown into the mix, but at the end of it we have to make sure we are ready to turn up and deliver and based on the feedback from multiple guests coming into the kitchen last night we did exactly that!

Here's a photo from the last thing served this week, a grazing board to finish off an afternoon and evening of food.

Am aware there are emails which need replying to which will be done tonight/tomorrow but for today I'm going to enjoy the sunshine with my family (after emptying all the equipment from the car first 🙈)

04/06/2024

Those drop offs, making your life just a bit easier, leaving you to host and mingle 🙌

30/05/2024

Smoked salmon, caviar and dill cream cheese bruschetta style canapes

20/05/2024

On Saturday I had the absolute pleasure of catering for a 70th wedding anniversary, they started with a champagne reception followed by a classic menu of things they loved to eat with wines alongside each course.

It's always lovely to be trusted to be a part of helping someone to celebrate an occasion and this really was very special!

I used to think being a good chef was just about good food but there is so much more to it and ultimately the customer being happy is the number one priority!

30/04/2024

Do I dare say it?! Is spring here?!
Spring produce is easily my favourite-so many fab ingredients available and the more locally sourced the better!

28/04/2024

Sunday morning scrollers, next delivery menu for Saturday 11th May now available for booking.
Minimal cooking required (in fact mainly just heating up) with full instructions included.

£65 for two of you to have 3 courses at home-buy a bottle of wine from the shops and the perfect night in!

Can be enjoyed either on the Saturday or Sunday but delivered Saturday.

Full payment taken in advance and includes local delivery from Beckenham to surrounding areas, bookings will close 1 week today on the 5th.

Drop me a message if you would like to book!

26/04/2024

Slow roasted pork belly with black pudding, celeriac puree, slaw, apple compote

24/04/2024

One of the courses from Saturday nights chefs table

Grilled hispi Caesar

Hiding under a fresh Caesar dressing, croutons, aged parmesan and crispy pancetta is a heavily charred hispi cabbage, finished in the oven and retaining a little bit of bite.

Photo credit

08/04/2024

The last few weeks I have had the pleasure of cooking for some really special occasions, including a wedding reception, 40th birthday and most recently on Saturday night an 80th birthday, alongside lots of gatherings where people simply wanted to be able to relax and not be in the kitchen!

End of April/Early May sees a couple available dates including Saturdays in the diary so if you fancy some help with catering for an event or perhaps just an evening hosting family and friends get in touch 😁

07990737858
[email protected]

25/03/2024

Stuffed saddle of lamb. Absolutely beautiful! Served alongside a piece of braised belly with a roasted cumin and carrot purée. This really is the best time of year we are coming into for produce!

20/03/2024

Prawn and chorizo skewers, fresh herb mayo.

With menus and price ranges for all budgets, more and more people are looking to host at home (without the hassle of cooking, serving and cleaning up😜)

If you have an event in mind that you want to discuss in more detail then get in touch

📩 [email protected]
📞 07990737858

20/03/2024

Saturday nights meat course at was a guinea fowl dish.
The breasts were poached in a guinea fowl stock and then roasted and the legs were confit down and picked and served on top of creamed mash topped with crispy shallot rings for an indulgent side dish. All the bones were roasted down for the base of the sauce.
Bit of kale and a plum compote on the plate too 👩‍🍳

29/02/2024

Mushroom arancini, black garlic mayo and parmesan

28/02/2024

Layered chocolate bavois and passion fruit curd, mango and passion fruit sorbet, chocolate soil.

27/02/2024

Saturday night was a 40th birthday celebration for a returning customer, lots of canapes were served, including these BBQ pulled pork croquettes topped with celeriac remoulade.

Are you thinking of hosting an event this year? Do you want the cooking and cleaning up taken care of?
If so get in touch to discuss your requirements and to check Available dates for the coming months!

Address

Beckenham
Beckenham
BR31

Website

https://laurensprivatedining.godaddysites.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYKG5O7PalWRlE22bWB4zJYjyjCsePuUAQkAy-Rw6s9fbEX

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