The Conscious Kitchen

09/09/2022

An announcement from team -f-use

07/08/2022

Grazing board just set up for a birthday party today.
Including a slow cooked, honey and mustard roast ham joint from Broom House Farm - happy pigs fed on local, organic feed😋

We are the catering side of - saving amazing quality food from otherwise going to waste. It's a privilege to be able to re-value this food, wrongly labelled "worthless", by making beautiful spreads like this!

17/05/2022

Beautiful afternoon tea style buffet today.
Great team!

03/04/2022

Five meal sittings in two days, for around 80 people each time: this weekend really showed off the best of what we can do.

From sandwiches and homemade cakes, to an Ottolenghi-inspired, colourful buffet and a giant paella cooked on site in the beautiful setting of . Then an evening at with veggie or chicken tagine, puddings and cheese boards.

Our brilliant team showed creativity, stamina and smiles all weekend.

As always, all using surplus food that would otherwise have been wasted, raising funds for the food waste-saving work of , and giving people paid, supportive work experience.

Thanks for having us,

20/02/2022

Incredible evening hosting a private dinner party in the most stunning of buildings

24/01/2022

Love is in the air 🌹❤️🌹

Why not treat someone you love to a beautiful selection of homemade treats this Valentine’s Day. 🌹❤🌹

Delicious afternoon tea.
All freshly made and available for collection from Re-f-use cafe 10am Monday 14th Feb 🌹❤🌹

£15 - serves 2 🌹❤🌹

Including a selection of hand cut sandwiches, scones with cream and homemade preserve, delicious selection of mini cakes and some delicious bite sized pastries. 🌹 ❤🌹

We cater for all your needs so all dietary requirements welcomed.
Email [email protected]
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06/12/2021

Tis the season for Christmas dinners! We served a three course, hearty meal for 40 young Sea Cadets on Friday. Lovely email we received today!

30/11/2021

Afternoon tea buffet for a celebration of life, a couple of weeks ago. All cakes, scones, mini quiches, sandwiches and tarts homemade by our amazing bakers.

26/11/2021

How cute do these individually boxed afternoon teas look for an event in Durham today!

The organisers wanted to be cautious of sharing food because of Covid-19 so asked if we could portion for individuals. We also catered for all their dietary requirements, gluten free, vegan etc. with these cute stickers 😍

(I think we have just about had enough of making sandwiches now, though, looking forward to getting on to *Christmas dinners* from next week!)

10/11/2021

Colourful cold buffet all ready and prepped for delivery.

Including
Indian snack selection - samosa, bhaji, Indian spice new potatoes
Katsu marinated chicken skewers
Pork pies
Fresh salad with colourful heritage tomatoes
Tomato pasta salad
Mexican rice salad
Mini pizzas
Sandwich selection

10/11/2021

Cold buffet inc. Specially requested corned beef pie, cheese platters and a bespoke, beautiful cake for a small wedding party.

29/10/2021

Afternoon tea delivered to an event today including:

➡️Roast chicken with chilli mayo in brioche buns
➡️Blue cheese, creek fraiche and pecan sandwiches on sliced granary loaf
➡️Egg and heritage tomato sandwiches on sliced white
➡️ Miniature corned beef pasties
➡️Sausage and red onion rolls
➡️ Strawberry cream cupcakes
➡️Chocolate chip cookies
➡️ Raisin rock cakes with strawberry jam
➡️ Chocolate brownie bites with Belgium chocolate spread
➡️Cheese scones
➡️ Celery sticks and cherry tomato vines

24/10/2021

Wedding Day. 23.10.21.

We had the pleasure of catering a beautiful wedding at in Druridge Bay.

Fruity canapés on arrival. Chicken Chasseur with new potatoes, asparagus, tenderstem brocolli and green beans for the main course, Portobello mushroom chasseur for vegetarian option. Afternoon tea-style dessert buffet. And an amazing grazing table, including ham hock, to end the evening of celebrations and dancing with a belly full of cheese.

This was our biggest catering challenge yet, as the venue had no electricity or catering facilities for us! But with a brilliant team, we smashed it. 💪

Thank you to all the team, bakers, drivers, washer-uppers, and everyone else who contributed! And huge congratulations to the happy couple.

(See our story today for more pics)

is a special place, full of amazing people.

16/10/2021

Busy weekend to launch a busy October for team Conscious Kitchen!

Sweet and fresh butternut squash tagine with jewelled cous cous, yoghurt raita and flat breads for mains, and cake for pud!

Pleasure to serve returning Durham University students at , they're a lovely lot.

08/10/2021

Book us to cater your Christmas 'do' this year! Hire out the amazing Re-f-use cafe space and we will provide you and a minimum of 20 guests a three-course, all-the-trimmings Christmas meal. More details and dates available in the post below:

09/09/2021

Afternoon tea that also helps fight food waste? Look no further!
Send us a message for more details, we would love to cater for your event, special occasion or even weekend treat!

06/09/2021

Another wonderful event held over the weekend, celebrating the wonder that is Leanne from Thought Foundation.
We absolutely loved being part of your day. 🙌❤️

31/08/2021

A spread this good deserves a double post 😍😍

10/08/2021

We are looking for enthusiastic, hard working and committed individuals to join our catering team at Conscious Kitchen.

Be part of a fast-growing social enterprise serving ethical and high quality catering as part of the anti-food waste work of -f-USE . Gain valuable work experience in Front Of House Service at private catering events. Your work will be ad hoc: you would be part of a team of people who can be called upon for upcoming events whenever they arise, often on evening and weekends. No commitment for set times is needed from you, or given by us, but you will be paid for any hours you work. We pay all our staff the Living Wage Foundation living wage.

Experience in food and beverage service and/or customer service is ideal but a positive, hard working attitude and plenty of initiative is really all we need: lots of training is provided and you'll learn more with each event you serve at.

** We are also looking for enthusiastic cooks to join our team preparing the food: no professional qualifications required but experience in the kitchen, a love of food from around the world, and experience cooking for lots of people in family or community-based settings would be ideal. This role would also be paid hourly for the work you do.**

Please click 'apply' and send us a message with any relevant experience and why you are interested in joining the team. Go to https://refusedurham.org.uk/catering/ to find out more about us.

10/08/2021

Some of our delicious homemade cakes made over the weekend for birthday celebrations and dedications. Our team of bakers are quite simply the best ❤️ the chocolate one is gluten free too 🙌😍

02/08/2021

All set for Karbon Homes Summer camp
Sun is shining ☀️have fun everyone!

26/07/2021

Just finishing these fresh healthy packed lunches for Karbon Homes who are providing children a healthy lunch during lots of summer club fun 🤩 Re-f-use

24/07/2021

Ending the evening with a lovely cheeseboard and fruit.
Wishing the bride and groom a very long a happy life together ❤️ we loved being part of your day ❤️

24/07/2021

Catering for a beautiful wedding event 🌟

24/07/2021

Catering for wedding today!
Just look at what our fantastic team have created….

24/07/2021

23/07/2021

Due to popular demand we’ve opened up some extra days to host “Paella Party” events. 😀

This really is a wonderful experience.

Your own chef 👩‍🍳 cooking up a fresh paella of your choice right in your own back garden.

Entertain friends and family this summer with a garden party with a difference.

🌟BOOK NOW🌟

Call 07494540926 - Mon-Fri 9-5pm
or email [email protected]

02/07/2021

Catered buffet for a staff away day - beautifully presented food! We work closely with you right from the start to serve food bespoke to all your needs and meet any dietary requirements.

Looking for an ethical option for your work event? Contact [email protected]

https://refusedurham.org.uk/catering/

10/06/2021

We're back in business with outside catering! We served a beautiful meat-free paella using our gas-fired pan at a garden party last week and we got this lovely review from the host, Corrin:

"I used the Conscious Kitchen for a small birthday party in my garden, they were absolutely great, the food was excellent especially the giant paella. All of my guests were bowled over by the food. Michelle and Miriam were professional and very friendly, I would have no hesitation in using Conscious Kitchen again for any future occasion."

For any enquiries about catering from Conscious Kitchen, please get in touch with [email protected].

17/05/2021

It's Monday 17th May and lockdown is beginning to lift - time to book in those parties!

We have a beautiful gas-fired paella pan that can be fired up for hot meals, and can also put together a cold buffet spread for any occasion, bespoke to your needs. From today, outdoor gatherings of up to 30 people are allowed, so book us in!

From June 21st we hope indoor gatherings will also be allowed, as well as unlimited outdoor numbers. We provide ethical, homemade, fresh and delicious food for any occasion. We can just deliver platters already plated up to your event venue, or stay and serve it too. OR you can book the beautiful Re-f-use cafe as your event venue!

Check out our catering brochure here https://84870863-trial.flowpaper.com/ConsciousKitchenCatering1/ =1
and get in touch with [email protected] with any enquiries.