Caterpillar Catering

25/11/2025

19/11/2025

Here’s a cautionary tale about cake-induced migraines and why I should’ve chosen this ⬆️ over what my actual dinner was (swipe) 😬

Dawn, our accountant, came last week y’all. I love Dawn but sometimes she reminds me of those school teachers who were always disappointed in me for missing another coursework deadline. 😬😬
She said I need to post more on socmed. I said I don’t want to Dawn. She said (in a serious tone) that maybe I should go work for someone else and not myself. I wrote “promote business more” on my to do list which I think I left in the stockroom when I went to get teabags.

So here’s a post about how delicious cakes are with a picture of one of our products to make it relevant to us.
After Dawn left, I went to buy cakes from TLBB for a weekend treat. I’ll just get two, I said. Actually, you can fit more in that box. I’ll take six.
I had a catch up with TLBB Bec, and discussed small business woes. She said “you know when you do your weekly planning sheet?” and I was like “what’s that now?!” 🤷🏻‍♀️😬 and she failed to hide the horror in her eyes and suggested I attend her How To Be Professional In Business workshop.

I went home intending to eat a balanced meal, maybe have something like that kaleidoscope of health and colour up there in that veggie platter, and THEN eat pudding. But I didn’t, hence the migraine. I mean, you’d think a middle-aged migraine sufferer would be able to make better choices, right?! But, well, no one is perfect. I see you all shaking your heads - but if you’ve not tried TLLB cakes then you’re not in a position to judge!

Epilogue:
Sugar induced migraines are not fun and you really *should* listen to your mum’s (and the government’s) advice on eating a balanced meal.
TLBB cakes are delicious but if, like me, your willpower has yet to show itself, don’t buy 6 cakes at the same time.
The pleasure of eating only cake for tea is temporary and will likely result in discomfort later on.
Book us for a buffet and this kaleidoscopic beauty could be yours.

16/11/2025

Catering for 80 people at a Henry Moore Institute conference at Saltaire Victoria Hall earlier this week.

If you’re looking for something different for a corporate event then please get in touch. We have very limited availability left for November and even less for December. If you’re looking for someone to cater your in-house staff Christmas do then please send us an email or use the contact form on our website.

We can do cold buffets, finger food, canapés, hot buffets, 3-course sit down plated meals, street food, just cake, anything - send us your enquiry and we’ll see what we can do. In fact we prefer it when it’s a bit different or weird - so send us your ideas!
We have the equipment to set up and serve pretty much anywhere: sausage and mash in the middle of a forest ✅, a massive cooked breakfast buffet served from your car park straight to your factory workers ✅ a pop up street food stall outside your place of work ✅, freshly cooked pizza? We can do that too.

We are highly versatile, extremely experienced, use local suppliers, employ local staff, have cooked all over the world, have fed music artists and movie stars, lords and ladies, as well as a whole host of local corporations and organisations. We’ve been around for yonks, work from a commercial kitchen, are fully insured and have a 5* health and hygiene rating.

Get in touch before we run out of room to squeeze you in.

10/11/2025

This was a super cool shoot to cater for last week: hot breakfast and hot lunch delivered to an industrial dye factory right round the corner from our HQ!

The shoot was for an upcoming single for featuring Van Morrison. Produced by and under label. I wish I could be telling you that Van Morrison came along to our spread and had a bowl of autumnal goodness, but alas - he had other commitments that day!

It was really special to see an old (still working) industrial mill in Keighley being used for a music video!

10/11/2025

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08/11/2025

A hearty breakfast and a heartier lunch picnic sent off with and for a music video shoot for the a couple of weeks ago. They’re back on the scene and their new single is out now! Check it out.

This was pretty much all Sarah’s work and was probably the most highly complimented buffet we’ve ever done 😂 Slightly concerned that Sarah might start up a rival business, so can all you Oxenhopers keep an eye and let me know if a new catering business pops up in her name 😂😉

04/11/2025

A pop up cafe serving spooky doughnuts, blood splatter old school cake, hot soup and simple sandwiches, amongst other treats at the Bolling Hall on All Hallow’s Eve last week.

A cornucopia of weird whacky gourds courtesy of Val, a badly carved pumpkin (not the wholesome activity I thought it would be!) and chicken and pumpkin stew for the doggos because

We didn’t get chance to go in the haunted room (possibly a blessing in disguise) and someone complimented me on my Halloween makeup (I wasn’t wearing any 😬😬) but it was a cool AF event to be at!

Looking for someone to provide a pop-up stall or cafe at your venue? We own everything we need to set up pretty much anywhere. Send us an email!

30/10/2025

A bone-healthy menu for attendees at an NHS Teaching Hospitals’ Osteoporosis workshop on last week.

This was a fun job to do. The brief: design a menu using ingredients listed on the Royal Osteoporosis Society bone-healthy foods list. This is the kind of stuff I enjoy in my work - being given set parameters within which I have to design a meal.

Who knew so many foods other than milk and cheese contained such high amounts of calcium?!

The menu:
Chickpea, watercress and cumin soup
Spiced paneer with broccoli, green beans, almonds, and kale
Red lentil and coconut dahl
Basmati rice with coriander, kidney beans and raisins
Sardine, mackerel and yoghurt dip with bone friendly veggie sticks and toasted pitta bread.

Pudding was prune brownies (more delicious than they sound), a tasty fig and ginger cake and a boat load of satsumas.

The client was happy, the attendees were happy and I was happy as it was an interesting job and I learnt loads! Deborah wasn’t happy as she has a palette like mine and loves nothing more than a bit of toast, but she did try the ginger cake and said it was ok. Deborah’s booked us for her staff Christmas do and I’ve promised to do her a special plate of our kind of foods. It’s an agreed trade off as she’s constantly having to send back my invoices to get me to add missing info. So it’s only fair that I make sure I’ve got her back at her crimbo staff do!

14/10/2025

A hearty simple hot buffet for a social get together for the Our Patch team last week.

An offshoot of Keighley Creative, served at the Keighley Creative building to many lovely and familiar faces. Kind of wanted to pull up a pew and stay but that would’ve been gatecrashing Anna.

Chicken with sweet potato in harissa tomato sauce; mixed bean chilli with veggie sausages; paprika roasted veggies with onion seeds; lime and coriander rice; salad, slaw, salsa. Cake (obvs) and fruit for pud. Thanks to Kate for helping me.

A reminder to all that we’re approved Bradford 2025 suppliers so get in touch if you need some fodder at your next Bradford City of Culture event. Be quick though - we’ve not got much availability left for the rest of the year.

11/10/2025

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