Juniper & Co. is a bespoke and forward thinking catering company, based in East London and with a pa
• Three words: Keralan. Fried. Chicken. An all time best seller and with good reason… cornfed chicken thighs marinated for 36 hours in a buttermilk, Kashmiri chilli, turmeric, green chilli & coriander bath, dusted in our secret seasoning, fried to crispy perfection and finished with curry leaf aioli & a crispy curry leaf. The canape that will have everyone asking for another, and another, and another 👌
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• Stuffed Cabbage Leaf, Fried Shimeji Mushroom, Seaweed Salt, Miso Butter Sauce, Pickled Daikon — a fresh, umami-packed, flavour bomb, beauty queen of a plate, developed by our Head Chef Joe Hill for a fully plant-based Wedding menu later this year 💥
• A & R • 1 J U N E. 2 0 2 4 .
An enormous congratulations to gorgeous A & R, at the most brilliant space that is .studio — and right on our doorstep! A veggie feast of sharing plates, this one was an absolute banger & one we were so excited to be part of 🧡
• L & L • 1 J U N E 2 0 2 4 •
So very, very much love around for L & L’s big day at home last weekend. Insanely beautiful flowers by and her dream squad, a stunning marquee (and catering tent palace) by , on-the-day coordination by brilliant , gorgeous crockery, cutlery & glassware by and textural linens by .
The team delivered six delicious sorts of canapés, a lipsmacking starter of burrata, marinated & BBQ’d peach & prosciutto, followed by BBQ’d new season lamb, pepperonata & salsa verde for mains & The Colonel for pud (with major kudos to our brilliant bride on our new favourite!), not to mention the sausage & shallot ketchup brioche later on… all making for nothing less than the wedding menu of dreams. Special shoutouts to our most fabulous head chef Joe for executing everything, including BBQ perfection, to the best possible standard — and to EM .yzum, BM Adam, senior supervisors , Luke, & chefs extraordinaire , Tom, Marc & — and with a glorious and ever professional floor and bar team . And of course our fabulous for her huge part in the proceedings.
Thank you for trusting us with your incredible Big Day, which we were so honoured to be part of. So much love to you both for a fabulous life together.
• And we’re off with wedding season! The busiest, happiest time of the year, with a bounty of incredible couples, beautiful menus & unbelievable venues — and we couldn’t be more excited 🧨
Throwback to B&H’s immense big day at last summer, where the sunshine was overshadowed only by the stupendous and frankly awe-inducing levels of love 💕
• Events, in all sizes & guises are our jam. The food, the drink, the look… but most of all, the service. Our team are everything and we wouldn’t be where we are without them. You know who you are! Here’s to an epic summer of parties, weddings, celebrations and “just because” gatherings — we can’t wait ⚡️
• Seasonality is such a buzzword these days, but it really is something that’s intrinsic to what we do. Our gorgeous king scallop canapé is delicious in whatever guise, but the addition of hand-foraged wild garlic (in a lovely little pistou), plus burnt lemon and hazelnut takes it to the next level. We’ve preserved bags of the stuff, so it’ll be firmly on our menu in the coming months!
In other news, we’ve a handful of summer dates up for grabs — so get in touch with whatever you’re planning and our expert team will be champing to help!
• Smoked haddock & asparagus gougeres, mounds of Parmesan and a zippy bit of dill — a blissful bite, if ever there was one. We’re getting ready for a busy spring of canapés, cocktails and so much more — do drop us a line for whatever you’ve got in mind!
• It’s hiring galore over here! We’re looking for a freelance Team Assistant for 30 hours a week to help with staffing and logistics as well as general administrative support. It’s an entry-level position, but with scope for career growth. A passion for incredible food and impeccable service is essential, as well as the ability to juggle a number of different things at a time. It’s fast paced, great fun, creative and nurturing, and a brilliant opportunity to learn the ins and outs of how events work from initial enquiry through to delivery.
Drop us a line if you’re interested, along with your CV and a little about yourself, to [email protected] ⭐️
• Bringing up the Monday cheer with the base of one of most popular hybrid sharing menus, where the star of the show arrives in front our our guests beautifully plated, with sides for sharing down the table: best of both worlds!
Fully plant based: Braised & Charred Aubergine, Sumac, Smokey Tomato Pastilla, Oregano Oil, Ferments & Zhoug (and a little bit of cashew ricotta underneath for silky contrast) for a gorgeous 2023 wedding with our friends at 🌱
• Head Chefs: we’re hiring! With our most exciting year ahead to date, we’re looking for an experienced, nimble, creative Head Chef in a full time capacity, working across all aspects of the business. From menu development to kitchen & team management, implementing systems and efficiencies, onsite leadership & expertise, the opportunities for growth are immense — and of course creativity & adaptability is a must. Full job spec over on our website alongside what we’re offering in return. Drop us an email with your CV to [email protected]
• Rhubarb, blood orange, cardamom, brown sugar meringue: the sweetest ending at a beautiful brand launch springtime lunch 🎀
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• So much of what we do is rooted in sustainability and working with the future in mind — so including as many vegan options in our menus, if not more than the usual suspects, is key. One of our newest additions is as beautiful to eat as it is to look at… charcoal crisp, whipped plant-based feta with confit garlic, balsamic sable grape & the prettiest tuille you ever did see. Our full sustainability statement is over on our website, and we’re always up for discussing the most interesting ways to make plants the hero in our menus — so drop us a line! Link in bio.
• Yorkshire Rhubarb season is officially here in all her splendid pink glory! A little throwback to our 2023 supperclub over here at Juniper HQ, where we finished the evening off with sharing platters of our take on a rhubarb & cardamom mille feuille. British seasonality is one of our key passions and we can’t wait to share our new spring menus! Who’s up for another Juniper supperclub?
• B(lini) my Valentine 💝
Citrus Beetroot Cured Salmon, Fennel Compote, Buttermilk Blini: winner.
• Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday & for us, it just has to be the classic crepe… Here with smoked honey, but in the background the lemon & (caster) sugar combo will always be king! What’s on yours?
• V E N U E S P O T L I G H T •
OmVed Gardens, nestled in the heart of Highgate Village, is so much more than a venue. Aa a unique and extraordinary garden, educational, exhibition and events space, OmVed Gardens connects people and nature through Food, Creativity and Ecology. The garden is a living, breathing ecosystem designed for humans and more-than-human to thrive. The Gardens offer a magical setting for celebration and appreciation, alongside The Glasshouse, which offers spectacular views of the ancient forest that surrounds OmVed on one side, the gardens on the other side, and the sky. Breathtaking dappled light through leafy branches is matched only by the blank canvas of space which lends itself uniquely to each and every event. We are honoured and delighted to be their sole approved catering partner, and can’t wait for those warm summer days of celebration in and amongst the magic of OmVed. For enquiries, either drop us an email to [email protected], or email the events team at [email protected] 🌿
• SQUAD! We’re recruiting and we’re recruiting big time — freelance chefs, Event Supervisors & Managers, Senior Event Managers, Bar Managers, Senior Bar Managers, FOH staff, wait staff, Staff Managers, Event Planners… we want you all!
We’re passionate about our people — you make us who we are — and we pride ourselves in maintaining a nurturing, creative & ambitious atmosphere with room for growth and development in areas both in and out of the kitchen. Our ethos is streamlined around enthusiasm and kindness to our team, passion & mindfulness towards our carbon footprint, an embrace for the local and seasonal, and above all, pulling together as team to create the best experiences for each wje every one of our clients.
If this sounds like it’s a bit of you, drop us a line, with your CV and a little about you, to [email protected] ✍️
• BURNS 2024 •
Cullen skink, haggis, neeps & brown butter tatties (+ whisky sauce, obviously), cranachan: not for everyone, but it should be! A delicious night for one of our corporate clients, where our head chef followed the bagpiper into the dining room with a beautifully dressed haggis, before the address. What a night!
We’re bespoke, flexible & creative always — each brief is an exciting opportunity, so do drop us a line with whatever you’re planning: 📧 [email protected]
• Seven Brit Awards PLUS an amazing collab with has made for a pretty darn exciting week for , and we couldn’t be prouder to have had the pleasure of working with the team at and last night for an incredible event celebrating the launch of an incredible line for H&M Move. Snacks aplenty for 350, with the best soundtrack — what a night!
• ‘Tis the season for wedding tastings, getting the appetite warmed up for a summer with no fewer than fourteen Big Days lined up — and the most romantic thing of all (for us!) is using the best produce from the best suppliers. This beautiful dish (asparagus, mozzarella di bufala, pistachio citrus pesto, radish & peas) will be even brighter, tastier and zingier when the English asparagus season is upon us in May — bring on the sunshine! ☀️
• We’re incredibly excited to finally share the full ins & outs of our shiny new Juniper & Co.! We’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with Lucy Gibson () of & branding fame, to give our beloved Juniper branch a bit of a facelift, and our overall brand an overhaul.
Keeping the Juniper branch was always going to be key, but in simplifying it, creating more space around it and giving it a new identity across multiple different uses in our brand, new life has been breathed into it — and we couldn’t be happier. With nods to beautifully hand-painted 19th century botanical ephemera, we highlight the important of craft in what we do. Lucy cleverly took reference from the serif typography arrangements and graphic lines of these works, and honed them into a modern, clean and exciting feel… which allows us to fully showcase what we do in the slickest manner possible.
Coming from a production background, it’s been a ride for Emily & I (Polly) to be the client for once, but it’s been a joy from start to finish and we’re so excited for the next phase of our Juniper journey! Thank you, Lucy, for being such a star from start to finish — we cannot recommend you highly enough.
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