Jessica Leah Catering

24/10/2024

I’m taking orders for Christmas Beef Wellingtons! They’re made using the best beef in the land, therefore they are rather pricey. I still sell them for you all to cook on Christmas Day as I know some of you would still like to buy them!

For those who don’t know the spiel, for the last 8 years I have been making Beef Wellingtons, and Vegetarian Wellingtons, at Christmas time. I prepare it all and hand it over ready to pop into the oven on Christmas Day. I also print out cooking instructions for however you would like it cooked. I can make them as big or as small as you like as you pay by the portion.

They are £25 a portion. A Wellington for 4, for example, would be £100. Vegetable ones are £10 a portion, and filled with lovely white winter root vegetables.

They can be collected in Margate on Christmas Eve and your order must be in by November, at the latest. To order, just send me a message here and I will confirm your order and add you to the list!

The photo is a throwback to the Wellington Supper Club last year 💛

22/10/2024

Eight years ago, I got my driving licence. I was 31, and was working 100+ hours a week for about 15 years so driving was never something I could work towards. My extremely short maternity leave gave me a moment to step back and wonder what I’m doing with my life.

I decided to start a catering business. Just while the kids are little, maybe? Who knows! Well eight years have gone by and you guys have kept me BUSY. But more importantly, I do something different every week. I have challenges thrown my way constantly, and I get to do things I want to do. Things that give me so much satisfaction.

I do feel quite emotional looking at chefs working in restaurant kitchens. It was a huge part of my life and it’s a lifestyle that’s extremely tough and often rewarding. But do I regret leaving? No. I see my family everyday. I don’t whisper goodbye while they’re still asleep anymore. And I don’t come home trying not to wake anybody up as often as I used to.

Thank you JLC for giving me a semblance of a life. And thank you to all the people who make it possible. Family, friends, and my incredible staff. Happy eighth 🎉

17/10/2024

Spuds + love 🥔

16/10/2024

Just in case you forgot what season we were in…

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02/10/2024

So excited to be cooking lots of lovely Maltese food for you all!! Bragioli, imqaret, Qarabaghli, all of it 🙌🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹

FLAVOURS OF MALTA WITH JESSICA LEAH next weekend. Ohhh it's going to be delicious and hearty and you can read all about the menu on the website and in our newsletter.

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26/09/2024

Heading into my final year in this bloody brilliant decade. My 30s gave me a semblance of a balanced life with JLC. Also, much, much happiness!

I celebrate every birthday because, well if you don’t know by now, it’s not my favourite restaurant in Margate, but in the world 💛🎂

18/09/2024

Bring on NEXT WEEK’S Sundeck Suppers! Menu is out 👌🏼 Very excited to cook for you all over fire 🔥 and to sample all this incredible food! Not long to go!! Tickets available to book now - link in bio! .kitchen .rebel

11/09/2024

I have been wanting to be part of the for some time, and what a great team I’m joining! Cooking over fire with my best loved view 🌅

Joining Julian Brown of , Nathalie Nguyen of .kitchen, Simon Maynard , and Russ Jaques of .rebel

Summer isn’t over yet, and we’re giving it a proper send off. Book your tickets and we’ll see you there! 🔥🔥

21/07/2024

Before, and after 🔥
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The most glorious day for a wedding! 190 guests, singing, eating, dancing, eating, drinking, did I say eating?
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I’m currently recovering, eating, cleaning, eating, drinking (coffee), did I say eating?!!
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Fabulous, fabulous day. Thank you to my team, who were incredible right up until the wee hours 🧡

14/07/2024

“I don’t want to finish it, because and then it will be finished” 🥲

Cherry season is upon us!! 🍒 Cherries on everything 👏

03/07/2024

Until next year asparagus, you will be missed! 🌱

01/07/2024

Here’s a new one! Espresso brownies, complete with crema ☕️👌🏼

30/06/2024

Sea trout nicoise, outside, on a summer’s day ☀️ 🐟

28/06/2024

I cooked for a very special birthday lunch today. It was for my first ever JLC customer, almost eight years ago! 😊

I made her most favourite dessert, Îles Flottantes, or Oeufs à la Neige, or Floating Islands! You may have heard of it. Meringue quenelles, poached in milk, light as air, sat atop Sauce Anglaise, drizzled with a crackly caramel and a few toasted almonds sprinkled over the top. Very simple, and also, deceptively technical 👌🏼

20/06/2024

Peppers, on peppers. What’s not to love! Another beautiful evening, meeting more lovely guests ☀️
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Tunworth Soft in these parcels, because it’s always a winner 🤤

09/06/2024

Hadn’t made meringues in a good long time! Strawberry season is here and they’re a match made in heaven! 🍓
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So sweet, you’d have thought something really tart would fare better - passion fruit, kalamansi, grapefruit - all wonderful! But the sweet strawberry is an undeniable superpairing!
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Favourite meringue pairings?

01/06/2024

Vanilla and Raspberry, served with Peaches - a version of Peach Melba of sorts I suppose! One of the guests (age 14) said it was the best thing he’d ever eaten, and nervously asked for another. A shy teenage boy, but didn’t allow his shyness to leave him full of regret - respect 🤙
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28/05/2024

*SUGGESTIONS WELCOME*

A week has passed, but still reminiscing! The chocolate pairing event was so fun. Took me out of my comfort zone (which is generally in my kitchen, on my own, talking to myself) and in front of this wonderful group of adventurous people - willing to try some pairings that were a little out there! 🍫

Dark chocolate & aged cheddar
Milk chocolate Madras
Bitter chocolate & lavender
White chocolate & Stilton
Chilli hot chocolate

To name a few!!

Everyone tried everything! Some even went home with spares & recipes, for things they wouldn’t have thought they would enjoy an hour earlier!

Thank you to all who came. Really loved it. And we raised some funds together for

Now the big question - what can I host next year at the festival? Anything you want to try/ learn about? I’m very open to suggestions! X

27/05/2024

My little business deserved this ❤️ I don’t need to make seven trips to set up a wedding anymore. So much room in my new van! And a logo slapped on there, just to look extra profesh. So very happy 🥲

18/05/2024

Sevenscore Asparagus, Crab Emulsion 🦀

Light and rich in equal measure. A joy to cook last night 🌿

15/04/2024

Amazing week!! Busiest one this year, but we survived it! Loved cooking for all you wonderful people. Bring on another jam packed few days 🍓
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Wedding season loading 🙌

12/04/2024

C H O C O L A T E • P A I R I N G • W O R K S H O P 🍫

Sunday 19th May, 2pm, £10, link in bio - online booking open now!

Come and join me at Ramsgate Through The Senses this May, as we learn about chocolate, how it’s made, how to taste it, and how to pair it! We will move from white to dark, history to present day.

Some delicious combinations, some experimental ones, some international ones and some surprising ones. You will love some, you will despise some - it’s all part of the fun!

All proceeds go to

Also, do check out the RTTS website, there is so much going on that weekend, can’t wait to be a part of this festival three years running 👏

09/04/2024

Finocchiona & Baron Bigod, torched, and sandwiched between crostini. Like savoury s’mores, if you will!
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23/03/2024

Calamansi Brulée, Pistachio, Passion Fruit, White Chocolate 🫶
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A citrus hybrid, lemony, limey, even orangey. Just delicious! 🍋🍊💚

20/03/2024

Couldn’t remember the last time I’d made a butter fondant. They were on every menu for a while and I was over them.
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Made them yesterday and remembered why they got so popular! Deliiicious!! Butter fondants FTW 🙌
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Lighting at dinner parties is gorgeous and atmospheric. Not always great for food photos! 🤪