Simply Events & Simply Gourmet Catering

13/09/2022

They say that all good things come to an end and yes we agree in part, especially with the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - this is the perfect example of this ❤️ May she rest in Peace ❤️

This leads us to the past weekend, which was the culmination of 6 years of true joy, blood 🩸 sweat 😓 and tears 😭 the moment had finally come for us to execute the final Simply Gourmet catered wedding, which happened to be a 💯% VEGAN affair 🌱 and to top it off it took place at our favourite wedding venue Needless to say we smashed it 👊🏻

It’s now our decision to step back and take a “semi retirement” approach to the crazy world of catering 😜. We have been so fortunate to have shared our journey with some incredible individuals, some of which remained with us until the very end. We are truly grateful and thankful to everyone who was part of our journey, you all know who you are ❤️ you all made it an epic experience and we will never forget each and everyone of you ❤️

Our wedding catering may have come to an end but we will still be offering small scale corporate & private catering services to our loyal clients, we are just scaling back so we can experience a positive work/life balance ❤️

Our daughter Ava has been a passenger on our journey for the last 4 years, we have taught her the true value of hard work and it’s rewards 💪 now is the time for us to do the things that make us happy and bring pleasure to our little family ❤️. We have spent the last 6 years making memories for others and now Ava is of school age our summers will be full of making sure we make the most incredible memories with our family ❤️

Thanks again to all our wedding couples and wedding venues, it’s been an incredible journey.

Nadia & Melanie xx

13/09/2022

🌱 VEGAN MAIN & DESSERT 🌱
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Portobello Mushroom 🍄 Wellington, whipped Came House garlic potatoes, thanks Skinner ❤️ crispy kale, garlic green beans, killer red wine and porcini mushroom jus 🌱
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Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto, crispy sage with parsnip crisp 🌱
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Decadent Chocolate Fondant with cherry coulis, berry medley and vanilla ice cream

13/09/2022

💯% VEGAN DELIGHTS 🌱
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It was our absolute pleasure to cater for K&D this weekend. We served a 100% vegan menu which was an absolute triumph!
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Vegan Canapés
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Whipped vegan blue cheese, roasted balsamic red Vitoria grape 🍇
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Roasted Isle of Wight Cherry Tomato arancini
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Local sweetcorn fritter with avocado chilli salsa
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Tarragon mushroom cup with hollandaise sauce
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Edible cone with whipped red pepper hummus, topped with chilli oil and black olive crumb
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04/09/2022

Club Tropicana drinks are free, fun and sunshine there’s enough for everyone 🍍🍉🫐🍈🥝🍓 a fruit platter for dessert and some rather tasty British cheeses 🧀 the PERFECT finish to a wonderful family celebration 🍾

04/09/2022

When only THE BEST will do! tomatoes 🍅 the most incredible flavour and fabulous colour!

Accompanied by delicious BBQ monkfish, chorizo & red pepper kebabs & our secret sauce satay chicken 🐓 and much more…….

Incredible monkfish from

04/09/2022

We’ve been super busy this summer 🐝 it’s been an absolute whirlwind, we haven’t posted as much as we should which is rather naughty we know but what we do know is it’s not all about the likes and shares it’s about the happy and truly grateful faces we see when we cater an event. We have the best clients and truly value your support over the years! THANK YOU and a big cheers to you all 🥂
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Canapé Heaven 😇

26/06/2022

Eton Tidy - homemade meringue kisses, New Forest strawberries 🍓 raspberries, Chantilly whipped cream, raspberry coulis!

26/06/2022

The most delightful dish, Hampshire Corn Fed Chicken 🐔 saffron arancini in crispy chicken crackling, summer beans 🫘 white wine sauce ☝️

26/06/2022

Chicken Liver Parfait, pickled vegetables, fig & pear chutney, apple purée 🙌 a firm favourite 🥂

26/06/2022

Pavlova perfection 🍓 the perfect summer dessert for a gorgeous sunny day!

26/06/2022

Canapés with a sea 🌊 view, it just doesn’t get any better! Fabulous weekday wedding for a truly lovely couple ❤️

03/11/2021

🍂 Autumn desserts 💕

🦌 Feast your eyes on this delicious dessert provided by Simply Events & Simply Gourmet Catering for Emily & Jonty's recent wedding day at Abbots.

Pictured : chocolate cherry mousse bomb / mulled pear / homemade autumn meringue kisses / local blackberries / homemade mini lemon meringue pie / blackberry coulis / honeycomb crumb

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24/10/2021

Autumn Assiette Abbots Court Rural Escape 🍂

24/10/2021

Something sweet ? For this wedding we created an assiette of autumn desserts for the couple - a bespoke plate of autumn treats 🍂

Chocolate cherry mousse bomb / mulled pear / homemade autumn meringue kisses / local blackberries / homemade mini lemon meringue pie / blackberry coulis / honeycomb crumb

Image with thanks Wildly In Love

Created for Emily & Jonty Abbots Court Rural Escape

17/10/2021

Our couple yesterday chose to have sharing platter starters - Italian style
- Italian salami and prosciutto
- Caprese salad
- Rocket and shaved Parmesan
- Chargrilled courgette with fresh oregano
- Slow roasted plum tomatoes with shallots and basil
- Traditional bruschetta
- Smashed avocado with chilli
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09/10/2021

To finish today we served the Bride’s choice Assiette of desserts
Homemade miniature Lemon Meringue Pie / mulled Autumn pears / chocolate bomb with chocolate cherry mousse / Autumn berries / smashed honeycomb / Autumn berry compote 🍂

30/08/2021

To finish:-

Our Eton Tidy but “Chloe style” bringing in the pink and Orange theme into the wedding food - of course ! Finished with edible orange flowers

Vegans were treated to their very own version with vegan meringues, plant based cream and vegan ice cream

Thanks to our team on this wedding. A small but incredible team of Chefs and front of house working their socks off to deliver this beautiful wedding. To say we were adjourned with great comments from the guests is an understatement 🙏🏻🥂

30/08/2021

Main Course 🥂

Guests had a choice of French Trimmed seared chicken supreme with parsley mash, chargrilled courgette, oven roasted tomatoes, watercress with a pancetta and shallot jus or

Our vegan roasted sweet potato curry with spinach and chick peas served with basmati rice, mini poppadoms, coconut yogurt and mango chutney

30/08/2021

A truly epic day of catering yesterday for the most incredible couple. Two years after booking. Every caterer should be blessed with a Chloe and Alex. Congratulations from all at team SG 🥂

To start - Our puff pastry tart with oven roasted and sun blushed tomato dressed Mediterranean vegetables and our homemade nut free pesto dressing with local goats cheese

05/08/2021

Don’t think we have ever done a food tasting in August. Sometimes you’ve just got to make it happen 😉

Great tasting session today for a fab couple

*Seared organic free range chicken/ saffron arancini / crispy chicken skin / summer beans / roasted vine tomatoes / white wine cream jus*

05/08/2021

Don’t think we have ever done a food tasting in August. Sometimes you’ve just got to make it happen 😉

Great tasting session today for a fab couple

*Buffalo Mozzarella / Heritage Tomatoes / Italian vinaigrette/ Micro Parsley*

05/08/2021

Don’t think we have ever done a food tasting in August. Sometimes you’ve just got to make it happen 😉

Great tasting session today for a fab couple

*Chicken liver Parfait / Pickled Vegetable Salad / Pear and Fig Chutney*

04/08/2021

🥂 Garden Grazing 🥂
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Thanks for the best local ingredients 🧀
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04/08/2021

Garden 🪴 Parties are in full swing ☀️
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A celebration of life, food & good times!
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Vibrant summer fruit platter
the best strawberries 🍓 in town

04/08/2021

Garden 🪴 Parties are in full swing ☀️
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A celebration of life, food & good times!
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The beginnings of an Eton Mess using only the finest 🍓

04/07/2021

Delighted to cater yesterday for Katie and Alex at Came House - a truly special day after all the restrictions and changes. Our first large wedding back since way back when !

The sun shone, the venue looked stunning and lots of incredible feedback for our food and service. Thank you to our team - front of house and back - for creating a dream team and beautiful food !

20/06/2021

Early start and a very busy Sunday kitchen to get this little beautiful lot of our boxed picnics, grazing platters and gourmet afternoon teas out.
Over 50 boxes of fresh food delivered by 1pm - all baked and prepped from scratch using as many local ingredients and suppliers as we could
Thank you for incredible service and produce for this epic weekend of food
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19/06/2021

Our homemade gooey brownie tower with salted caramel sauce and The New Forest Fruit Co Ltd summer berries

Homemade pavlova filled with Chantilly cream and summer berries

Sliced ripe summer fruits

Perfect puddings for a relaxed garden wedding reception

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19/06/2021

Relaxed intimate garden wedding reception today with incredible food.

Stunning local lobster with garlic butter and homemade aioli (thank you Premier Fish Ltd for your awesome service) and king prawn skewers 🦞 🦐

Beautiful salads to accompany - all cooked outside for the guests to see

Congratulations to our lovely couple and well done to our little team of troopers today 👏🏻

12/06/2021

*NEW* Afternoon Tea selection. Heading out of the kitchen now. Baked from scratch this morning 😉

Featuring three of our new homemade cakes:-

* Chocolate fudge with rich chocolate buttercream and raspberry
* Lemon financier hearts filled with lemon curd and finished with lemon icing and poppy seeds
* Rich traditional fruit tea loaf

Happy Saturday ☀️