catering Archives - Steve James

07/01/201825/01/2018

Butlers in the Buff

Steve James is able to offer a Butlers in the Buff

Are you organising a hen party or a special event? Looking to surprise the hen or your guests! Why not add a Butler in the buff……..or two, to greet guests at the door. They can play party games with you and even make cocktails and pour your drinks. Most importantly they will serve your food! At previous parties they have handed round canapés and served your starter, main and dessert to the table. Before and during the meal they will serve and top up your drinks and then afterwards have even served petit fours with coffee. What more could you want with you delicious food than a hunky waiter in the buff to serve it to you!

Butlers in the Buff

The butlers are the perfect accompaniment to

Hen parties
Birthday parties
Ladies nights
Dinner parties
Baby showers

The butlers are not just available for ladies events they can also help with mixed and same sex/gay events

Same sex/gay stag/hen parties
gay/Same sex dinner parties
Same sex/gay weddings
gay/Same sex anniversaries
same sex/gay birthday parties

And Butlers In The Buff UK has been approved by Pink Weddings the the UK’s first gay wedding company you can find here

We can now offer this with our company and an exclusive menu to Butlers in the Buff Uk and will be released soon so keep watching!

To organise your party please contact us. Email steve@stevejamesltd.com or call 07909651557 and we will be happy to help!

We cover Somerset, Dorset and East Devon. Weymouth, Dorchester, Bridport, Taunton, Lyme Regis, Bridgewater and many other places! If you are unsure if we cover your area then please contact us! We can travel further but travel expenses would need to be covered please contact us to discuss your requirements!

23/11/201723/11/2017

Buffet catering Dorchester

The other day we received this lovely thank you card for a surprise party that we did some Buffet catering Dorchester for Alison. Alison was joined by her friends and family to celebrate her Birthday. We were delighted to help cater a varied buffet of sweet and savoury dishes to suit everyone’s tastes. It is always lovely to get feedback from our clients and this followed the lovely review left by her daughter on our Facebook page as seen below or see the original on Facebook here:

Emma Boyall

We had steve cater for my mum’s 50th birthday party Saturday afternoon. He came round a few hours before the party started and brought with him a whole variety of food. We gave him a few suggestions beforehand but most of it was his idea. Everyone was impressed with what choices were there.

He laid it all out with labels stating what each thing was and if it was suitable for vegetarians, he also prepared things like sandwiches at our house and everything else was also fresh. There were things there to meet everyone’s needs. The spread looked lovely and everyone complimented the food.

There was also plenty there even though we’re all big eaters and we had some left over! Definitely good for money! He also supplied paper plates and wooden cutlery so we didn’t have to worry about a thing. Steve himself was really nice and friendly and professional. Would recommend to anyone and would use him again!

Thank you card for Buffet catering Dorchester

Buffet catering Dorchester We loved the front of the card including the words Moochos Gracias. If you would like to book your own buffet catering then please get in contact with us by email at steve@stevejamesltd.com or via mobile 07909651557

We are also a personal chef and private chef service that covers Somerset and East Devon, Weymouth, Bridport. Yeovil and Puddletown, Poole, Bournemouth, Wimborne and many others.

20/07/201720/07/2017

Autumn Menu 2017

We have just released our Autumn Menu 2017. We have used great local seasonal produce to provide you with the best possible dishes.

Book now to avoid disappointment. Contact us .

Autumn Menu 2017

Canapés

Chicken, Fosseway fleece sheeps cheese, and Somerset cider chorizo in filo pastry

Spiced Kimbers lamb koftas With a tangy Indian herb chutney

Squash, sage and chestnut rolls

Liquorice bread Topped with crème fraiche, radish and hot smoked arctic char from Brown and Forrest

Butternut veloute With toasted pumpkin seed, crème fraiche and pumpkin seed oil

Starters

Capricorn Goats cheese, beetroot and pine nut tart with a rocket and parsley salad

Wild mushroom consommé With mushroom floss, sautéed mushroom, parsley and confit shallots

Roasted tomato soup With basil oil, onion cream, pesto, and rosemary brioche

Whole Lubborn Somerset camembert baked With candied walnuts, rosemary, garlic, toasts for dipping and rocket

Duck salad With orange, charred sweetcorn and watercress and hazelnuts

Mains

Hamish Pork belly with apple puree, braised red cabbage, cider sauce, dauphinoise potatoes

Ruby Red Devon Beef, Palmers 200 ale, stilton and mushroom pie With green beans and crushed new potatoes with an ale sauce

Moroccan braised Kimbers Somerset lamb neck with cumin roasted squash, coriander, hummus dukkah, cauliflower and a spiced lamb sauce

Moroccan cod, salmon and mussel stew with gremolata and garlic toasts

Spinach, squash and mushroom wellington with herby mash, sprouting broccoli and vegetarian gravy

Desserts

Spiced pear tarte tatin With rosemary cream

Apple and mint mille feuille with an apple crisp, and a rosemary infused blackcurrant sauce

Vanilla panna cotta With blackberries, fresh figs and gingernut crumble

White chocolate mousse with bee pollen, sweet dukkah, clementine segments and caramelised white chocolate

local cheese board served with a homemade sweet chilli citrus jelly, homemade caramelised onion chutney, toasted pecans, seasonal fruit and ciabatta croutes

Petit Fours

Chocolate and hazelnut brownies

Blackberry marshmallows

Baklava

Pistachio, white chocolate and almond nougat

Rosewater and raspberry meringue kisses

Price: Per person
3 courses £48

4 courses £54

5 courses £60

Please inform us of any dietary requirements, allergies or intolerances and we can adjust the menu to suit your needs

16/07/201716/07/2017

Hen Party Catering- Beer, Seaton

It has taken a little while to get round to putting this Hen Party Catering on the blog but all pictures have already gone up on our Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram for people to see

On the 24th June 2017 we held a dinner party in Beer, Seaton. It was organised by Sophie for her friends hen party. There was lots of dietary requirements required for this one. Nut free, dairy free, onion free, 3 vegetarians, wheat free and no lamb or goats or cheese.

Hen party catering Menu

Canapés

Butternut squash veloute with oat crème fraiche, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed oil and parsley crisp

Sweet potato and carrot spiced fritter with nut free pesto

Squid ink tapioca crisp with smoked mackerel, beetroot hummus, borage flower and fennel

Caraway crisp topped with tomato chutney, heritage tomatoes, basil and pickled cucumber

Main

Cider marinated pork belly with thyme roasted carrots, green beans, gremolata and cider sauce

Vegetarian Main

Moroccan butternut squash filo pie with hummus, dukkah, harissa spiced yoghurt and broad bean, asparagus and rocket salad

Dessert

Dairy free vanilla panna cotta with a toffee popcorn crumb and a Khalua chocolate sauce

To book us for your hen party please contact us

16/07/201716/07/2017

Wedding spot

You can now find Steve James on wedding spot, to see our listing please follow the link Weddingspot.co.uk

or contact us directly from our website or by phone on 079090651557

wedding spot personal chef

13/06/2017

Dinner party catering

On Sunday evening we did some dinner party catering in Yeovil with four courses for a birthday meal. The menu was as follows:-

Dinner party catering menu

Canapés

Walnut, goats cheese and red onion croissant

Apricots stuffed with blue cheese, wrapped in parma ham and roasted, sprinkled with thyme and drizzled with caramelised honey

Starter

Scallops with radish, apple, fennel, fennel oil, watercress, nigella seed and celeriac puree

Main

Duck breast with red wine sauce, cherries, buckwheat, cherry fluid gel, watercress and crispy duck leg bonbons

Dessert

Vanilla, lemon thyme and raspberry panna cotta with raspberry sorbet and a passion fruit and hibiscus iced tea

07/06/2017

Catering Somerton

Last night we had our third day over at Lytes Cary Manor, catering Somerton, for Nancy Lowe and her friends and family. We needed to create a menu that includes an option that is gluten free, cows milk free, a vegetarian option (can include fish).

The menu is below including pictures of some of the dishes;

Catering Somerton Menu

Starter

Smoked and pickled beetroot, goats cheese and rocket salad

Gin and tonic salmon with fennel, radish, finger and lemon

Main

Duck breasts with mushrooms and a blackberry sauce

Whole roasted sea bass with lemon and capers

served with

Hasselback potatoes, asparagus and roasted squash in rosemary

Desserts

Mango and passion fruit roulade

cherry, honeycomb, almond, dark chocolate parfait

02/06/201702/06/2017

personal chef in Stawley

Last night we had a great evening as a personal chef in Stawley. We cooked a three course meal for birthday celebrations which consisted of four different canapés a main course and two different desserts. They were as follows:-

Personal chef in Stawley Menu

Canapés

Squid ink flat breads

Topped with beetroot hummus smoked mackerel and fennel

Smoked salmon

On melba toast with pea panna cotta and crème fraiche

Parma ham

On bread chips with hazelnut butter and sage

Braised Lamb neck spring rolls

with hoisin dipping sauce

Main

Beef

with asparagus, cauliflower puree, sprouting broccoli, crispy slices of new potatoes, pale ale sauce

Dessert

Raspberry, rosemary and vanilla tart

with a rosewater syrup

Black sesame meringue

Yuzu curd white chocolate and roasted apricots

To book your own evening please contact us

23/05/201723/05/2017

Summer Menu 2017

Today we have released our Summer Menu 2017 on our Menu page. We have great local seasonal produce being displayed throughout our menu.

Summer Menu 2017

Canapes

Spicy gazpacho

Watermelon with crab mayonnaise and basil

Duck, beetroot, grapefruit, parsley

Starters

Salmon and cheddar tart

with a rocket and coriander salad

Mozzarella

pea, basil, lemon and olive oil

Picnic on a plate

goats cheese and bacon tartlet with tomato jam, hot smoked salmon with a lemon and dill cream, cheddar quiche with red onion relish

Mains

Mackerel

with beetroot, horseradish, watercress and apple

Griddled pork belly

with fennel, pea, spring onion and parsley salsa

Lemon garlic and parsley spatchcock chicken

with a pancetta, summer vegetable and new potato salad

Mussels

with pancetta, fennel and white wine, parsley with garlic croutes

Layered roast summer courgette, tomato and aubergine tart

with lambs lettuce and pea salad

Desserts

Rum and vanilla caramelised pineapple

with a bee pollen, basil, coriander, mint and pistachio pesto and mascarpone cream

Lemon meringue pie

with basil syrup

Vanilla panna cotta

with summer berries

Mini pavlova

with sea buckthorn curd and fresh fruit

Strawberry jelly

with lime curd, elderflower sauce, crème fraiche and berries

Petit Fours

Quindim

Mini Raspberry pie

Passionfruit mousse

with watermelon salsa

Raspberry and white chocolate marshmallow

Cardamom, orange and honey macerated strawberries

Price: Per person

3 courses £48

4 courses £54

5 courses £60

Please inform us of any dietary requirements, allergies or intolerances and we can adjust the menu to suit your needs

We are a caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Abbas Combe. Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil. If you would like to know if we cover your area please get in touch and we would be happy to discuss this with you.

Caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset. This includes Bridgewater, cheddar, Yeovilton crewkerne, Templecombe, Taunton. Wellington, Wincanton, Abbotsbury, Cerne Abbas, Portland, Shaftesbury. Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Swanage, Wareham

27/03/2017

Weymouth hen party

On Saturday evening we hosted a dinner party for a Weymouth hen party. This was located right on the esplanade with a beautiful ocean view. Hattie and was organising a special meal for the bride to be and contacted us a little while ago to put together a menu for this evening. After discussing requirements and looking through our menus we came down to final choices. We decided on a three course meal to suit the 13 of them. The Menu was as follows:-

Weymouth hen party Menu

Starter

Goats cheese custard and beetroot

Pickled beetroot, beetroot parcels filled with smoked goats cheese custard. roast hazelnuts, hazelnut crumb. goats cheese custard. goats cheese. lemon and rapeseed oil dressed rocket and beet leaves

Main

Beef cheek

24 hour braised beef cheek with cauliflower purée, crispy potato slices. asparagus. sprouting broccoli and a pale ale sauce

Dessert

Pomegranate and vanilla cheesecake

Pomegranate and vanilla cheesecake with a biscuit and honeycomb crumb with edible gold leaf.

Caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset. This includes Weymouth. Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis. Also Weston, Bridgewater, cheddar, crewkerne, Templecombe, Taunton. Wellington, Wincanton, Abbotsbury, Cerne Abbas, Portland, Shaftesbury. Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Swanage, Wareham and Yeovil.