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Sophie

12 Days of Christmas… Red Anywhere Style!

13/12/11 in General, News by | No Comments Comments

 

On the first day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
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On the second day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
Turkey Crowns 12 Days of Christmas... Red Anywhere Style!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On the third day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
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On the fourth day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
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On the Fifth day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
Homemade Puds 300x224 12 Days of Christmas... Red Anywhere Style!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On the Sixth day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Six Staff a-Serving, 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
 
On the Seventh day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Seven Guests a-swaying, 
Six Staff a-Serving, 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
 
On the Eighth day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Eight Stoves a-Burning, 
Seven Guests a-swaying, 
Six Staff a-Serving, 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
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On the ninth day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Nine Timers Peeping, 
Eight Stoves a-Burning, 
Seven Guests a-swaying, 
Six Staff a-Serving, 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile form all our Staff! 
Timers 12 Days of Christmas... Red Anywhere Style!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On the tenth day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Ten Chefs a-Chopping,  
Nine Timers Peeping, 
Eight Stoves a-Burning, 
Seven Guests a-swaying, 
Six Staff a-Serving, 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile form all our Staff! 
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On the eleventh day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Eleven Mixers Mixing, 
Ten Chefs a-Chopping,  
Nine Timers Peeping, 
Eight Stoves a-Burning, 
Seven Guests a-swaying, 
Six Staff a-Serving, 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
 
On the twelfth day of Christmas, 
Red Anywhere sent to me 
Twelve Porters Peeling, 
Eleven Mixers Mixing, 
Ten Chefs a-Chopping,  
Nine Timers Peeping, 
Eight Stoves a-Burning, 
Seven Guests a-swaying, 
Six Staff a-Serving, 
Five Homemade Puds, 
Four Grazing Bowls, 
Three French Wines, 
Two Turkey Crowns, 
And a Big Smile from all of our Staff! 
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Sophie

Great South East Care Awards 2011

29/11/11 in General, News by | No Comments Comments

 

Following on from Laura’s blog last week, I thought I’d let you know how the Care Awards event at the Brighton Dome transpired…
 
As we arrived, the autumn sun beat down and the team had begun unloading the vans, so us girls swiftly slipped past avoiding too much heavy lifting. The Corn Exchange was a sight, there were precariously placed ladders, wires littering the floor and an assortment of tables and chairs strewn in amongst the chaos. Positively Laura chirped ‘Ok, Ladies, Gents. Let’s get to work!’ and so we did. Folding napkins and neatly laying cutlery, straightening tables and chairs allocating numbers and aligning salt and pepper mills, 3 hours later the room was complete.  We retreated to the changing rooms with bleary eyes and aching backs and awaited the arrival of fresh feet. 

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Once the full team was with us we rapidly changed and Laura set to work explaining the plan of attack (it could only be described as an attack with 431 hungry mouths to feed!), we split the staff into 2 teams and allocated jobs asking them to distribute themselves along the sides of the venue. The curtains were pulled back and the guests were able to view the room in all its glory. They meandered through the room finding their seats, greeting colleagues and friends along the way. When finally all had taken their seats we were off. Each team had 220 guest to feed and only 2 hours to do it. 

 
We served starters, table by table, moving seamlessly throughout the room, with our supervisors managing any dietary requirements as we went. 15 minutes later Laura and I emerged from either end of the room beaming. No rest for the wicked though, as we were straight onto clearing, sliding through any gap we could find to remove every empty plate. 

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Another 15 minutes passed and it seemed all was going well. Starter had been served and cleared and we were just waiting on the sign from the kitchen that they were happy for mains to be served. The signal came and the staff set to work. 20 minutes later and the mains had all been served so again we were back to clearing. 

 
Once every plate, bread board and salt and pepper mill had been removed from the tables the staff were ready to begin dessert service. They glided through the room and presented each guest with a delicious end to the meal. 
 
After the coffee was served all the staff retired to the kitchen for a rest and some food as the guests settled into their seats pleasantly full to watch the award ceremony. 
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All in all a brilliant event!
Sophie

Once upon a time….in a castle in Sussex…

18/11/11 in General, News by | 1 Comment Comments

 

Once Upon a time, in a land not so far away, was a catering company called Red Anywhere. As a small little business Red worked quietly away creating beautiful events for all their clients. One day Red received an invite to work at a magical castle. They hurriedly replied and began to prepare all their best dishes to impress them. 
 
Before they knew it the day had arrived. As the sun began to set Red found themselves stood at the castle gates, as they slowly entered they were in awe of what surrounded them. 
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It was a cold autumn evening, and the wind howled through the grounds. Excitedly Red whipped into action, the linen drifted neatly over tables and glasses tinkled as they lined up before their eyes. The whistle and pop of champagne bottles filled the air as slowly the glasses filled and glistened, enticing all who looked at them. 

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When the clock struck nine the castle came alive. Guests in beautiful attire floated into the great hall and were immediately drawn towards the glistening glasses. The room filling, Red began to circulate, maintaining every guest’s full glass. 

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A wonderful aroma met the guests as Red presented platters of canapés to all. The canapés glided to each guest encouraging them to try all varieties. Red continued with confidence creating beautiful combinations for all the wonderful guests. 
 
As the evening drew to a close and it seemed all were impressed, Red left with a smile for some well deserved rest! 
 
 
The celebration was to mark the bicentenary birth of the founder of Lancing College, here in Sussex. Both students and Faculty worked together on the production of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ this was the Gala performance and was attended by many VIP’s one of whom was Sir Tim Rice a former pupil at Lancing College. 
 
Red Catered for 300 guests, which included the cast, faculty, parents and VIP’s. They received a selection of savoury and sweet canapés and a continuous flow of champagne along with exceptional service throughout the event.
 

 

Sophie

November & December… Quiet Huh?

04/11/11 in General, News by | No Comments Comments

 

Red’s staff usually look forward to a little down time over the winter months as the hustle and bustle of the wedding season winds down, but this year it seems it’s going to be ‘all go’ until Christmas! 
 
Over the next seven weeks we have 13 events which include 5 HUGE Corporate Events, a Master Chef Dinner, 3 Weddings & 4 Christmas Parties. 
 
We will be travelling all round West Sussex, Portsmouth and Eastbourne delivering magical events to all. (RED are the catering equivalent of Santa we will have you know!)
 
All of these bookings can only mean one thing… Our clients have been excitedly telling all who will listen how fabulous our food and service is. 
 
We are all really looking forward to a busy Winter and a record breaking 2012! 
 
 
peter

Top 10 Ways to Catering Bliss

27/05/10 in General by | No Comments Comments

One of the most stressful occasions in life, apart from moving house or having a child, can be organizing an event with catering. Nobody wants to be remembered for being the organiser of a wedding event, or a corporate engagement that falls spectacularly on its face because the catering was a disaster! I have experienced both success and failure, and have tried to list methods of making the process as comfortable as possible.

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Dan Clarke

Arundel Sparkle Ball – 9 Days Notice, 300 Guests, No Problem!

01/04/10 in General by | No Comments Comments

Two weeks ago I got a call from a lady asking if were available on the 26th March… I replied, for 2011, she replied know in 9 days time. I assumed that it would be a private dinner for 16 and perhaps the lady had been on our website looking for a Master Chef Experience…. How wrong was I?

I asked for how many guests… the lady replied 250-300 at that point I nearly fell off my chair… I said 250-300! In 9 days time! What has happened? Basically the previous caterers decided to pull out and the committee were frantically calling around to see if anyone could for-fill the event… Of course I said in a very calm manner we can do that, No problem… behind the scenes I was thinking of Staffing, Menu, Logistics etc etc but when you have a good team around you and the resources to pull something together like this in such a short space of time you get a real buzz….

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