National Yorkie Pud Day, Tithe Barn and Vanishing Eyebrows !
It’s wonderfully cold and its February, dreaded January is behind us and we are looking forward to a very busy year.
One of our favourites venues the Tithe barn in Ditcham ( www.tithe-barn.co.uk_) held their open day on Saturday. We met with lots of potential bride and grooms. If you missed this do not worry if you want a quote for your Big Day please feel free to drop me a line or e mail and we will get one organised...
Thursday 2nd February 2012 - Read More
Tithe Barn Open Day
This Saturday ( 28th January) we are at the Tithe Barn Open day from 9.00am. This is without doubt my favourite venue. It’s an amazing barn surrounded by rolling countryside and we feel very privileged to be one of the preferred suppliers here. Last year we catered for over 30 weddings at the barn so we really know how things work here.
If you decide to book this amazing venue one of the vanilla directors or senior managers will be...
Monday 23rd January 2012 - Read More
January Jollies
Its January again, no need to get down as there are lots of things to look forward too.
Here at Vanilla we are busy preparing for the new year, buying new catering equipment for our ever expanding kitchens, a new van will also be added to our fleet, any suggestions for a name will be greatly appreciated, so far we have Eric, Terrance, Josephine and Horatio, me thinks the ladies are outnumbered here so please send in suggestions.
We have...
Monday 9th January 2012 - Read More
Happy 2012
Happy 2012 to everyone.
Let's hope its a great year for us all. A proper blog will follow next week with all our news.......
Sally and team Vanilla
Saturday 31st December 2011 - Read More
Another Year Over !
It’s nearly the end of another fantastic year for the Vanilla team.
As 2011 passes we reflect on all the great weddings we have catered for this year. Many many thanks to all the couples who chose us to be part of their big day. We have catered in some fantastic venues for some great couples. From historic Winchester Guildhall to the Tithe Barn, The Cass Sculpture Centre and a field full of cow pats ( thanks Tony and Rachel,...
Wednesday 21st December 2011 - Read More
Isle of Wight Biltong
Just over a month to go until Xmas and we have our first Xmas party next week.
Things have been busy in the Vanilla kitchens as our Xmas creations are tested and more importantly tasted.
However, even though Xmas is round the corner we are still catering for weddings. This weekend we see Sven and Beccy tie the knot at Hill Place in Swanmore. They are having a wonderful having a 5 course meal with Venison as the main course and...
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - Read More
The Inclusive Collection
It's 1 November today and it is 18 degrees outside, its hard to think of Christmas parties when the weather is so good, however we are holding a series of Xmas party nights at Winchester Guildhall this year. The Package costs £48.50 and includes a three course menu, half a bottle of wine, table novelties, and DJ until 1.00am.
Of course you don’t have to book the Guildhall to sample our amazing food we will cater in any venue on...
Tuesday 1st November 2011 - Read More
Christmas with Vanilla
It's not too late to book your Christmas party and this year we are very pleased to tell you we are holding a series of party nights at the wonderful refurbished Winchester Guildhall. If you party is large (up to 300) or small (minimum numbers of 10). We can ensure you have a cool yule with our package as below:
Celebrate in Style with us, we were a 2011 finalst for Hampshire Small Business of the year and booking with us supports...
Thursday 29th September 2011 - Read More
Gearing up for a busy weekend !
It’s all very busy in the kitchen today as we wind ourselves up for one of the busiest weekends of the year.
Tomorrow we are at the Tithe Barn to see Paul and Ruth celebrate their big day with a multi choice menu,
Tomorrow evening aslo sees the team at Fort Nelson for the opening of the redeveloped Armouries Museum. We are cooking up a fantastic range of canapes all sourced from local producers. Gun firing will announce the start...
Thursday 22nd September 2011 - Read More
Bespoke Trios !
It’s a new academic year and wedding season is continuing. Last week we were at our old favourite the Tithe Barn to celebrate the wedding of Vicky and Josh.
Vicky and Josh had their own personal wedding planner, in the form of Carole, Vicky’s mum who really was an absolute delight to deal with and I think she should change her career and do this professionally.
Luckily it was a fine sunny day and Vicky looked amazing. I have also...
Thursday 15th September 2011 - Read More
Tipi, UGG Boots and a Venetian Carnival
Question, what’s the connection between a Tipi, bespoke UGG boots and a farmers field full of cow pats ?
Answer: Tony and Rachel’s wonderful wedding on Sunday at Durley.
Tony and Rachel came to see me earlier this year, they wanted to have their wedding breakfast in a farmers field in Durley, no water, no power …..lot’s of cows and cow pats …..was it possible ? not only that, Tony works in London opposite the famous St Johns restaurant in...
Thursday 1st September 2011 - Read More
Catering for Hollywood Actors
Another Cowes week over, lots of early starts for the Vanilla team ensuring those race boats got their food on time before they slipped lines and battled their way around the Solent.
We had the honour of catering for celebrities crewing in the fifth edition of the Artemis Challenge .It was a near record-breaking day out for Ewan McGregor, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham, who joined world class skippers for the 50-mile sprint around the Isle of Wight.
Hollywood...
Thursday 18th August 2011 - Read More
New Venue- Chawton House Library
It’s August
Where has the last month gone. Hampshire Fare excelled themselves this year by organising a whole range of amazing foody things including our own delicious dessert classes. We ran these on three evenings and each evening we were fully booked.
Here are a few of the wonderful comments we received from participants;
Thank you very much for giving us (Camilla and me) such a great evening last Tuesday. We really enjoyed making the raspberry roulade, tasting all the...
Friday 5th August 2011 - Read More
Cowes Week Beckons !
It’s July
Hampshire Fares glorious Food month. Our delicious dessert classes are fully booked so I am afraid if you have not already booked you will have to wait until next year !
There are all sorts of wonderful events across Hampshire this month. I went along to Setley Ridge Vineyard and had a wonderful evening of wine tasting and eating local produce We had an amazing array of food prepared for us by Mange Tout catering. We dined amongst...
Wednesday 13th July 2011 - Read More
3 weeks, 15 weddings 2 parties and one prom !
Hi All
It’s two weeks since I have managed to get around to writing my blog. In the last two weeks we have catered for the marriages of Joanne and Chris, Nigel and Sophie, Louise and Steve, Claire and Alex, Nicola and Alex, Ellen and Ricky, Katy and Stuart, Nathan and Vic, Grant and Laura and Vicky and Steve. As a result of this we have donated over £300 pounds to the ellen macarthur cancer trust.
The venues we have...
Friday 1st July 2011 - Read More
Catering for Record Breakers !
Hi All
It’s a rainy Sunday day and I am recovering from a very busy couple of days so what better way to relax than let you have all the latest Vanilla News.
Last weekend we had the great privilege of catering for Dan and Amelia at the Tithe barn in Ditcham.
It was a glorious sunny day with the temperatures reaching the high 20s which was wonderful as Dan and Amelia are a very special couple who deserved to have...
Sunday 12th June 2011 - Read More
Christmas at Winchester Guildhall
Its busy busy. so busy I have not had time to tell you all about the weddings we catered for last weekend, but just wanted you all to know we are still here getting ready for a weekend of serving over 700 meals so I will do a double blog next week with all our news.
One quick thing to let you knwo though is that we will be catering for Xmas parties at Winchester Guildhall for three nights in December so...
Thursday 9th June 2011 - Read More
Shortlisted for Hampshire Small Business of the Year 2011
We have had a very busy bank holiday weekend here at Vanilla.It started with a bang on Friday for the wedding of Nicola and Alec at our old favorite the Tithe Barn. Saturday saw us there again for Charlotte and Jamie to tie the knot and we also catered for Charlotte and Will at a private marquee in Liphook. Two Charlottes in one day !
Charlotte and Will had an amazing marquee in Charlottes parents garden. On arrival the guests...
Monday 30th May 2011 - Read More
Hampshire Food Festival
The crazy wedding season has now started and we are all very excited here at Vanilla , the adrenaline is running, Borris and Thomas our combi oven are full steam ahead, basting , grilling and roasting constantly.
This Saturday we have four major events to cater for in locations spanning from Chichester, to Winchester and closer to home at Netley. We have everything from a three course sit down, a hog roast and an afternoon tea. That is the beauty...
Wednesday 18th May 2011 - Read More
Spring Lamb and Wedding Fever
Royal wedding fever hit the UK last week. Hope it’s inspired lots of you to take the plunge and tie the knot.
We had our own weddings to cater for so there was no sitting in front of the TV for us for us all at Vanilla. Saturday saw Tania and Steve take their vows at Farbrige barn near Chichester. Farbridge is an absolutely fantastic venue, with views of the rolling countryside. This time of year it’s even better as...
Tuesday 3rd May 2011 - Read More
Vanilla & the ellen macarthur cancer trust
It’s the start of a new financial year so a new year and a new charity. Last year for every wedding or three course corporate event we catered for we donated 20p per head to our Frank Water (www.frankwater.com). Every Pound we raised for Frank Water Projects gave one person access to clean water for life, hopefully we made a little difference and we will continue to support them by buying their bottled water.
This year we have picked a...
Friday 15th April 2011 - Read More
The Rural Oscars, Wellies or Stillettos ?
British Summer time is upon us, the days get longer and my free time gets shorter….
The wedding season is in full swing. Last weekend we had a wedding at Hill Place in Swanmore (www.hillplace.co.uk). Hill place is a lovely venue which has only been up and running a year but already we have done lots of weddings there and we have many more booked. The owners, Will and Becks, have created a great wedding venue, in fact you can see...
Tuesday 29th March 2011 - Read More
The Lost Blog !
How wierd my last Blog that I posted on 18th March I seem not to have posted , so here it is , another one to follow later today, two blogs in one day how lucky is that .........
The week has flown by again. Last week we were at Farbridge barn ( www.farbridge.org.uk) For Nick and Laura’s big day. This was our pie wedding which was very appropriate as last week it was National Pie week. The pies...
Tuesday 29th March 2011 - Read More
Hamphire Fare Anniversary Party
The last 10 days have flown by, Last week we were at the Tithe barn to see Abi and Mark tie the knot with 150 of their friends and family. It was a great day, 36 children were amongst the guests so it was a very active day, clowns entertained the children so we could get on and do what we are best at which is providing top quality food.
Talking of which the Hampshire Fare 20th anniversary party we...
Saturday 26th February 2011 - Read More
Aphrodisiacs
Half way through February and the wedding season is in full swing, it starts earlier every year.
Our wedding last week at the Explosion went with a bang, a good time was had by all and thankfully the only spirits we encountered were the ones we were selling at the bar !
This week we are back at my favourite the Tithe barn to see Abi and Mark tie the knot with 150 of their friends and family.
Next...
Monday 14th February 2011 - Read More
Haunted Wedding Venues and Betty's Yorkshire puds !
January has passed us by and the wedding season is starting earlier and earlier. This week we have our first wedding of 2011. Bronwen and Will will be tying the knot at the Explosion museum in Gosport. The museum really is a quirky venue in which to hold your wedding, they have a civil liscence so you can also get married there, mind you there are rumours that the venue is haunted !
The museum holds ghost tours which involves a twilight-guided...
Monday 31st January 2011 - Read More
Burns night Supper
January is nearly over. Here at Vanilla we have been busy trialing and sampling our new menus, its a tough job eating delicious food all day but we are managing quite nicely and soon we will upload the menus and get our lovely photographer Al to come down and photograph our new creations so you can all have a look at them.
The week it's Burns night so I hope you will all be partaking in a wee portion of...
Friday 21st January 2011 - Read More
2011 - The things to come
It’s 2011, Happy New Year to all of our customers old and New.
As an aside did you know ?
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
Forests cover 31% of the total land area, the livelihood of 1.6 billion people depend on forests and forest are home to 300 million people around the world.
Forests are also...
Friday 7th January 2011 - Read More
Happy New Year 2011
Hi
Just a quick note to wish you all a very Happy New Year.
I will report soon with news of our new menus and all the prestigious venues we will be catering in this year but until then enjoy the rest of the bank holiday !
Speak soon
Sally and the team
Sunday 2nd January 2011 - Read More
Masquerade Ball
It’s nearly Xmas, here at Vanilla things are winding down after a very busy party season.
Since my last blog we have spent a lot of time at Winchester Guildall, we have caterered there the last three Fridays in a row. We were privileged to cater for The Mayors of Winchester (Cllr Richard Izards ) charity ball . The three charities to benefit from his fund raising were:
Help for the heroes ( www.helpfortheheroes.org.uk), The Joe Glover Trust (...
Monday 20th December 2010 - Read More
Haggis
December arrived with a bang hope you were not all too snowed in, here in the marina it was a winter wonderland, luckily I can walk to work so the Vanilla wheel carried on turning and we managed to fulfill all our commitments for another busy weekend.
Since my last blog Rory and Fiona tied the knot at the Tithe barn, as they are both from Scotland they requested a starter containing Haggis. Our chefs were put to the test...
Tuesday 7th December 2010 - Read More
Beef Wellington or Shiny Boots !
Another weekend is nearly upon us and I haven’t even had time to tell you about the wedding we catered for last week at Rotherwick.
Clare and Tom picked a lovely menu, one of my favourites of the year so I detail this below so you can all see what you missed out on.
Starter
Crab and Prawn salad with a citrus dressing
Main Course
Individual Beef Wellington with a red wine and Thyme Jus
Or
Loin of Monk Fish...
Thursday 25th November 2010 - Read More
The Royal Wedding and Bronze Turkey's !
The Royal Wedding has been announced and we eagerly await news of who the caterers will be, unfortunately we are very busy next year so if we get the call we may not be available………….
Last week we catered for Jen and Paul's Big Day at Farbridge which is near Chichester (www.farbridge.org.uk) This is a great barn and not only is it a wonderful venue but they have 10 rooms so some of your wedding guests can stay the night...
Wednesday 17th November 2010 - Read More
Complimentary Mulled Wine or Glogg ?
Th Clocks have gone back summer is now officially over so now is the time to sort out your Xmas party.
Here at Vanilla we work in many great venues around the area and there are still some dates when we are available. Great winter venues include the Explosion Museum in Gosport, the Tithe Barn near Petersfield and of course your own homes. We are happy to cater for you in your own home, we will bring our professional chefs and...
Sunday 7th November 2010 - Read More
Early Morning Mushroom Foraging !
British summer time ends next week but here at Vanilla we are still busy catering for weddings and parties. Last week we were at the Tithe Barn to see Rebecca and Tom tie the knot with 120 of their friends and family. It was a lovely autumnal day and we could not have wished for a more perfect day.
Dan our sous chef headed off to the biggest food festival of the year on Wednesday , the Salone del Gusto,...
Monday 25th October 2010 - Read More
Salone del Gusto
Its October, sorry about the lag of blog but I have had ten days away. It was nice to get away to some sun as the last weekend I worked summer was truly over with rain rain and more rain however it did not dampen our spirits as we catered for Helen and Steve, Rosie and Nick and Caroline and Rubens special days. Helen and Steve tied the knot at our old favorite the Tithe Bran in Ditcham. This is...
Friday 15th October 2010 - Read More
Trafalgar Park and the New Guildhall Kitchens !
Autumn is upon us but the weddings are still in full flow. Last weekend we had the privilege of catering for Caroline and Matthews wedding at Trafalgar Park (www.trafalgarpark.com) this is a wonderful venue near Salisbury with views of the rolling countryside and the river Avon
As an aside did you know ?
Trafalgar Park was originally known as Standlynch Park when it was built for Sir Peter Vandeput in 1733 to designs by John James of Greenwich. In...
Wednesday 29th September 2010 - Read More
Barra and Chips ?
The summer is drawing to a close but we are still very busy with weddings. The last couple of weeks we have seen Zoe and Chris and Craig and Nicola tie the knot at the Tithe Barn near Petersfield. Nina and simon had their party at a private address in the New Forest and Katherine and Newton celebrated their day in Bishops Waltham. When Craig and Nicky came to see me a year ago about their wedding they wanted a...
Monday 20th September 2010 - Read More
Venturing overseas
Last week we are ventured overseas to the Isle of Wight where we are catered for Flo and Aaron.
This is the first time the Vanilla team have catered for a wedding on the Island and it was indeed a great day. The private barn that Aaron and Flo had booked was a great fun filled venue. They had a very informal blessing with all the guests seated on bales of hay. Drinks and canapes were served in the stable...
Wednesday 8th September 2010 - Read More
Bands and Bees !
Hard to believe it is September already, soon the nights will be drawing in and before you know it will be Xmas !
Last weekend saw Laura and Jack, Alexandra and Rob, Clare and Warren and Andrew and Jennifer making the big leap into marriage and using our services for their catering.
Setley Ridge Vineyard was the setting for Laura and Jack, It was a gloriously sunny day in the New Forest and this was a great venue with the...
Friday 3rd September 2010 - Read More
Smoked Trout from the River Nidd
The past two weeks have been extremely busy here at Vanilla, the wedding season really is in full swing. We have catered for weddings at the Tithe Barn, Bradgate Manor, Houghton Lodge and in numerous private residences. If you need any information on any of these great venues we work at please do not hesitate to contact me.
We have had every manor of wedding from four course extravaganzas, to afternoon teas, to hog roast and barbecues. The English weather...
Monday 23rd August 2010 - Read More
Too busy to blog !
It’s a very busy time for us at Vanilla at the moment so no time to write a full blog this week.
However all went well with our five weddings last weekend, even the huge downpour at Bradgate manor where Nicky and Darren were getting married did not spoil the festivities, mind you Dan, one of our wonderful chefs who is originally from Australia, was not happy as just as he was about to begin the barbecue the heavens opened !!
...Wednesday 18th August 2010 - Read More
Lobster, Deer and entertainers galore !
Not only was it Cowes week last week but we had 6 weddings and a large party to cater for .
Whilst the spinnakers were flying across the solent the Vanilla team were busy creating various delights for our diverse mix of customers.
Cowes week is always a biggie for Vanilla and the lack of a corporate sponsorship for this famous event did nothing to dampen the spirits this year. Once again the anonymous donor paid for the fireworks display...
Monday 9th August 2010 - Read More
Cowes week
Hi folks,
We are gearing up for a super busy weekend so just a quickie to say Good Luck to Erica and Mike who are having a reception in a marquee in the New Forest, Leanne and Brett at Southsea castle, Kelly and Dudley at Houghton Lodge, Christabel and Jamie at Horsebridge Road station, Matt and Nikki at the Tithe barn and Mark and Sarah at the Tithe ….whew . I will report back with details of all the glorious...
Wednesday 4th August 2010 - Read More
Canapes Galore
At our last master class on Tuesday we had lots of budding chefs emerging from the woodwork. I have a picture of Sophie from Hampshire fare with her creation which I will uploaod shortly.The classes were extremely successful and we may run some in the autumn so if you are interested drop me a line and I can get some dates organized
This weekend saw Felicity and Alexander, Rosey and Gerry and Keiley and Adam all celebrating their weddings with...
Monday 26th July 2010 - Read More
Castles, Guildhalls and Ghosts !
July is in full swing and the master classes we have held have proved to be a huge success, We will definitely be holding something similar next year, here’s another thank you note we received today.
Dear Li and her “A” team
We would like to thank you for a very enjoyable and interesting cookery evening on the 13th July. It was extremely good value for money – apron and delicious desserts as well as a wealth of tips. It...
Monday 19th July 2010 - Read More
Tree Houses and Delicious Desserts !
We have had another busy weekend here at vanilla.
The week commenced with our first Delicious Desserts Masterclasses where our team of professional chefs demonstrated how to make our bespoke desserts at home. It was a roaring success and below is an e mail we received the day after from a couple of satisfied customers
Katy and I just wanted to say a BIG THANKYOU for last night's masterclass. We had a lot of fun and your staff were absolutely lovely-...
Wednesday 14th July 2010 - Read More
Hampshire Food Festival begins
It’s July, the month of Hampshire Fares 10th food festival. Have a look at their website www.hampshirefare.co.uk to see what foodie events you can participate in.
Here at Vanilla we are holding Delicious Desserts masterclasses where our team of professional chefs will show you how to make our bespoke desserts at home. However if you have not already booked your place I am afraid it is too late as they are all fully booked, next year remember to book...
Monday 5th July 2010 - Read More
Our busiest weekend to date
Sorry about the delay in my blog this week we have just been so busy it has taken me until now to catch up with things ! It was a very very busy weekend with four weddings and a corporate party to cater for.
Kate and Kevin and Kate and Phil held their wedding receptions in marquees and what a weekend it was for a marquee wedding, nothing but sunhine who said that we never have a summer here,...
Wednesday 30th June 2010 - Read More
2000 canapes on one fine day !
Summer has finally arrived and it was a glorious weekend for the four weddings we catered for.
Once again we were at the Tithe with three weddings in a row, Nina and Gary, Nick and Laura and Emma and Gavin all chose this spectacular venue. Anna and Jenn, had their reception in a marquee in deepest Hampshire.
Over the weekend we made over 2000 fresh canapes for our weddings, stuffed 170 chicken breasts, made 400 fantastic bespoke desserts, and baked...
Tuesday 22nd June 2010 - Read More
Cocktails, Hog Roasts and Xmas approaching !
Another fun packed week here for the Vanilla team. Yes you guessed it, once again we were at the Tithe Barn for Jenny and Tom to celebrate their special day.
The sun was out, the shades were on and Cosmopolitan cocktails were served on the lawn along with a host of delicious canapes including freshly perepared sushi.
It did not take long for the cocktails to get the guests in the party mood the starters of either chicken sate...
Tuesday 15th June 2010 - Read More
Triple Whammy at the Tithe Barn,
We have had an extremely busy week this week with five (yes thats right five !) happy couples using Vanilla as their caterers. It was a triple whammy at the Tithe Barn where we catered for three weddings in a row . Thursday for Lyndsey & Tim, Friday, Suzannah & Andy and Saturday Rachel & Andy.
As an aside did you know ?
A tithe barn was a type of barn used in much of northern Sunday 6th June 2010 - Read More
Pie and Mash Rules !
Another busy week for us here at Vanilla. Congratulations to Janet and Niall who had their reception at the Tithe barn, Tim and Anna at Sorbeton and Karl and Helen at Winlsowe House.
The rain managed to stay away for janet and Niall’s big day at the Tithe barn. It was a wonderful social day, their guests shared antipasto platters with delicious freshly made foccacia with flour from Bursledon Windmill.
For the main course they had pie and mash !, We...
Sunday 30th May 2010 - Read More
Red Caviar, Duck breasts and Li in her whites !
What a Glorious sunny weekend it was. We could not have wished for better weather to cater for Henry and Elena and Mike and Jenn’s Big day’s
A marquee in the picturesque New forest was the setting for Henry and Elena .
The guests were treated to canapés on the lawn including Red Caviar , especially brought in from Russia
As an aside did you know ?
Caviar,is a luxury delicacy, consisting of processed, salted, non-fertilized...
Monday 24th May 2010 - Read More
Zulu Dancers, Beef Wellington and Good Luck to Li and Gill
We have had a very busy week catering for four weddings this week each one very different.
Congratulations to Louise and Georgios, Sharyn and Mark, Samantha and Luke, and Lizzie and Paul who all celebrated their marriages this week.
Once again we were at the Tithe Barn in Ditcham, this was the venue for Sharyn and Mark. A great day was had by all, the sun made a rare appearance. Zulu dancers performed for the guests and an absolutely amazing...
Sunday 16th May 2010 - Read More
Jazz Bands, Yorkshire Puddings and Submarines !
Two weddings and a private dinner kept Vanilla busy this weekend
Congratulations to Sam and Chris, and Bill and Anna who tied the knot yesterday.
Sam and Chris
Once again we were at the beautiful Tithe Barn in Ditcham with Sam and Chris. We had to adopt indoor weather mode as it was a grey day outside but this did not detract from a fabulous day of fun and fine food. A Jazz band entertained us during the drinks...
Sunday 9th May 2010 - Read More
Plantain Crips, Key Lime Pie and a Hog Roast !
It was a busy May Bank holiday weekend for us at Vanilla. The weather may not have been great but the food shone at the three weddings we were catering for.
Congratulations to Nick and Shona, Lauren and Tim and Gem and Chris who all got married this weekend.
Saturday saw Lauren and Tim feasting upon Honey Roast Duck Breast with a Plantain Crisp followed by a Stuffed Chicken Breast and a delicious Tiramasu with a Pecan Biscotti. The reception...
Monday 3rd May 2010 - Read More
Hampshire Food Festival
Vanilla are pleased to announce we will be holding Delicious Desserts Master Classes in early July.
Learn how to cook amazing desserts for your dinner parties with our professional chefs.
The courses will run on Tuesday 6th and Tuesday 13th July from 17:00 – 20:00, Booking is essential. £12 for adults and £10 for friends of Hampshire fare.
To book please call our mainline, places are limited so early booking is advisable.
Hampshire Food festival is a month long showcase...
Tuesday 13th April 2010 - Read More
April News
April is upon us and the wedding season is now in full swing. Congratulations to Nick and Helen and Emily and Alex who got married at the weekend, thankfully the rain managed not to spoil their days .
We look forward to an exciting month as we get into full swing in our busy kitchen. The team is nearly up to full strength again, we have lots of last years staff members returning for another summer and a few...
Wednesday 7th April 2010 - Read More
Winchester Guildhall Preferred Supplier
We are delighted to announce that we have been invited to become a member of Winchester Guildhall's preferred supplier list.
2010 is a very exciting year for the Guildhall as £3.2m is being spent on a major refurbishment programme.
If you would like to hold a corporate event or your wedding at this historic venue please contact us for further details .
Sally and the team
Wednesday 31st March 2010 - Read More
Perfect Picnic with Radio Solent
If you want to know how to produce the perfect picnic, listen to what I had to say on Radio Solent this morning.
Follow this link to the Sally Taylor Show and move forward to 2 hours, 5 minutes and 30 seconds !
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p006zs9v/Sally_Taylor_27_03_2010/
Saturday 27th March 2010 - Read More
March News
Its has been a busy couple of weeks at Vanilla. Our new premises in Swanwick Marina were officially opened with a canape and champagne party, hopefully you saw our photographs in the paper.
We were featured in the Daily Echo’s eat local campaign and congratulations to Mrs Perry from Hedge End who won our deluxe Hamper packed full of home made Hampshire goodies.
In this months Hampshire Society we have a small article about our wedding catering have a look on p...
Thursday 25th March 2010 - Read More
Wedding Shows
If you have recently met us at one of the wedding shows we have attended please feel free to contact us for further information or a provisional quote.
Our next wedding show is on April 17th at Swanmore e mail us for futher details
Sunday 7th March 2010 - Read More
Frank Water Projects
As a team here at Vanilla, we are very conscious of how lucky we are to live in a great area of the South Coast of England, with everything on tap. As keen long distance sailors, one issue that has highlighted itself to us, is how precious a commodity fresh water is. Therefore, we have taken the steps to give a little back and are working with a charity Frank Water Projects (www.frankwater.com)
Frank Water works closely with Local Non...
Wednesday 10th February 2010 - Read More
Careers
We are currently recruiting for the Summer Season. Have a look at the positions we have available on our careers page.
Tuesday 9th February 2010 - Read More
Vanilla Bars
Vanilla is fully licensed to supply alcohol, so why not let us take the worry of chilling, storing and ensuring that you don't run out, or are not left with 100 bottles of 'cote de bargain'! We also have a range of great seasonal cocktails and non-alcoholic punches.
We don't believe in charging hotel prices either. So call us on 01489 589275 to discuss your needs and we will send you our bar price list
Alternatively if you are sourcing...
Wednesday 3rd February 2010 - Read More