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Chef - Caterer - Maltese 🇲🇹 Margate,England.
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Happy 6 year anniversary JLC! Also happens to be m

Happy 6 year anniversary JLC! Also happens to be my 12 year wedding anniversary. Officially half my married life running this little business 🥲
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When I got the idea to start going down this route, I said to James - imagine this, I can keep every birthday, anniversary, school recital - free!
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My first booking was our entire anniversary weekend and I couldn’t say no! 😂 it’s a learning curve this work/life balance myth, but we’re getting closer some weeks! And further some others!
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Currently in sunny France with my family while my house is being transformed to fit in with my job - see, balance ⚖️😍👍
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Thank you all for another wonderfully busy year at JLC and to all my amazing staff. So excited about what’s to come! 😌❤️

Guinea Fowl & Pistachio Terrine 💚 - Had the ple

Guinea Fowl & Pistachio Terrine 💚
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Had the pleasure of catering for a wedding celebration in Wales last weekend! I couldn’t make it to the event, unfortunately. But I got to make all the food and send it over. Perfect opportunity for a long awaited terrine making morning 🙂

Last night’s supper club @staceydoesvintagegoode

Last night’s supper club @staceydoesvintagegoode was insane!! Loved every minute. Thank you all for coming!
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Extraordinary beef fillet @chandleranddunn, roasted shallot soubise, choy sum, salsify, pangrattato, watercress melt - all cooked in an antiques shop! On vintage plates, served with vintage cutlery and vintage napkins - just amazing 🤍
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Thank you Stacey and Julian - here’s to the next one! 🥂

Watercress butter, for my watercress potatoes 🌿

Watercress butter, for my watercress potatoes 🌿

My first supper club with @curveroasters was a won

My first supper club with @curveroasters was a wonderful success! 🤎
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I wish I took photos all the way through - but as usual, I am run off my feet up until pudding o’clock!
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It seemed fitting to include Curve’s incredible coffee in the dessert, giving it the attention it deserves 🙏
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Bottom to top:
🔸Hazelnut Jaconde
🔸Caramel mousse
🔸Bitter chocolate & coffee cremeaux
🔸Hazelnut Jaconde soaked in Curve’s Herminio Lopez Guatemalan blend
🔸White chocolate mousse
🔸Roasted hazelnut praline
🔸Served with a coffee anglaise
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Thank you to everyone who worked it. Special thank you to @ladymissjelulia 🖤
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Thank you all for coming. Just a brilliant evening 🥂

Snickers!! Peanuts peanuts peanuts! 🥜 Clearing

Snickers!! Peanuts peanuts peanuts! 🥜 Clearing out my kitchen before the big refurb in TWO WEEKS! And trying to use up all my dry store - an impossible task - but I’m giving it a good go! 😵‍💫
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#fourteendays #andcounting

That weather has arrived 🙏#souffleoclock #allri

That weather has arrived 🙏#souffleoclock #allrise #cheesypeasy

Wedding Review 💒 - Reviews like this definitely

Wedding Review 💒
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Reviews like this definitely make the endless hours worthwhile! Thank you Tash & Ollie, for taking so much time to sit and write this, for being so wonderfully grateful and for noticing all the details that go into creating the perfect wedding 🌻☀️
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I really am so thankful for having the best staff imaginable. Couldn’t do it without them! Especially @fewsternicola for noticing every detail and always giving it everything she’s got! 💛
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@a_go1dfinch @margatechef @ladymissjelulia @sarah_jones_style_ @barrytullett @gazzhorton @emmacrane67 Carole Leanne @henrysamuel492 Charlotte Riah Ben Dosh Joe - I hope I didn’t miss anyone! You’re all amazing!! Bring on next year! 💪🏼❤️

My weakness 🫠 - #tiramisu

My weakness 🫠
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#tiramisu

⚠️Announcement! ⚠️ - As wedding season co

⚠️Announcement! ⚠️
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As wedding season comes to a close, I have a small announcement to make. I am closing - for four months!
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My little domestic kitchen has been used and abused commercially as my JLC kitchen for six years now, catering for thousands of people along the way. To put it bluntly, I’ve run it into the ground, and it’s time for a full restructure. It’s been a long time coming and I couldn’t be more excited!
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Demolition day is the 17th of October and I will be back up and running in March 2023! I’m completely fully booked until the 16th and it’s going to be manic, but worth it. There’s no good time to do it eh!
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Washing dishes in the bath, induction hob in the bedroom, you know the drill! It’s going to be a fun 4 months 😅
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Couldn’t do this without you guys keeping me the busiest I’ve ever been! I’d love to record the process and share it with you all 🤓
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Jess
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#kitchenrefurb #help!

Roasted tomato arancini, Winslade cheese 🍅 - F

Roasted tomato arancini, Winslade cheese 🍅
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For tomorrow’s beautiful wedding!! 🤎
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#canapes @hampshirecheeseco #winslade

Stove top falafels. Fingers are for burning! 😮‍💨
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#falafel

Peach and raspberry slice - oh it works, it really

Peach and raspberry slice - oh it works, it really works 🍑
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A quick solution to a last minute request!
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#peachandraspberry #peach #raspberry #dessertideas

Autumn is here indeed. These wonderful pears on a

Autumn is here indeed. These wonderful pears on a showery afternoon 🍐
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Thank you Andrew!
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#pears #autumn

Figs right now…

Figs right now…

Yesterday’s wedding was incredible! Just complet

Yesterday’s wedding was incredible! Just completely confirms that I have the best wedding staff on the planet 😌
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Please enjoy scenes of Cote de Boeuf being barbecued in the middle of a gorgeous field in West Malling 🔥
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Thank you @chandleranddunn for the BEST meat. As always, incredible 🙏
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Huge congratulations S&W 🥂 Not sure I’m ready for wedding season to come to an end just yet 🥲
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#cotedeboeuf #weddingfood @sarah_jones_style_ @gazzhorton @ladymissjelulia @margatechef @emmacrane67 @barrytullett and everyone I can’t find on insta! #barbecuewedding #weddingbarbecue

I made this dessert for the same couple 2 years ag

I made this dessert for the same couple 2 years ago for their far more intimate wedding (swipe to see - the joys of 2020!). We did the wedding the way we initially planned this time, but better! With a gorgeous addition 👨‍👩‍👧
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Dessert: Pâte sablée, raspberry frangipane, mascarpone & fresh nectarine glaze 🍑 200 of these beauties, and some more for ‘luck’ 😋🐷
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#summerdessert #weddingdessert

The weddings are flying by now and I’m almost fe

The weddings are flying by now and I’m almost feeling the post-wedding-season-blues already!! Looking forward to the last few, they’re going to be so amazing!!!! Very excited!! ❤️
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This one for Nick and Emily @seabeaconkent was particularly emotional, special and fun. A beautiful couple - such an intimate day to be able to be a part of 🥰
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Thank you @pearceweddingphotography for capturing this 📸

Big Fat Gypsy Tart Wedding 😮‍💨 - Gorgeous

Big Fat Gypsy Tart Wedding 😮‍💨
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Gorgeous day yesterday 💙🤍💙🤍💙
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In February 2020, the couple visited a farm in Stodmarsh, during a snowstorm, and had the vision and bravery to imagine it as the most wonderful wedding venue. They couldn’t have been more right. The lack of snowstorm helped. Beautiful sunshine, start to finish. So happy to be a part of it ☀️
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#covidpostponedmywedding #gypsytart #bridesdessert #mymoneydontjigglejiggle

The Cheese Room brought a lot of happiness to, wel

The Cheese Room brought a lot of happiness to, well, everyone, at yesterday’s gorgeous Whitstable wedding 💕
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Feel very fortunate to have the best people on the whole planet problem solving for me all day. And what a day it was! So much singing, dancing, laughing, crying - but above all - love. And cheese 🧀
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@fewsternicola @a_go1dfinch @ladymissjelulia @sarah_jones_style_
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Spot the @jamfacejams !

Burrata, sorrel pesto 🪴 - Wedding season, grazi

Burrata, sorrel pesto 🪴
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Wedding season, grazing table 🤍

Gorgeous evening catering @roseyardkent - Despera

Gorgeous evening catering @roseyardkent
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Desperately searching for an occasion to stay there - just beautiful 🤍
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Loved cooking for you all! X

As the warm weather hit us, I’ve had such a high

As the warm weather hit us, I’ve had such a high demand for my delicate, fruity desserts. So it was an absolute pleasure when I was asked for something rich & chocolatey 🤸‍♀️
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Caramel oozing with every bite. Served with crystallised pistachios & vanilla whip ✨

❌❌SOLD OUT ❌❌ - So many people have been a

❌❌SOLD OUT ❌❌
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So many people have been asking. So for one week only - I’m making the Beef Wellingtons again!
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Thursday collection in Margate. £22.50 per portion. (One for 2 would be £45 and so on) - made as big or small as you would like! With full cooking instructions, of course.
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Also making a pistachio & lemon delice for dessert. £3.50 per portion 💛
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All suitable for freezing, get your orders in QUICK. When it’s gone, it’s gone! 😍🙌

Chutney, lamb & baba ganoush plait. When you’re

Chutney, lamb & baba ganoush plait. When you’re fully booked but it’s a super special occasion. So you send them this to bake at home 💛
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#lambplait #jessicaleahcatering #heatathome #babaganoush #lambshoulder #puffpastry #happyengagement ❤️

It’s been a long while since I’ve made choux b

It’s been a long while since I’ve made choux buns. Maybe even over a decade! Need to perfect them again. Practice makes *leftovers 😌
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#choux #chouxpastry #chouxbuns #croquenbouche #coffeedessert #profiterols #beignets #eclairs

Prawns, but in a roll 🦐

Prawns, but in a roll 🦐

Dinner party in an antiques shop is the future. We

Dinner party in an antiques shop is the future. Well there’s an oxymoron! Using only antiques - plates, cutlery, glasses, chairs, napkins - amazing!
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Last night was absolutely brilliant. A couple of challenges in cooking a four course meal in a vintage shop but we got there in the end! Such a wonderful group. Just makes me want to do it all over again!
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Loved watching everyone discovering the wonderful antiquities around the shop as the night went on. Thank you Stacey for making it happen. Inspired! @staceydoesvintagegoode

Fare thee well, asparagus 🤧

Fare thee well, asparagus 🤧

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