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Chef - Caterer - Maltese 🇲🇹 Margate,England.
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I do love a spring wedding! If they can carry on l

I do love a spring wedding! If they can carry on like this until the end of the summer, I’d be over the moon 😌
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@chandleranddunn lamb, stunning 👌🏼
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#springwedding #lambdish @roseyardkent #weddingmenu #lambrack #weddingfood

I am absolutely loving working in my new kitchen.

I am absolutely loving working in my new kitchen. I wanted to post about this weeks ago, but I hit the ground running, making up for lost time!
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I could never imagine the space we had could be as amazing as it is now. Had a couple of walls knocked out and caused all sorts of problems along the way - but now, heaven. If I had a penny for everyone who said it would all be worth it in the end, turns out they were correct!
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I am from an island that’s big on Terrazzo, so having an island covered in it was the ultimate dream. We went to @hogwoodhouse , on a whim, after being stuck behind one of their vans in traffic. We reeled off a list of things we wanted and needed to Joely, and her eyes lit up. She saw possibility in what we thought of as just a fantasy.
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20 years of working in kitchens now, practical was always a must, usually quite a masculine environment, but pretty? Surely not. Spending endless hours in a space, why not make it somewhere beautiful? Take it a step further, why not throw some pink in there for good measure!
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@northdowncarpets took our incredibly uneven foundation and smoothed it out, nothing was impossible. They transformed our downstairs from very different spaces into one, connected area. Easy to work with, and they don’t leave until it’s perfect. Having them just round the corner was so helpful too!
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@jodiespainting is a perfectionist. Working with so many tradespeople over the months, having someone show up when they say they will is enough to make me shout about them. She is much more than that though 🤍
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It’s been tight, and pricier as the weeks went on, but we got there in the end. Thank you for flooding me with bookings to pay for it all - I missed my job!! ❤️

Chocolate & Caramel Torte, by special request from

Chocolate & Caramel Torte, by special request from our gorgeous bride & groom. Such a pleasure to cater this special, intimate wedding @roseyardkent
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From beautiful wild flowers, to cocktails in the sun, to dogs in tails 🐕🎩
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Thank you for having us L&D, so wonderful to cook for people who really love food! 💜
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@fewsternicola
@gazzhorton
@ladymissjelulia
@sarah_jones_style_
@a_go1dfinch
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#weddingfood #chocolatedessert #weddingdessert #caramel #dessertideas #thanetwedding #sandwichwedding #fudgebrownie

Weddings are back - so cheese and pork pie cakes a

Weddings are back - so cheese and pork pie cakes are also back! 🧀-
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Used one of the beautiful, hand made, table decorations to carry on the wedding theme. It covered up the Kentish Blue - but it was worth it 💐
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Made all the cheese into toasties and it was almost all gone by midnight! 😍
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@jamfacejams chilli jam in the toasties - secret weapon 🔥

Charred plaice, crispy shallots, sorrel pesto and

Charred plaice, crispy shallots, sorrel pesto and (super shiny) buerre blanc - one of last night’s courses at a wonderful dinner party in Cliftonville 💛
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Tonight however. It’s Eurovision night. I work too much, I take more bookings than I should, and I very rarely book a Saturday off. Only in emergencies. The Eurovision Song Contest is one of those emergencies, I’m afraid! 😅
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We’ll be sampling food and drink from all qualifying countries (not Malta sadly 😢 🇲🇹) and dancing our hearts out! 🤩

First wedding of the season - tick! And what a per

First wedding of the season - tick! And what a perfect way to start. We were definitely ready! Amazing staff makes life so much less stressful 🙏😌
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Starter: Layers of aubergine, golden beet, leek, courgette, red pepper, and Rosary goat’s cheese, served with a chunk of sour.
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#rosarygoatscheese #rosary #terrine #vegetableterrine #weddingmenu #weddingfood #weddingstarter #vegetarianstarter

Thank you for my fab new business cards @jamesrowl

Thank you for my fab new business cards @jamesrowlandphotography 👌🏼
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Years of not getting any printed, because - time!! Got there in the end. Thank you for making it super easy 🙏😌

What an amazing Sunday evening at a very special h

What an amazing Sunday evening at a very special home 🤍
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We walked through beautiful gardens, and huge doors with large, golden door knockers, until we came to this outhouse. As we walked in, I got goosebumps. Very hard to describe the feeling you get in here.
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Every inch of every wall, carefully laced in shells by a man with an incredible vision.
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A pleasure to cook for you all, and so very pleased you enjoyed it as much as we did!
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@ladymissjelulia #shells #shellgrotto #scallopshells #oystershells #gardenroom #dinnerparty #jessicaleahcatering #springmenu #outhouse #sandwich #oysters #scallops #souffle #catering #outsidecatering

First dinner party back prepping in my new kitchen

First dinner party back prepping in my new kitchen, and of course, it was Beef Wellington - by special request 😌
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The kitchen is not 100% finished yet, which is made clear by the boxes of food stacked on my dining table, but we’re almost there. I can’t wait to see, and show you, the finished article in all its glory, I’m madly in love with it already!
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Happy Birthday Ellie, a pleasure to cook for you and all your guests last night 🎈
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#beefwellington @diespeker #terrazzo #terrazzokitchen @chandleranddunn

I love doing this dinner parties at Stories and th

I love doing this dinner parties at Stories and the Past. Currently doing one a season, and the Spring date is here! Wednesday 26th April 2023.
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Dinner in the middle of this gorgeous antique shop, everything vintage, plates, glasses, cutlery, a truly special experience 🖤
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Very limited places available. Contact @staceydoesvintagegoode to book yours! Buzzing to do this again!
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Aperitif, Canapés, and three courses, £55 per person

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

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