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Executive Chef - Private Caterer - Bespoke Dining - Weddings - Events - Maltese - Margate, England #privatedining #foodblogger #margate #maltese

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I would travel miles to have a sunflower field right outside my house. Luckily I don’t have to 🌻 #margate #sunset

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When we started JLC, my ultimate goal was always to cater for a wedding. -
Nine years ago, I was planning my own wedding and I searched high and low for someone who could cook us all a decent meal and wouldn’t break the bank. Everything on offer was freezer to fryer. ‘Would you like the Italian menu? (Mozzarella sticks) The Chinese menu? (Spring rolls) The Indian menu? (Samosas) or the American menu? (Chicken wings).” None of which were made with any love and attention - straight out the bag!
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Nine years later, the food scene in Margate has had a rebirth and it’s an honour to be a part of this. -
I’m so proud have been booked for all these wonderful people’s big day. I’m also very grateful for all the staff I need to help me make it what we want it to be! Namely - @barker_sian who’s been there for every single one. And not forgetting all my super supportive family and friends - who make working with kids in the summer holidays possible! -
#wedding #weddingcaterer #kentwedding

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Is it too early to start thinking about ordering your Christmas Wellingtons? Probably. Is it too early to order one for the weekend? Most definitely not! Treat yourself friends 😎
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Already taking orders for Christmas ones though sooooo 😊
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#beefwellington #allyearround #christmasdinner #£12aportion

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I absolutely love baba ganoush. The smokiness from the charred aubergines is a testament of how long it takes to make. No shortcuts here - you can’t rush that flavour 🤤
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Usually go with this on a tapas starter or as part of a canapé, so I loved folding spinach into it and serving it alongside my lamb course. -
Eighty aubergines later, it may be a while before it goes onto another menu. Worth it though, always worth it. 😍
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#aubergine #eggplant #babaganoush #bakedaubergine #sidedish #vegetabledish #lambdish #lebanesefood #lebanese

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It’s not quite summer, but we’re not ready to fully commit to autumn. So this is an inbetweener here 🤓
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The start, middle and end is lovely moist almond sponge (I like the word - sue me). 🙃
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That mousse, you know - the light, silky, creamy bit - is flavoured with oranges and lemons. Just lightly, nothing too zingy. 🍊🍋 -
And a peach jelly to finish it all off (splash of Galliano in the jelly for the win). These were gorgeous, ripe, peaches. Not the ones that crunch like apples. The ones that taste of peach 🍑 -
So yeah! This was wonderful! 😊
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#peach #jelly #chocolate #chocolatemousse #peachjelly #peachdessert #citrus #dacquoise #almonds #almondsponge #vanilla #galliano #dessert #dessertideas #weddingdessert

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Throwback to the Malta meets Southern Italy Supper Club @bottegacaruso ❤️ -
Currently at the airport waiting to board my flight to Malta 🇲🇹 and as always, getting excited about the family, the weather, and the FOOD 🤗
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Qaqocc Mimli here I come! -
Let’s see how much food I can fit into 3 days. *spoiler alert* - it’s a lot. 😏
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#stuffedglobeartichoke #qaqocc #lovefood #lovemalta

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This ricotta tart is spesh. The slow roasted tomatoes are wonderful, but it’s the bitterness of the baked babygem that makes it. I will be making this again, soon! ✅
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#ricotta #babygem #tomatoes #vegetarian #quiche

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Rosemary & lemon - because sometimes, the people want chicken, so you have to make it the best chicken. Crispy skin - and super succulent 🤤 #chickenaintsobad -
#chicken #chickendinner #chickenmeals #chickenideas #rosemaryandlemon #dinnerideas

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When you freeze the raspberries before you bake your frangipane so that they don’t disintegrate into nothing 😜 Those plums. So happy I bought a spare kilo for snacks. LOVERLY! 😍👌🏼
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#plum #raspberry #frangipane #dessert #dessertideas #frozenraspberries

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What a beast. Tomahawk’s been so popular this year. Next year’s wedding menus being written and it’s so exciting 😬 -
So long cote de boeuf... what’s next? -
#meat #beef #tomahawk #steak #cotedeboeuf #ribeye #wedding #weddingfood #weddingmenu

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When you don’t miss the meat you know it’s a good’un #watchwhileiscotch #falafelscotcheggs

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Scallop, pea, turnip, yuzu and watercress. One of a six course spring/summer menu 👌🏼
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Bring back the sun ☀️ -
#scallops #scallopdish #turnip #peas #yuzu #springmenu #summermenu

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Last wedding of the season and we went out with a bang! French van, pork scratchings, barbecue of dreams, a cheese table worthy of a queue and a top notch bar open all day, and night, long 🍸 -
A huge thank you and much appreciation to the wonderful staff who gave it their all once again, as well as all the gorgeous couples who were all a pleasure to work for 🧡
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September is here and I can breathe again. I’ll miss it though. Same time next year? 🤪
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#wedding #kentwedding #weddingfood #tomahawk #frenchvan #barvan #vanbar #barideas #weddingbar #porkscratchings #lovemyjob @barker_sian

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This is pretty darn good! 💚
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It’s one of my sweet canapés this weekend as well as a pud at @urchinwinesmargate -
Chocolate, pistachio & caramel - sounds like the bank holiday weekend of dreams 😎
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#chocolate #chocolatedessert #chocolatecake #chocolatemousse

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Wedding season is still very much upon us! Absolutely trying to get back to everyone in the midst of this delicious chaos, and I will, please bear with me 💚
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September is my friend. I have set aside some time in September for all next year’s wedding quotes and menus, and all these wonderful bookings coming in. So excited for it all! Or I will be, come September 🤗
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Also, these padron peppers, I mean 🤪 #ibegyourpadron -
#padronpeppers #peppers #weddingfood #kentwedding #sides #tapas #starter #wedding

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A honeycomb of passionfruit curd 💛
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#passionfruitcurd #honeycomb #preserves #passionfruit #curd #lemoncurd #thanet

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Don’t #takemeback to that day that I cooked, charred and peeled 75 red peppers - not right now anyway. Give it a week 💁‍♀️
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#redpeppers #peelingpeppers #capsicums #barbecue #sides

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Special thanks to @worgansfarmshop for this spectacular beef. So many guests asking where I get my meat from. If you’re going to barbecue outside in 55mph winds, I recommend this incredible côte de bœuf - 🤤
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What a wedding! Still reminiscing ❤️
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#beef #meat #bbq #barbecue #bbqideas #cotedeboeuf #ribeye #steak #wedding #weddingfood

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Another wonderfully fabulous wedding! Loved this menu. All the gorgeous platters and sharing boards made it extra special 🥰
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The guests kept coming up to the “catering summer house” and thanking the staff personally, and that’s how you know it was a true success! -
Huge congrats to Mark and Katie. Great couple surrounded by people who love them very much. And that’s what it’s all about! 🥂 -
And thank you @barker_sian for working your magic once again 💛 -
#tothehappycouple #wedding #weddingideas #weddingmenu #kentwedding #placesetting #weddingcatering #weddingfood #weddingflowers

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Loving these beautiful green gages, bang in season, lightly roasted with a sprinkling of sugar 💚
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#weddingseason #busybusy #anneofgreengages

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Back in the kitchen, early start ☀️ Not going to pretend I didn’t need that week off, but I’m certainly working double this week to make up for it! -
We’ve been excited for this wedding for months, and it’s going to be perfect👌🏼
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#backfromholiday #sweetpastry #weddingprep #pastry #pastrychefsofinstagram #baking #tarteaucitron

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What a fabulous wedding day! The menu direction I was given from the bride and groom was - Italian family style sharing platters - my kinda wedding! 🥰
-Some of what the menu included was - aubergine, feta and pepper parcels, pork meatballs in tomato and herb sauce, roasted chicken with olives and peppers, marinated courgettes in lemon, garlic and parmesan wedges, frittata - the list goes on! A true feast 🍗 -
Chris proposed to Lucy by the infamous “Ham Sandwich” road sign - which his best man replicated as his wedding present - absolutely brilliant! In honour of this, our Sian replicated the proposal with the gorgeous Sophia 😅😍😙 -
An honour to cater for this wonderfully original wedding - here’s to Lucy and Chris! 🥂 -
#lucyandchris2019 #hamsandwichroadsign #hamsandwich #weddingcatering #weddingideas #shakespearewedding #italianfood #italianfeast #weddinginspo #meatballs #familymeal #kentweddings @chris_wanstall90 @gigififimummy @goodnestone_park @goodnestone_dairy @goodnestone_park_gardens #goodnestonepark

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Packing the van for trip one of three for wedding four of six of the third summer! Well it made sense to me.. -
#lucyandchris2019 🍾
See you soon @barker_sian - let’s keep this sun shining 😎
#apron #bistroapron #cateringlogo #wedding #weddinguniform #waitress #waitressuniform #halfapron #stripes #goodnestonepark @goodnestone_park
Apron credit - @nova_clarkes_workshop

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This is celebration-during-a-heatwave kind of food right here! ☀️ -
You’ve heard of the Arctic Roll? Welcome, the Arctic Slice. 🍦 -
Lemon sponge, peach jelly & white chocolate, served with raspberry curd and fresh raspberries - I mean!🍋 -
#arcticslice #delice #peachjelly #lemonsponge #roulade #lemondessert #whitechocolate

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This apricot & pistachio bake is what dreams are made of. Understated yet delightful 🍑 -
Now that’s how you put these wonderful apricots we’re getting at the moment to good use! 💛
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#apricot #frangipane #pistachio #almonds #apricotfrangipanetart #summerdessert #dessertideas

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This year’s apricots are exceptional! You must make the most of them. Even if you just simply eat a bowl of them with some creme fraiche 🍑👌🏼
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Take a look at what I’ve done with them in my next post. With most of them anyway. Couldn’t resist stealing a couple 🤤
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#apricots

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Find that spot of sunshine and get that barbecue going 🔥 -
#pork #bbq #summer

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Last night was a very special night for me. -
When Bottega Caruso opened in Margate I had to pinch myself - and became a regular customer pretty swiftly! -
Needless to say, when they asked me to do a supper club there I was on top of the world. -
I’d never cooked Maltese food on a professional level, and I certainly hadn’t seen it done in Margate, so it was so exciting for me to introduce that in such an intimate setting. -
Very grateful to Harry and Simona for inviting me and for the experience of being able to cook with Simona. -
We even got a surprise Maltese guest who I hadn’t seen in 15 years! -
And a huge thank you to my wonderful friends and family who came to support - and eat, of course 🥰 🇲🇹 -
@bottegacaruso #margate #supperclub #bottegacaruso #malta #maltesefood #maltesemenu #qarabaghlimimli #qaqocc #globeartichoke #pricklypearbellini #pricklypear #bellini #maltese #malteseinuk #cassatasiciliana #bigilla #galletti #gbejna #alcartoccio

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I was making these candied kumquats a few weeks ago to go on a wedding dessert. This week they’re making an appearance again for the gorgeous Cassata Siciliana semifreddo at the @bottegacaruso supper club 🧡
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Thursday 18th July, I’m looking forward to seeing some of your lovely faces there 😊
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#kumquat #candiedkumquat #cassatasiciliana #semifreddo #orange #supperclub #preserves

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#repost A little semi-freddo prep for next Thursday night’s Supper Club! Just a few spaces left.. Jess and ourselves are cooking a Maltese family feast here at #Bottegacaruso #Kent #Malta to #Margate @jessicaleahcatering

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