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What to do with the leftover Hog

author — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Over the past year, as we’ve been catering for hundreds of hog roast Tower Hamlets (and all the other London boroughs), we’ve come to realise that sometimes people just can’t eat as much of our delicious hogs as they’d like. Rest assured, this has nothing to do with the quality of our pigs/lamb, just that they may have nibbled a few canapés before they came out. This does of course leave our host with some left overs, and this week’s blog is a celebration of all the things that can be done with cold pork:

- Take it on a picnic, in sandwiches with some apple sauce. A tasty and filling summer snack, and definitely one to whet every appetite.

- Put it in a salad with some fennel and green leaves, plus a sprinkling of chives and rosemary, along with your fave dressing. Light and delicious.

- Mix it up into bubble and squeak, with potatoes, cabbage and whatever other veggies you can find in the fridge. So easy, and so satisfying.

If you’re puzzling over what to do with your hog roast left overs, or indeed would like Big Roast to rock over to you, wherever you are, please do get in touch and one of our team will be on hand to help.

Facebook brings Hog Roast London closer to You

author — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:38:33 +0000

There’s nothing quite like settling down in front of your Facebook page after a hard day in the office (updating your status every few hours and looking at who’s been spotted/tagged at which social events), and checking out for the millionth time what everyone’s been up to. Maybe you’ll also feed the bunnies in your animal farm, or play some mafia games with your chums, or perhaps get your friends to answer questions about how charming and attractive you are, all to make your profile look more appealing. Maybe today you should try something different; become an associate/fan of the Big Roast Facebook page, and keep updated with all the hog roast London events happening all over the place, as well as the latest news on our salads, desserts, and what Roman has had for breakfast. We understand that, although substantial and fascinating in the extreme, sometimes our blog just isn’t enough for real hog roast London fans, so we present this irresistible opportunity to become a part of our family. What more could you possibly want? Just have a little search for us in the box at the top of your home page, and your friends will soon be incredibly envious of your cool connections. No need to thank us, it’s what we’re here for.

How much Meat Can you Handle?

author — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:35:21 +0000

There’s reason that we’re jolly good at roasting hogs and lamb, making salads and serving delicious sauces to go with it all, and that’s simply because we love meat, and care deeply about its taste, quality and the experience of savouring every last juicy mouthful. Having said this, the Hog Roast Camden ethos is all about enjoying in moderation; surely one can have too much of a good thing? Not everyone agrees with us though, least of all our chums at Spur Steak and Grill, who set their customers the challenge of eating an entire 64oz steak (that’s a lot of meat, people), and if they complete said challenge, they are relinquished of the burden of paying for the privilege of potentially feeling quite unwell for some time afterwards. We’re not sure we can recommend that you, dearest blog reader, should undertake such a difficult feat, but we know that some of you out there are immensely competitive, and thus won’t listen to what we say anyhow. What we CAN recommend is getting on the phone to us here at Big Roast, and we can talk you through how we can cater for large parties, making sure everyone has enough meat and everything else, without making anyone ill from the e

Big Roast Provides Wonderful Staff

author — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:07:38 +0000

We’ve just had just over a year of wonderful event planning and running here at Big Roast London, and we love what we do. We particularly enjoy hearing all the lovely feedback from our satisfied clients, stating that our food and service was above and beyond their expectations, and that their guests left happy. It’s great feeling as though we do everything we can to keep things ticking along smoothly, which is why we are pleased to be able to offer extra waiting staff, if your event requires it. Maybe you’re after a few extra pairs of hands to pour drinks, dish out salads and sauces, and give you a hand clearing everything up at the end of the day, just to ease the pressure a little. The last thing you want to be doing at your own party is worrying if your guests will have everything they need, particularly if you want service to be a little more special. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please get in touch with the office, and we’ll be able to give you a quote over the phone for the numbers of staff you think you might need. They’ll arrive neat and tidy, with a smile, and be ready to help make your celebration a success.

Indulge your sweet tooth with Hog Roast Chelsea

author — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:59:00 +0000

Imagine this: you’re relishing in your wonderful celebration, in your big day that’s going swimmingly, with everyone around you having a great time. You’re the perfect host, keeping the champers flowing and the nibbles circulating, and of course you chose well with Hog Roast Chelsea to do the catering. Then disaster strikes: everyone’s finished their main courses and is gagging for something sweet- but there is nothing around to satisfy their cravings…of course, you don’t actually need to imagine this terrible scenario if you get in touch with us. Along with our hog, and other meat/vegetarian options, and then the scrumptious salads to accompany them, we can also bring along sweet treats for afters. Whether you’re after some cute little cup cakes, one for everyone (and maybe even personalised?!), or a decadent chocolate cake to carve up, we are here for you. Unfortunately, you do have the tricky job of choosing which ones you’d like from our extensive menu…if you need a hand deciding, please do get in touch and one of our team will be right there to help decide which yummy puddings will be best for you. We look forward to hearing from you!

Introducing the new Big Roast London Sauce

author — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:50:21 +0000

Not content with our meat being as delicious as it already is, we’ve added a little something new into the mix. Our Steve, one of the founders of Big Roast London all that time ago (last summer), has decided that he’s had enough of missing his favourite South African sauce, and is importing it especially for your tasting pleasure. Lappies Braai Sauce is a scrumptious blend of various top-secret ingredients; but they must be doing something right, as since the company founded in 1985, they’ve been busy spreading (hahaha, geddit?) the word and the fame, as well as developing four different sauces which are now sold across the Western Cape in South Africa.
Steve says, “Basically, I thought it was time the British public was exposed to this incredible taste experience. The braai (barbeque) tradition is so huge back home, and I want to bring some of that over here. Lappies literally goes with any meat you care to cook, which is what makes it so magic, and completely impossible to make your own. So far, it’s been going down pretty well with our clients”.
If you’d like to try out our new sauce, please do get in touch, and one of our friendly team will be able to book your event into our diary. It really is as simple as that.

Meet the Hog Roast Harrow Team

author — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:34:47 +0000

Big Roast is nearly a year old, and we’ve spent that time travelling around the UK, making sure the parties and events that our clients are holding go off without a hitch. The trouble is, we’ve realised that you, faithful blog reader, may not know all that much about us. But help is at hand. Ladies and Gents, we introduce to you….the Hog Roast Harrow team.

Rob (Co-owner)
Fave meat: Lamb roast
Favourite salad: Red pepper pasta salad, although, quite frankly, he’d rather dig into the desserts.
A little about him: When Steve came to Rob with the idea of Big Roast, Rob was delighted. He even hired Steve to cater for his own daughter’s ‘Welcome to the World’ party.

Steve (Co-owner/chef)
Fave meat: The classic hog, with some tasty apple sauce.
Favourite salad: Tricolour pasta salad
A little about him: Brought up in South Africa, Steve has been cooking on the braai (a South African barbeque) since he can remember. We’re extremely glad to have him and his know-how over here!

Roman (the one on the end of the phone)
Fave meat: Being a vegetarian, Roman prefers our veggie options, of which there are plenty.
Favourite salad: Four bean salad with mustard dressing
A little about him: Roman loves a good knees-up, and is very generous with his catering for his party guests. He knows everything there is to know about how to help your party run smoothly, so ask away and he’ll sort you out.

Dan (the one who supplies the meat)
Fave meat: Sausages, of any shape or size.
Favourite salad: Potato salad
A little about him: Last summer, Dan was involved in catering for a number of local events; he and his barbeque really made a name for themselves around Wimbledon. Let’s hope this year sees the same thing happening!

Hog Roast Islington is 1 year old!

author — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:41:31 +0000

You may already know that this summer is pretty special for us at Big Roast. Not only it is our second peak season that we’re delivering delicious dishes to our customers around the country, helping their parties and gatherings run smoothly with their guests well fed, but it’s our very first birthday. Yes, that’s right ladies and gents, we are one year old, and to celebrate, what else is there to do but hold a hog roast Islington style?! We’ll be breaking out the banners and flags, possibly some streamers and balloons too, and inviting all of our chums around for a good old knees up. We’ll be indulging in our favourite salads (the green leaf and the tricolour pasta salad are the most popular in the office at the moment), packing juicy slices of hog into our tasty buns and topping them off with apple sauce. Our garden at big roast HQ provides the perfect setting for a summery themed party, where we can watch the sun set and play music well into the night.
If you or a loved one is celebrating a significant birthday, don’t delay- pick up the phone or drop us an email and we’ll talk you through the ways in which we can make your big day that much easier to organise. Big roast takes the stress out of hosting; let us show you how!

Big Roast Acrostic

author — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:28:34 +0000

We think you’re probably well aware by now that we at Big Roast love parties, hog roasts, lamb roasts, barbeques, and of course travelling around the country, seeing our clients and helping their bash go off without a hitch. The only slight emotional problem we’ve had is finding an outlet for our passion- until now. We thought we’d try our hand at some hog roast London poetry, and of course share it with you, beloved reader. We hope you enjoy!

How easy is it to sit back and relax,
Only a few days to go until your summer party?
Guests to please and food to think about,
Running around doing last minute chores.
Of course, the munch is sorted,
As easy as pie, with Hog roast London.
Succulent piggy with bread rolls to boot,
Topped off with apple sauce which will make every mouth water.
Lucky for your friends and family,
Only a phone call to us will make their own party easy.
Nothing to worry about,
Dozens of our dos have gone without a hitch.
Our forte is doing the hard work so you don’t have to.
Nom, nom, nom, munch munch munch…that’s all you’ll hear all evening.

If you have any questions about our products or our services, or would like to share some of your own poetry with us, please do get in touch and send us what you have. We always love to hear from you!

Rob and Helen enlist Hog Roast Ealing for their big day

author — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:21:38 +0000

The thing we love most about our jobs at Big Roast is getting to see so many of our clients have such a wonderful, stress-free time at their event, and knowing that the food we’re providing is going down a storm, leaving the hosts with nothing to worry about. We especially love having the opportunity to be involved with a special wedding, in particular, the big day of our very own Rob, who is getting married to the lovely Helen in a matter of weeks.
Our services will be coming into play once the wedding meal is finished, the cake has been cut and the band has struck up-hopefully after a good session on the dance floor, where we expect to see many an elderly relative dancing in a suitably embarrassing manner, the guests will be more than a little peckish, and ready to dive into some hog roast filled rolls.
Of course, Rob and Helen wouldn’t settle for second best on their wedding day, which is why they’ve been recommending hog roast Ealing to those closest to them, and trust us with feeding their nearest and dearest.
If you’re looking for a hog roast for your big day, look no further- please do get in touch, and we’ll happily talk you through our service and the delicious dishes we supply. We look forward to hearing from you!