Big Roast

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 – Customer references

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:00:03 +0000

Since Big Roast started in 2006 we have gained many loyal and satisfied customers.

Big Roast is very proud of our excellent customer service and the fantastic feedback we have received over the years. We started compiling this references in January 2009 and hope that they show you that we do not let our customers down.

To see what our cutomers wrote about us please follow this link.

Big Roast Event Photos

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:00:48 +0000

Big Roast, London’s original hog roast, lamb roast and spit roast company based in Wimbledon would like to share our favourite events photos. Please visit our Events Photos Gallery here.

Big Roast likes to provide a complete service for its customers so if you have any requests questions or queries that can’t be answered from our website please contact us using our online enquiry form. Big Roast also likes to provide something a little different. If you want your event to be truly unique why no try some of our recommended entertainment. From Wish lanterns to balloon artists Big Roast has something to make your hog roast, lamb roast or spit roast event something to remember. For more information follow the link to Big Roast.

Please follow this link to view some of our best photos. See more ….

Big Roast and Children in Need Foundation

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:10:56 +0000

Big Roast Ltd and Paul Strank Roofing Ltd in association with AFC Wimbledon were holding their annual charity fun day in aid of Children in Need on Saturday 3rd July 2010. The event was held at South Park Gardens in Wimbledon. This year’s event was even bigger and more fun filled than the 2009 event. There was a host of attractions for children and adults to enjoy. There was plenty of food and drink available, so people could come for the whole day (11 am – 4 pm). Admission was for free and the day’s attractions were :

A bouncy castle
Children’s rides
Beer tent (for the grown ups)
Celebrity guests
The mechanical bull
Games and activities
Hog roast from Big roast

The event was opened by the Mayor of Merton and Radio Jackie was broadcasting live from the event. The report and gallery for the 2010 event illustrates what a fantastic time everyone had this year. Around 3000 happy people managed to come and helped out with raising funds for children in need. Big roast Ltd donated all profits towards this charity.

Please feel free to contact us to find out more about this charity event.

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!

Delicious summer salads from Big Roast Southwark

author — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:03:16 +0000

Just when you thought that the Big Roast Southwark menu couldn’t get any better- it did. Just when you thought our selection of salads couldn’t suit a wider range of palates- we’d added even more yummy combinations to our menu.

That’s right ladies and gents, we can now announce that whether you’re keen on Asian or America food, if you like a good old British potato salad or maybe an Italian Tricolour, we can help you out.

Of course, with our new menu, what was there to do but hold an extremely important and official taste-tasting in the extremely important and official setting of our own office. The salads, made off-site in the homely kitchens of our chefs (adding that extra flavour of love into each one, we’re sure you’ll agree), were wheeled in, forks were passed around, and the important eating began. Our Tom said of the experience, “I really never knew how much flavour could actually be in a salad…I always thought of them as being relatively dull and an unexciting, but healthy, accompaniment to the better (meaty) part of the meal. I have completely changed my mind now, and I hope our customers agree. For the first time in the history of cooking, the sides will be as good as the hog!”

If you’d like any more info on our humungous range of salads, or need a little hand choosing which ones you’ll have at your event, please do get in touch and one of our team will be happy to advise 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.