A collaboration between chef Wendy Hughes and front of house Beejal Gajjar, Cooking for a Crowd was the team behind The Atrium Cafe in Hammersmith’s St Paul’s Centre from 2017 to 2020. Before that we ran all the events at Linden House Riverside in Hammersmith for over 10 years. We now provide outside catering for all manner of small and large events and special occasions. Whatever we do, our focus is always on delivering great fresh food and welcoming hospitality. Wendy cooks from the heart and Beejal’s natural charm and organisational skills keep our customers coming back, and it’s the reason we get so many recommendations.
With a passion for great food and quality service, you can expect imaginative, fresh, wholesome food, using quality ingredients sourced whenever possible from small local suppliers in West and South west London.
Some of our favourite dishes —
Salmon fillet with tamarind, lemongrass and chilli
Great for a buffet, looks and tastes spectacular.
Saffron & green olive chicken
This recipe is from Claudia Roden who cooks sublimely.
Pork Pibil
Cooked slow, and using good quality high welfare pork – this dish is hard to beat.
Bulgar and courgette pilaf
Loved by all on it’s own and served with our Lebanese meatballs.
Chocolate Nemesis cake
A recipe from the River Café – decadent and divine.
Chicken Za’atar
An Ottolenghi recipe - loved by all.
Beef rendang
Served with acar pickle & jasmine rice. Great after a few drinks for a party, it soon whips everyone into shape.
Chicken, lemongrass and lime salad
A fresh zingy salad for a summer lunch.
Broccoli salad with tahini and soy
A tasty salad with a yummy dressing and feels so healthy.
Plum frangipanne tart
I Iove to cook this for Beejal, it’s her absolute favourite, you should see her face!
Here’s what our lovely clients have to say —
“I have been in the entertainment business for many years; have experienced all types of catering but never expected a small, local company to provide such great service, style, staff and canapes. I had a private party for 40 people, and found Cooking for a Crowd professional from the beginning - advice on changes to their menus, timings etc. - to the very end, when there was no trace of their having been at the flat. AND their prices were reasonable. They made me look good - I have had so many compliments. Would have no hesitation in recommending them.”
“Dear Wendy, Beejal and Dawn,
We wanted to thank you all very much for making our party yesterday so special. Your food was absolutely delicious, and you were all so lovely and kind, that you made all our guests feel very welcome and you were so brilliant that I didn’t do anything, just as we had hoped! And the joy when we closed the door on our last guest and saw the perfect kitchen you had left, it was as if there had never been a party! ”
“Cooking for a crowd catered for a recent 50th birthday party I organised and I cannot speak more highly about their service. The delicious food the professional way it was all conducted, no problems nothing was too much or too difficult..... lovely staff and needless to say...... not a single scrap of food left.... and there was a lot. The comments from the guests were all so positive and made me very proud of them.”
“Wendy and Beejal did a fantastic job catering for our wedding at Linden House on the Thames. They made us feel at ease right from the start and took care to help us through the planning stages including the chance to taste the dishes and wines we planned to serve our guests. The day went so well which is largely due to them. Everyone commented on how lovely the food was!!”
Location
We are based in Acton, West London, UK.
Contact
Wendy - 07870 275 678
Beejal - 07771 296 037
For catering enquiries, please call anytime and if we don’t manage to answer, please leave a message and we’ll call you back.
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