London  – 12th February 2010 -  “rhubarb” food design is a London catering services company based in the Wandsworth area. Specialising in the very highest quality catering for weddings, corporate events, private parties and charity events, “rhubarb” is at the absolute pinnacle of the London catering services industry.

With superbly designed and constructed canapes, delicious fresh and seasonal starters and main courses, jaw-dropping desserts, and a truly extensive and eclectic winelist featuring the world’s most superb wines and champagnes, this is a London catering services company that can deliver the most luxurious catering service to pretty much anywhere in the world.

Despite being based in London, “rhubarb” has recently catered at events all over the UK as well as in the South of France and Western Africa, and the company has been involved in corporate catering at major international sporting events such as the Beijing Olympics and the Rugby World Cup. “rhubarb” will also be directly linked to providing crucial catering services at London 2012.

With close to 20 years experience, and with some of London’s best chefs, most professional staff, the finest suppliers and the most discerning customers –  “rhubarb” is very much a catering force to be reckoned with. So much so that the company has now moved into the retail sector with restaurants at Heathrow’s Terminal Three and The Saatchi Gallery, and with fixed contracts at Royal Ascot Racing Club and The Silver Fleet on the Thames.

“rhubarb” is able to work at the very best London venues – The Natural History Museum, Madame Tussauds, The Royal Courts of Justice and The Science Museum, to name just a few.

“rhubarb” also works in a joint partnership with a Home Counties catering company – Cottage Caterers with “rhubarb” – to provide top quality catering services to Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire, and therefore regularly caters at Hampton Court Palace and Blenheim Palace.

It is “rhubarb’s” ability to be deliciously different that makes it stand out from the competition , as well as an absolute dedication to stunning service, presentation and

superb quality at all times. “rhubarb” catered events often feature incredible food stalls – where sushi is made to order or where noodles are cooked freshly in front of guests.

Ensuring that, as a company, “rhubarb” is always searching for new and fabulous ways to do things means that it is absolutely at the cutting edge of London catering services.

For further information about the London catering services provided by “rhubarb” food design, please contact “rhubarb” HQ on 0208 812 3200.

There is no doubt that your wedding day has got to be the most perfect day of your life – from the most beautiful invite, to the most breathtaking venue, the fairytale dress, the stunning lights and flowers, amazing favours and fireworks, and of course utterly delicious food and drink, champagne and chocolate! And whatever you want from your wedding day, “rhubarb” have it covered.

In the business for 15 years now, “rhubarb” have enormous experience in wedding catering and can provide the entire event planning service, from initial theme to delivery of marquee, DJ, pyrotechnics and even ice sculpture! With specific wedding planners on their team, “rhubarb” wedding clients get a really bespoke service and the company’s attention to every little detail has won them some of the UK’s most high profile wedding jobs.

“rhubarb” have catered for a multitude of celebrity and royal weddings, including Stella McCartney, Elton John and David Furnish, Prince Edward & Sophie Wessex, and more recently, stars of reality TV too!

Last year “rhubarb” was proud to be the caterer for one of the weddings featured on Four Weddings on Living TV – that of Gary Cockerill and Phil Turner. The fabulously extravagant wedding theme was a Midsummer Night’s Dream, and guests at Syon House in West London enjoyed some of “rhubarb’s” most incredible canapés such as Scottish beef and foie gras with peach and tarragon jelly, as well as a three course dinner menu featuring twice baked aged gruyère soufflés, seabass fillet with globe artichokes and a trio of miniature puddings.

With a new joint venture under their belts too – with Cottage Caterers in Surrey – wedding catering by “rhubarb” is set to be even bigger this year.
At Cottage Caterers with “rhubarb”, weddings are a real speciality, and the company has organised more of them than any other event. Guiding the brides of the Home Counties on their decisions on flowers, marquees, design, champagne, and everything in between, Cottage then makes sure everything is in place and running perfectly on the big day.

With numerous personal touches on every single aspect of the day and with experience catering at some of the country’s most amazing venues too, if your wedding catering is looked after by “rhubarb” you can be sure that every last thing is just perfect.

For further information on wedding catering by “rhubarb”, please contact the rhubarb wedding team on 0208 812 3200 or email http://www.rhubarb.net/Contact-Us

“rhubarb” have always made it their business to understand corporate events catering. They know how crucial events (and budgets) are, and their corporate clients love them because they have a reputation for innovation that really stands out from the pack. In fact, at “rhubarb” the Corporate Events planning team take the attitude that every event is a theatrical production – one that ends with a standing ovation for your business.

Specialising in ensuring maximum impact for your company and your clients, “rhubarb” ensures that every single one of your guests leaves your event feeling that they have been looked after in the very best of ways. Not only will they have eaten the most fabulous food and sampled the finest wines, but most importantly they will have been impressed.

In 2010 “rhubarb’s” corporate events catering team looks set to get busier and busier. The londonlaunch:LIVE event is taking place on 20th and 21st October, will feature over 150 exhibitors, and is expected to attract over 2000 key buyers from London’s event scene. And “rhubarb” is a big player – catering for the Saatchi Gallery event in its entirety.

“rhubarb” has now catered for numerous events for some of the UK’s biggest corporate hitters such as HSBC, Barclays Capital, De Beers, KPMG, Royal Bank of Scotland, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Deutsche Bank, Sotheby’s, Citibank and Rolls Royce.

At the close of last year, “rhubarb” added two more prestigious brands to their corporate client list – BOKKS and Moet Hennessy. At a very special ticket only lunch, “rhubarb’s” delicious menu and styling, Moet Hennessy’s Grand Marc Champagnes, and BOKKS luxury packaging & presentation, made for a truly superb brand marriage.

For further information of Corporate Events Catering by “rhubarb”, please contact Head Office on 0208 812 3200.

A wedding day – the most important day of a girl’s life some might say. And after the dress and the venue and the honeymoon, well the food is pretty crucial too!

Whilst there are a thousand ways to do the food at a wedding – from fish and chip van to Indian buffet to sit down five course banquet – great food means happy guests, and an even more memorable day. So it’s important to get it absolutely right.
Paying a wedding caterer is the answer for many couples. And there are a huge number of companies specializing in wedding catering in the UK – companies who perhaps do corporate and private parties too, but who, overall, make wedding business their business.

Much of your decision making process about your wedding caterer should be dictated by the type of wedding you want. Are you looking for an urban city affair with a minimalist reception venue and a modern European menu? Or will it be a rustic day, with spring flowers in ribbon tied jam jars, hay bales to sit on and a hog roast by the barn? Perhaps you are thinking about a theme – do you have a seaside venue in mind, then serve local fish and seafood. Or lots of Caribbean family – how about a Caribbean style barbecue?

Wedding caterers can vary hugely in price and in product. Low key, casual and less formal weddings may benefit from smaller, more relaxed catering companies. But if budget is no issue, then the world is your oyster and you can find companies who will provide ice towers laden with the finest caviar and luges pouring the most superb vodka.

Choosing your wedding caterer is therefore crucial. Do your research – ask for recommendations, speak to other brides, or to the planning staff at your chosen venue (venues often provide a list of professionals they prefer to work with). Ask your photographer, florist and other wedding suppliers whether they can recommend a great caterer. Look for testimonials that might give you a steer on whether a wedding catering company really knows what they are doing. If a number of brides have recently written glowing letters of recommendation after their big days, then you can be pretty sure a caterer is able to do the same for you.

The lovely thing about paying a proper wedding caterer is that you can really relax on the big day, safe in the knowledge that a whole team with all the relevant skills and experience will be responsible for getting it right, so that you can concentrate on the vows, the speeches and first dance!

At the outset, it is very important to focus on the menu – and you can talk to your potential wedding caterers about this very early on. Get them to suggest ideas. Talk about what suits you as a couple, and get advice on what is right for the venue, the overall occasion and for your guests. If the produce is excellently sourced and excellently cooked, even sausages and mash can be perfect for a wedding meal. Ask your caterer about what is seasonal, and what they think of as their signature wedding dishes. If you want canapés before the meal, when people arrive and drink their first glass of icy champagne, then ask to see a canapé list – getting these right really makes an important first impression and is a great way of wowing your guests before they have even sat down!

Don’t forget your wedding cake – most wedding caterers will look after that too – ask to see photos of past cakes and you will soon get an idea for what you do or don’t want. Traditional white tiered fruitcake? Or gorgeous fun and frivolous cupcakes with your initials on?

Some of the larger wedding caterers such as “The Admirable Crichton” and “rhubarb” will also look after the decorative side of things for you. Lighting, linen, staff uniform, candles and table centerpieces can all fall under the remit of the wedding caterer, so make sure you get yours right!

London – 14th December 2009 – The UK’s offices and businesses may be under immense pressure to lower their event costs in the current economic climate, but staff still want a Christmas party. So this year, luxury catering and event companies have had to be that bit more creative about how they deliver a Christmas event for a little bit less.

Many have designed their party menus around substantial canapés or ‘bowl foods’ rather than sit down dinners. That way everyone gets lots of delicious food to eat, and lots of seasonal variety, but the costs are kept down. Current Christmas bowl food favourites at “rhubarb” food design are sticky beef with parsnip mash or delicious lamb tagine with aromatic basmati rice.

Wonderfully rich and tasty (but cheaper) cuts of meat can be used in these kinds of dishes and are slow cooked to release fabulous flavour and succulent juices. Of course if main courses are compulsory, classic crowd pleasers like sausage and mash and fish and chips are cheap and easy to produce and if presented beautifully can easily provide that crucial party ‘wow factor’ too. Luxury party catering offers all the above said delicacies

Some companies have been looking into cheaper venues, or even in-office events, with a bit more time spent on creative decoration. Stunning flowers and candles, evergreen table decorations, swags of mistletoe and gorgeous twinkling lighting, can turn even the most uninspiring corporate boardroom into a winter wonderland!

Finally – companies are being that bit more creative with the bar bills this year. Prosecco rather than Champagne has been a big seller, and seasonal punches and cocktails such as brandy punch,

mulled wine or sea breezes (with Christmas cranberry juice of course) are proving popular.

Put simply, the event companies who can be creative with their offerings are the ones who, despite the economic downturn, stand to have one of the best Christmas party seasons yet! Choose best catering company for that.

For further information, please contact “rhubarb” food design on 0208 812 3200.