Hog Roast Hodnet was happy to assist Cheryl with her 18th birthday celebrations over the weekend!
As we all know, turning 18 is a pretty big deal, and hoping to commemorate the occasion properly and start her journey into adulthood with a bang, the birthday girl had asked her parents for just one gift this year: a smashing party that no one would ever be able to forget!
As an avid history buff with a particular interest in the Renaissance period, Cheryl had come up with a masquerade ball theme for her special day. Her parents had helped her to find the perfect function hall with plenty of room to host all 150 guests that had been invited to the party, and Hog Roast Hodnet had been asked along to serve our lovely Alfresco Menu, which the family had been instantly impressed by due to the value for money offered.
When the day of Cheryl’s birthday rolled around on Saturday, the Hog Roast Hodnet team, led by catering managers, Dave and Joe, made the short trip to the venue, where they promptly fired up the HogMaster and began roasting the full-size pig atop a tray of sage and onion stuffing. We do this so that the juices from the meat drip into the stuffing below and create a more complex flavour, for which our guests have been praising us for decades!
To accompany the traditional hog roast, our team also whipped up bowls of heritage tomato and mozzarella salad, homemade gourmet coleslaw, a selection of seasonal leaves and buttered new potatoes tossed in chives. For each of the tables, we also arranged charcuterie boards that overflowed with Italian cold cut meats, cheeses, artisanal breads, olives, sun dried tomatoes and herb-infused breadsticks.
The results were spectacular, and Cheryl couldn’t have been more pleased with the wonderful job that Dave and Joe did. Everyone who attended the birthday celebration also adored the food that our crew had presented them with, and as the evening rolled to a close, Hog Roast Hodnet discreetly cleared away the plates and leftover food – but not before slicing and dressing the masquerade-themed cake in ripe berries and cream and serving it to the guests.