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BESPOKE CATERING FOR EVERY OCCASION

Private dinner parties, holiday catering, corporate lunches, sailing lunches, shooting lunches, cocktail canapes or deliciously flavoursome platters of food for parties or large gatherings, whatever it may be I am here to take the stress away from you.

Trained at The Bath School of Cookery and eleven years of events management in London working closely with the top catering companies in the UK, I set up Sophie The Private Chef in 2016 and started providing small local businesses lunches & dinners and cakes to local deli's and word spread fast!

As well as providing my services to many repeat local customers, I do a lot of holiday rental properites around the New Forest supplying dinner party food and fridge fill food for their stay.

I absolutely love Ottolenghi style of cooking, amazing salads and marinades with a twist, quirky food that all tastes delicious.  I also love my cordon bleu style of cooking too - my beef wellington and creme brulee are dreamy!

I can provide you with a catering service to suit your needs - please have a look through my services and menus on this page and to see more photos of my food follow :-http://www.facebook.com/sophietheprivatechef

 

CANAPES

Min order for 10 people. Price on request.

  • Thai Prawn Filo Cups, Sesame
  • Smoked Salmon, Horseradish & Lemon Creme Fraiche Blinis
  • Chicken Liver Pate & Red Onion Marmalade Croustade
  • Hoisen Duck Filo Baskets
  • Hot Smoked Salmon Yorkshires, Wasabi Mayo
  • Fillet of Beef Mini Yorkshires, Horseradish Cream
  • Quails Egg & Crispy Bacon Crustinis with Hollandaise
  • Cocktail Sausages, Soy, Honey & Sesame and Pomegranate Seeds
  • Mushroom Aranchini, garlic aoli, pea shoots
  • Dukkah Crusted Quail Egg, Harissa Mayo Croustade
  • Sundried Tomato, Mozerella & Basil Puffs
  • Parmasan Biscuits, Goats Cheese & Onion Compot
  • Mini Olive & Parmasan Biscuits topped with Feta, Pesto & Roasted Tomato
  • Watermelon, Feta, Mint & Sumac Skewers
  • Whipped Goats Cheese, Roasted Peach with Thyme & Balsamic
  • Beetroot Hummus, Toasted Chipotle Pumpkin Seeds, Pickled Carrot
  • Avocado Salsa Crustini, Pea Shoots

Sample Menu....

Cream Tea - £25pp. Minimum order 8 people

  • Egg & Cress Mayonaise Sandwiches / Ham & Mustard / Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese
  • Mini Summer Fruit Tarts
  • Homemade Sausage Rolls
  • Homemade Scones, Clotted Cream & Strawberry Compot
  • Cake selection: Lemon Drizzle Cake with Lemon Mascarpone / Moist Chocolate Brownies

Buffets / Large Gatherings

Meats & Salads - price on request. Minimum order for 8 people.

  • Pomegranate Molasses Roasted Salmon Side, Labneh, Herbs & Spices
  • Corronation Chicken with Peaches, flaked Almonds & Mango Chutney
  • Jewelled Rice Salad
  • Sliced Medium Rare Fillet of Beef served on Salsa Verde & Rocket
  • Chicken, Sumac, Za'atar & Roasted Lemon
  • Marinated Eastern Spiced Butterflied Lamb
  • Miso Roasted Butternut Squash & New Potato, Crispy Kale & Roasted Almonds
  • French Beans, Mange Tout, Orange and Hazlenut Salad
  • Wild Purple Rice Salad with Grapefruit & Pomegranite
  • Raw Kale and Brussels with Maple Tahini Dressing Salad
  • Quinoa, Bulgar and Chickpea with Halloumi, Squash and Rocket, Lemon and herb dressing
  • New Potato, Spring Onion, Panchetta & Crispy Onion Sala
  • Puy Lentil Salad with Feta, Mint & Tomato
  • Roasted Cauliflower & Cous Cous Salad with Zhoug & Crispy Shallots
  • Roasted Butternut Squash with Feta, Lentils, Kale & Tahini Yoghurt Dressing
  • Coronation Chickpeas, Peanuts & Spring Onions
  • Roasted Sweet Potatos, Puy Lentils, Chickpeas & Sun Dried Tomatos
  • Roasted Sumac Cauliflower, Feta Yoghurt, Fried Pita & Pomegranate
  • Kosheri (Middle Eastern spiced lentil & rice salad)
  • Green Bean Greek Salad with cranberries & eschalot dressing
  • Roasted Pomegranate Molasses Carrots, Aubergine Labneh, Freekah, Pistachios & Herbs
  • Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Tahini & Honey Dressing, Sesame & Nigella Seeds

Ladies Lunches / Yoga Retreats / Healthy Cookery School

Using locally sourced organic ingredients, vegan & vegetarian dishes.

  • Please call or email me to discuss your requirements.

Testimonials

...Sophie's food is packed full of flavour - every single dish looked and tasted amazing - a real talking point of the party. Sophie is full of imaginative ideas when it comes to menu creation and the food is delivered to your door impeccably presented. No hesitation in recommending Sophie - your event is in very capable hands. Milford on Sea - R Lewis

...The food both looked and tasted wonderful and I would wholeheartedly recommend you to friends. The feedback from my friends has been how great the Canapés were. I also thought that you were very professional, and a very clean & tidy worker. I cannot thank you enough for helping make my significant Birthday Party so great.  Denise Moore

..thank you for providing all the food for our ruby wedding anniversary - the food was exciting and delicious - it certainly had a wow factor about it! We will be using you again! Thank you Sophie.

..Sophie - Amazing! Thank you for everything you did for us to create such a wonderful lunch today - the buffet & puddings were out of this world..

Food Catering Services

  • Holiday Catering
  • Dinner Parties
  • Cocktail Canapes
  • Buffet Parties
  • Christenings & Funerals

DINE @ HOME

Delivering delicious 3 Course Dinner to your home (for 6 + people) with super simple instructions on to re-heat/cook, easy to assemble...just an oven & wine in hand is required! Please enquire pricing & availability by email: sophievbence@gmail.com

  • STARTERS
  • Stuffed Roast Figs with Crispy Parma Ham, Micro Herb Salad & Balsamic Glaze
  • Salmon & Prawn Terrine wrapped in Smoked Salmon, Micro Herb Salad, Cucumber & Radish Relish, Lemon Dressing
  • Sharing board of Fresh Sourdoughs, Homemade Moroccan Houmous, Grilled Padrons, Homemade Butters, Salsa Verde & Olives
  • MAINS
  • Organic Rack of Lamb, Potato Dauphinois, Seasonal Vegetables, Lamb Jus
  • Chicken Zafrani with Cashews, Almonds; Saffron Wild Mushroom & Lemon Pilaf; Fenugreek & Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower, Green Beans & Dried Fruits; Cucumber, Mint & Chilli Salad
  • Salmon En Croute, Buttered Minted New Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, Hollandiase Sauce
  • Chicken Tarragon, Potato Dauphinois, Seasonal Salad
  • Beef Wellington, Potato Dauphinois, Seasonal Vegetables & Beef Jus
  • Organic Chicken Breast stuffed with Sun Dried Tomato Pesto wrapped in Filo Potato; Dauphinois or Za’Atar Chipped Potatoes; Seasonal Vegetables
  • DESSERTS
  • Lemon & Passionfruit Posset, Almond Brittle
  • Chocolate Roulade, Brandy/Vanilla or Expresso Cream
  • Dark Chocolate Mousse, Baileys Mascarpone, Raspberries
  • Coffee Mousse, Chocolate Tahini Sauce & Roasted Nuts
  • Individual Salted Caramel Gatteux, Blackberries & Almond Brittle

Health & Safety

Once the food has been delivered, responsibility for keeping the food in a refridgerated state falls to the client.  Please ask for advice if you require further information regarding the storage, consumption or reheating of all food.  We reserve the right to remove any uneaten food at the end of your event in order to prevent causes of food poisoning caused by the inappropriate storage of food.

To prevent spread of infection we request that our clients ask guests who have recently suffered from sickness NOT to attend their event. Norovirus and other infections are easily spread through touching food and where lots of people gather in close environment.

Sophie has her Level 2 Food Safety in Catering and had full public liability insurance.

Contact Us

Hours

Please email me for enquiries and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

  • Mon - Fri 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM