I thought a quick post was in order to let people know how our first band night of 2010 went. The night was fully booked, plus a few more, which meant we had in excess of 65 people present. A big thank you to all that attended and we hope you enjoyed yourself as much as we did.
If you’ve been following this blog then you’ll know we had Buddy’s Live Band playing for us who is fronted by Huge Budden an excellent harmonica player. Thank you to the band the performance was great and we had some great feedback about it.
The ticket price was £12 and included the entry fee as well as a plate of food. Guests could choose from a Chargrilled Vegetable Lasagna, Seafood Paella or Chicken Tikka Masala. Bread, Poppadoms or salad accompanied the relevant dishes. Desserts were sold additionally to the ticket price at £3.50 each and comprised of Warm Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream or Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with a Soft Berry Compote.
We hope to be holding another band night in the not to distant future, possibly March. If you would like to stay be put on our band email list then send us an email to info@purplecresscatering.com with the subject line “Add me to your band list.” You will then be kept up to date with the latest up and coming band night as well as other events we maybe hosting.
If you attended the band night and wish to leave us some feedback then you can post a comment on this blog post.
Your chance to try us out before booking your catering event. We are in the throws of opening a restaurant in the Worgret Manor Hotel just out side Wareham. Febuary the 5th will be a public open day and everyone is invited to come and browse the venue whilst having a complimentry Glass of Champagne and Canapes.
Restaurant service will start from Saturday the 6th of February and booking are now being taken. You can see our restaurant menu by clicking the link below.
This month we are hosting our second band night at the Worgret Manor Hotel just outside Wareham. Tickets are £12 each and this gets y entry into the venue, plus free hot food, which will be something along the lines of chili or beef bourginoin. The band playing for us are called Buddy’s Blues Band and feature the famous Hugh Budden. Hugh is a professional harmonica player and used to be in a famous Producers tribute act.
You can view the main band page to get the full details.
To book just call the Worgret on 01929 552957.
We have some serious plans happening for 2010 so make sure you stay tuned. You can easily keep track of this blog by clicking here. As always if anyone has any questions or comments then please feel free to email us.
The Christmas dinner and dance taking place at the Worgret Manor on Saturday 19th December is nearly hear. Only one week to go. I thought I would post the menu here so people can see whats going on. Purple Cress will be Catering and hosting this event. Tickets were capped at 50 and i’m not sure how many currenl remain as I write this. There are definitly a few left but with adverts in this weeks local advertiser newspaper I expect they will go fairly soon. If you wat a ticket then I recommend you get one sooner rather than later to avoid dissapointment.
Menu
Starters
Smooth Chicken and Duck Liver Parfait, Herbed Crostini and Homemade Chutney
or
Rustic Country Vegetable Soup, topped with a Green Pesto
Mains
Traditional Christmas Turkey, Herb and Sausage meat Stuffing, Parma Ham wrapped Chipolatas & Thyme Jus
or
Pan fried Fillet of Salmon served with a light Chive & Cream Fish Sauce & Roasted baby New Potatoes
Puddings
Hot Christmas Pudding & Brandy Butter Sauce
or
Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake served with a Fruit Compote
This is to let you all know about our latest public event being held on the 19/12/2009. Purple cress are putting on a 3 course meal, with tea and coffee if requested, plus a live 5 piece band for only £27.95 as our Christmas party for 2009. There are a limited number of tickets available so if you are interested its best to book a.s.a.p.
The venue for this party is the Worgret Manor hotel, just outside Wareham. For those of you who are interested, they do have rooms available to save you driving home. I am trying to get them to give rooms away at a discount for this event.
The band playing for us are called Fire Bird. they are local 5 piece band with a female vocalist and will be doing between 70 and 80 covers.
Well the weather has turned now as the summer comes to an end and Purple Cress would like to thank everyone who visited us at the Swanage Carnival. The crepe stall was a success even though the weather was not at it’s best to say the least. Apparently it is the worst year for weather at the carnival for some years.
We do hope to be attending Swanage Carnival next year and will be expanding our range of products. Crepes will definitly be making a return and if we can manage to persuade the carnival organisers we will be offering some alternative foods. I will disclose them nearer the time.
Purple Cress have been planning for next years events already and we are filling up the diary. This year bought so many events to our attention we had no idea quite how much went on through out the summer around the Purbecks.
Bestival is just one of the events on the list we hope to conquer and probably will be our biggest to date. Be sure to check back for updates throughout early next year for detials.
We will be down at Swanage this year providing the crowds with our Crepe Stall and serving Chili with Nachos and Cheese in the evening. You can find us up by the Beer tent so come and say hello. We are open on Saturday 25th, Sunday the 27th, Wednesday the 29th and the last Saturday 1st of August.
The Crepe shack is a new addition to our arsenal and can be hired for your functions. We hire the shack fully staffed so you just need to provide the location. Contact us for more details.
Last week saw the first appearance of Purple Cress catering at Wareham Market. the market is held every saturday morning on the quay and attracts a good few hundred customers.
Come on down to say hello and try out some of our products, we offer a range of sweet biscuits and cakes at present and will possibly offer savoury products in the near future depending on customer reactions. Easter weekend will be a miss for us though as prior commitments before the market stall began have to take preference but we will be there regularly every Saturday there after.
Catering in Dorset is Purple Cress’s main area and yestersday saw another successful function take place. We were very happy with the entire event from start to finish and feedback was greatly received. We provided a wide choice of menus from which the client narrowed down their preffered dishes. The result was a Hot and Cold buffet for 30 people which included one dessert. Waiting staff were present throughout and replenshied the buffet when nesecary.
If you have requirements for Catering In Dorset then please feel free to visit our website and get in touch. You will be able to view menus online that cover all types of events. You will also find a simple contact form which can be filled in within minutes and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
