Hello people,

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.

(Band Night footage hopefully coming soon.)

Until next time…..

Neal and Adam

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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.

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To all our customers and readers and anyone else who stumbles accross this post.

Happy New Year

for 2010…

Remember to check back soon, we have some exciting things happening in 2010 so don’t miss out.  You can follow this blog by clicking here

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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

Tea and Coffee

Full details can be obtained from the web site, including booking details.  Christmas Dinner and Dance

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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.

Web site Link – Purple Cress Catering

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The Mothers Day Menu and pricing structure has been confirmed.  The current menu is stated in the previous post found in the link below.

Mothers Day Menu

The prices will be as follows:

2 courses – £16.95

3 courses – £21.95

Tea and Coffe served with Petit Fours – £1.75

Book Now to avoid disappointment as numbers are limited due to the restaurants capacity.

You can book by calling the Worgret Hotel directly on 01929 552957

Enjoy.

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We are putting on a special menu for Mothering Sunday.  This is being hosted at the Worgret House Hotel just outside of Wareham and PurpleCress will be catering.  If you are in Dorset for this occasion then you should definitely consider it.  It will be a reasonable price for excellent food, in a great location.

The prices are yet to be confirmed but are going to be some where in the region of £18 for 2 courses.  You can choose (on the day) from our 3 course menu which can be seen below.

Mothers day menu

Starters

Rustic Country Vegetable Soup topped with a Basil and Pinenut Pesto.

Smoked Salmon, Potato and Dill Tart with a lightly dressed salad of Bitter Leaves.

Pork, Apple and Pistachio Terrine with oven baked Herb Crostini and Onion Marmalade.

Salad of Roasted Red Capsicum, Capers and Goats cheese with a Balsamic Reduction.

Main courses

Grilled Plaice fillets with a Prawn and Chive Butter Sauce.

Free range, organic Chicken Breast, Wild Mushroom and Tarragon Cream Reduction.

Traditional Roast topside of Beef, Mustard and Rosemary Yorkshire Puddings and Horseradish Cream.

Pan fried Polenta, Parmesan and Spinach cakes with glazed baby Shallots in a Vegetable Jus.

All main courses to be served with rosemary potatoes and oven roasted root vegetables at the table.

Desserts

Chocolate Brownie and Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream.

Rhubarb and Apple Crumble served with Crème Anglaise.

Lemon and Orange tart, mixed Berry Compote and Crème Fraiche.

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Tea and Coffee to finish served with Petit Fours.

Bookings will be taken from Monday 2nd March directly through the Worgret.  +44 (0)1929 552957

We look forward to seeing you there.

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All the latest on Dorset Catering from Purple Cress.  Check back regularly to find out what we are up to and look out for  functions which are open for the public to attend.  These are events that Purple Cress put on locally through out the Purbecks such as themed food nights and band nights. These are normally held at the Worgret House Hotel which is our main venue but we do occasionally use other establishments.

The best way to keep track of us is by subscribing to our free RSS feed which can be found at the top right of this page.  Alternatively click on the link below.

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If you have any catering requirements then be sure to check our main website for  menu samples and also the contact form to submit any enquiries.

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