Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2010 | Page 127

food

Island Life - April/May 2010

Dave Rogers (2nd in from right)
pictured with his outside catering team

It's - All About Catering
When you book All About Catering for your

clients use PR companies or event organisers,

wedding or special occasion, you get more

and are surprised when they come to the Island

than delicious food and excellent service - you

to find that we manage such a lot of the event,

get the personal attention of director and chef

not just the catering – especially somewhere

David Rogers. Whether it’s the white wedding

like Osborne House, where we have regular

you’ve always dreamed of, or the corporate

update meetings with the hospitality organiser

event to impress your clients, David Rogers is

Douglas Worsley, and Nick Ward of Island

here to help you every step of the way.

Marquees.

“There’s so much involved in outside catering,

David was the obvious choice of Liz Earle

it’s a very demanding, logistical operation,

Beauty Ltd when it was announced that HRH

as every site is different and needs careful

The Duchess of Cornwall would be visiting in

planning” explains David. “I always meet our

July 2009. There wasn’t time for the Duchess

clients on site, so it helps them understand how

to stay for tea, but the company asked David to

things are going to work on the day”. Working

provide a sumptuous Afternoon Tea for all the

closely with Nick Ward of Island Marquees, and

staff.

Paul Cooper of Coast and Country Marquees to

Some of David’s favourite times are catering

co-ordinate the build and delivery of equipment

for social occasions on the Island, such as the

helps to minimise disruption.

Hunt Ball, “Most of the people attending are

“Even