Creating a meal and a day to remember for Robson Green and his Grantchester co-star, Kacey Ainsworth.
When it comes to event catering in the North East, one of the most highly respected companies is Epicurus (www. epicurus.co.uk). As well as cooking-up delicious food using locally sourced produce and ensuring top quality service, they also offer party & event equipment hire, service staff & bar staff hire.
Epicurus can take care of your catering needs.
Running the company is one of the North East’s leading chefs, Chris Reay. He launched Epicurus in 1998…things got off to a highly successful start.
Then March 2020 arrived. Everyone was told to stay at home which, obviously, is not what an outdoor catering company needs to hear.
“I’d thrown everything into my great passion…cooking… and given up a successful career in TV production to launch Epicurus,” said Chris. “Covid brought everything to a halt. At least I had time to indulge in my other passion…walking in the wonderful North East countryside.”
Which turned out to be the starting point for Chris’s other venture…Fells’ Kitchen. Chris is a fully qualified mountain leader…so…why not take people on a lovely walk and provide stunning food along the way.
That’s how Chris ended up on BBC TV. He provided food and a walk for a couple of well-known TV personalities. The show is ‘Robson Green’s Weekend Escape’ where Robson takes other celebrities on countryside walks. The show, available on BBC iPlayer and which aired on February 10th (Series 3:1) sees Robson with his Grantchester co-star Kacey Ainsworth walking up Warden Hill near Hexham.
And that was where Robson and Kacey met Chris. He acted as a guide pointing out features like where the North Tyne and South Tyne meet…with the Cheviots and North Pennines in the distance…but the important moment took place in a sheltered hollow near the top of the hill.
Robson said, as he and Kacey tucked into their Fells’ Kitchen meal prepared by Chris
“It’s the first time I’ve had a meal with a 360-degree view of the area which is within easy reach of where I live. Everybody should do this once in a while…loved the walk, loved your company and your food is exceptional.”
For the record, Chris cooked them scallops and black pudding followed by a dessert of blood orange posset with crushed amoretti biscuit.
Chris organises walks across Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and the Lake District…although he’ll go further afield if you give him plenty of notice.
“I speak to the client, find out what sort of food they like, where they’d like to go and, importantly, how capable they are. Sometimes it’s just a casual stroll
other times it’s something a bit more strenuous.”
Fells’ Kitchen – catered outdoor adventures; a unique experience of exhilarating exercise with nature as your backdrop, and then relax with a meal prepared in front of you by one of the region’s most experienced chefs.
Interested in a stunning walk and stunning food?
Visit Chris’s website… www.fellskitchen.co.uk… and check out the shop page for general bookable experience days. You can contact him directly to discuss dates & locations.
This is best if you have a group of up to six or eight and want to organise a special birthday party, corporate day or event for someone.
Keep up with Fells’ Kitchen on Instagram @fellskitchen or follow Chris on Facebook @fellskitchenadventures