Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year, in the meantime we leave you with a few of the pictures from our Christmas party at Winter Wonderland!

FSM Event Caterer of the Year Winner!

We are delighted to announce that our Managing Director and Founder, Adrian Willson, was awarded the FSM Event Caterer of the Year accolade at the FSM Magazine award ceremony in London this week. Huge congratulations to Ady…what a wonderful way to be recognised for a very successful year!

Craig Miles of AB World Foods, Adrian, Charles Campion

Brooklands Museum - Voted #11 in Event's Top 20 Venues!

A huge congratulations to the team at Brooklands Museum which has just been voted #11 in the Event Top 20 Venues announced in the magazine yesterday!

Event says "A new entry, Brooklands Museum in Surrey is the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, the home of Concorde, and counts Samsung and BP among its clients.  The venue had a £250,000 refurbishment in early 2012, transforming three main function rooms.  The past 12 months have seen a 37 per cent increase in revenue to £710,000, and a 21 per cent rise in the number of events."

Two new areas of the Museum are shortly to be renovated after a fantastic £4.85 million lottery grant pass was received from the Heritage Lottery Fund.  

We are extremely proud of our continued relationship with Brooklands Museum and look forward to all the exciting times ahead!

Take a look at the new look website...http://www.brooklandsmuseumhospitality.com/

RHS Hampton Court Flower Show Contract Win Announced!

We are delighted to announce that the RHS have awarded Creativevents, in partnership with the Fine Food Company, a 5 year contract for the mobile food and drink solutions at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. After an extremely successful 3 years operating at the show we thoroughly look forward to our continued relationship with the RHS and bringing our new proposals to life!

http://www.eventmagazine.co.uk/Business/article/1221592/the-fine-food-company-creativevents-join-forces-five-year-rhs-catering-deal/

Spirit of Christmas at Olympia

It's been another fantastic year at one of our favourite shows - Spirit of Christmas and the Luxury Travel Show at Olympia Exhibition Centre.  With lots of new Christmas inspired products on the menu, visitors enjoyed chocolate and orange mochas, gingerbread lattes, savoury breakfast muffins and individually wrapped homemade Christmas cakes.  The champagne bar didn't miss out either, with everyone in the celebratory spirit the bubbles were flowing along with the delicious seafood platters and canapés!

Spooooky Treats at the National Army Museum!

We are very excited for Halloween and the treats are flying out of the Base Café at the National Army Museum... literally!  

'Marshmallow Monsters', 'Chocolate Bats' or 'Phantom Doughnuts' anyone??

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Happy Halloween!!

Meet Team Creative - Lindsay Atkinson

Name...  Lindsay Atkinson

Job Title... Venue Manager

Venue... Olympia

Favourite Drink... Amaretto and coke, with a splash of lime

Favourite Meal... It varies, but generally anything with cheese in it or on it

I started working for Creative...  in 2005 whilst studying for my degree. I started out at the NEC in Birmingham working as bar staff, and loved how easily I could save money whilst having fun with my friends. I worked my way up the Creative ladder working in almost every role available!

In a nutshell my role is...  managing and maintaining our catering operation, and maximising opportunities whilst ensuring clients, the Venue and customers are all happy.

On an average day... there is always something to learn and take on board. No two events and organisers are the same and each one requires a different approach to make it successful.

My most rewarding moment...  is this moment right now. I have been given a great opportunity in my new role and I am proud of myself and what I have achieved over the years to come this far.

My most challenging moment... It’s hard to pinpoint one moment as each event provides its own challenges, whether it be developing the right food offering for the crowds at Chelsea Flower Show, ensuring that stock is planned accordingly for an Example concert or maintaining a high level of customer service on the shop floor during a busy run of exhibition events. As we all do in event catering I relish the challenges- it ensures the job never gets boring!

I can't be doing with... people that have no passion and don’t try.

I couldn’t cope without...  a latte every morning!

Best piece of advice... Never let your standards slip.

RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Another event video for you today... and this time it's of the operation at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show where for the third year running Creative, along with The Fine Food Co, managed all the retail catering offers.  We could not have asked for more beautiful weather to set off such a fantastic location! If you haven't already been to the show then we hope this will encourage you to get your tickets for next year!  

Brooklands Museum Wedding Show

Over 90 brides, plus family and friends enjoyed a great day at Brooklands Museum at the venue’s first ever Wedding Show last weekend.  Crystal Blush Events selected a wide range of suppliers, from the traditional to the not so traditional, with retro themes including Bettie Bangs - suppliers of retro make up, hair styling and vintage tea parties.  

Entertainment came with wonderful music from Sugar Town - Sinatra / Rat Pack entertainers and in Brooklands tradition, guests enjoyed tours of Concorde, museum car rides and trips on the Routemaster bus in all its wedding glory. Even the Museum’s Sinclair C5 was adorned with a white ribbon for the occasion – forget arriving by horse and carriage!

The Bluebird Room was dressed beautifully showing off the wonderful spaces for both ceremonies and receptions and the hospitality was flowing with a delicious selection of canapés and bubbles to toast the weddings to come!  

We are happy to say that after the huge success of the event we have already planned the next one for 23rd February 2014 - so if you or a friend are planning your nuptials and looking for inspiration we look forward to seeing you there!

Creative Taste Wins Greenwich Park Catering Contract

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Creative Taste has been awarded a 5 year contract to provide catering at Greenwich Park's cafés and kiosks.

From 7th November, Creative will be operating The Pavilion Café, The White House Bakery and three kiosks in the oldest enclosed Royal Park which dates back to 1427.

Along with complete makeovers which will include improved lighting and seating, all areas will benefit from a new focus on fantastic British catering and local produce at its best, with abundant displays of delicious food changing throughout the day to suit the customers needs.

Having had the pleasure of working with The Royal Parks previously at a number of events in Regents Park and Hyde Park, where this Christmas brings our 7th year at Winter Wonderland, we are really looking forward to the prospect of growing our relationship over the coming years.  

We look forward to welcoming you all to Park in the next few months!

'In the Picture' at Dulwich Picture Gallery

A beautiful, dry evening set the tone for a fantastic night at Dulwich Picture Gallery last week where Creative Taste celebrated the success of our new partnership with the Gallery.  The Café, which was relaunched in June after its makeover (see previous blog!) has already seen a 60% increase in sales against the two previous years.  

Guests at 'In the Picture' enjoyed plenty of our Chapel Down English Sparking wine and seasonal cocktails, wonderful canapés served on picture frames, music from the Wandering Hands Trio and speeches from both Ian Dejardin, Gallery Director and our own John Uphill, Operations Director.

After an exclusive tour of the current exhibition 'A Crisis of Brilliance', guests even had a chance to create some of their own art whilst enjoying a delicious selection of savoury bowls from our autumn menu.  A raffle which raised money for Dulwich Helpline provided the opportunity to win some fantastic raffles prizes including a much-coveted Mulberry handbag.  

The event was wrapped up with a stunning artists palette dessert - with edible paintbrush to dip into colourful tasty paints and goody bags to take home with samples from some of our local suppliers.

Thanks to all who came and made it such a success - enjoy the photos and some of the great press below!!


http://foodandeverythingdaily.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/dulwich-picture-gallery-and.html?spref=tw

http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/articles/13/9/2013/349890/creative-taste-sees-public-catering-revenue-up-60-after-picture-gallery-caf-re-launch.htm