The Garden Chef

The Garden Chef www.thegardenchef.net Fresh and fabulous catering company in Sussex From our Grade five based kitchens we supply fresh, fabulous home made food for your event.

From small lunches for friends to weddings for Earls we will make your occasion extra special.

10/06/2026

Quiz Night Tonight

I’m back! Out the other side of a very busy weekend. We fed around 2000 people, breakfast, lunch, canapés and picnic bag...
09/06/2026

I’m back! Out the other side of a very busy weekend. We fed around 2000 people, breakfast, lunch, canapés and picnic bags. The South of England show is always a long weekend for us, 4.30am starts to cook fresh croissants and danish for the equestrian marquee and 10pm finishes by the time the next day prep is done. Throw in some wedding canapés too and I had to spend Monday in bed, everything ached and reminded me I’m getting older. Being knocked over by a pig and twisting my ankle didn’t help either!
Would we miss it? Of course not, every year I say never again but always do. It’s the people, the whole show environment. Animal people are just the best and all those giving their time to steward because they love the show and the countryside, it’s a pleasure to feed them. We laugh a lot, mainly at the groundsmen, we cry a bit, mainly at 4.30am, we feed people. I am lucky to have a wonderful team who work hard with smiles and prop me up.
This is the one and only photo I took, these doughnuts were tiny, one bite size, freshly fried and part of a mini Canape tea for the most beautiful wedding. It rained, it stormed but it was still glorious.
I’m still recovering but looking forward to another gorgeous event at another Sussex estate this weekend, I’ll try harder with the photos!

Is anybody free to help at The South Of England Show doing judges and stewards lunch on Friday the 5th June, other days ...
26/05/2026

Is anybody free to help at The South Of England Show doing judges and stewards lunch on Friday the 5th June, other days are fine but I’m really struggling Friday as everyone at work/college!

Bookings are open for Fathers Day Brunch! If your dad, or indeed you are a bit to old for magic shows on the field then ...
21/05/2026

Bookings are open for Fathers Day Brunch! If your dad, or indeed you are a bit to old for magic shows on the field then brunch could be the answer. From 10 to 2pm with a special Father’s Day menu (although every man I’ve asked what he’d have as his favourite brunch has just said full English so maybe we don’t need a menu 😂!) We are hoping to have a more grown up vibe in the Tap Room with chaos aplenty with on the field in the afternoon with 3 shows at 2.30, 3.30 and 4.30 and will@be here too and if you want a more chill atmosphere then these can be eaten in the tap room too.
We are doing our best to please everyone, wish us luck 🤦‍♀️
Bookings is essential, if we are full we will have to turn people away sadly.
Www.missinglinkbrewing.com to book your Father’s Day treat.
PS keep your eyes peeled for Fathers Day sweet boxes full of Daddy sized chunks of bakes! What should we put in them??????

This weekends brunch special is a lightly toasted bagel topped with cream cheese, smoked salmon, toasted seeds and a re...
16/05/2026

This weekends brunch special is a lightly toasted bagel topped with cream cheese, smoked salmon, toasted seeds and a really zingy homemade salsa verde with a side of rocket and hollandaise. I’ve just had it for dinner and it’s delicious! There are tables available tomorrow if you’d like to treat yourself.
Www.missinglinkbrewing.com

Brunch!!We don’t just do specials we also do what is repeatedly described as the best full English people have ever had....
15/05/2026

Brunch!!
We don’t just do specials we also do what is repeatedly described as the best full English people have ever had.
It’s big, 2 bacon rashers, 2 chelwood gate sausages, 2 hash browns, grilled tomato, fresh mushrooms cooked with butter and parsley on the griddle, fried slice and 2 fried eggs and baked beans!!

Who’s finished one????



Brunch is back this weekend Tory and I love brunch, we get to be a bit creative and love the challenge of getting 100 o...
14/05/2026

Brunch is back this weekend
Tory and I love brunch, we get to be a bit creative and love the challenge of getting 100 or so meals out, each one perfect!! We try and create a menu that’s got a few favourites but is also a bit different, no sad poached eggs on bought in avocado. This dish is one of our loaded hash. It’s topped with smashed fresh avocado mashed with lime, salt, parsley and pepper and then hot smoked salmon and a pot of home made hollandaise. I’m going to try and post a few of our dishes so you can see what’s on offer. We are always up for specials too. This week it’s a toasted bagel with lemony cream cheese, smoked salmon, salsa verde, toasted pumpkin seeds and hollandaise. 😊❤️

Ever wondered what £300 worth of chocolate looks like? This is probably the most valuable thing I own at the moment! Cho...
14/05/2026

Ever wondered what £300 worth of chocolate looks like? This is probably the most valuable thing I own at the moment! Chocolate prices have gone through the roof, just one of the many ingredients we use where prices have shot up, you all know what it’s like for your weekly shop. Just like at home it’s a massive struggle to make food business work, every week is a balancing act. To get these bags for £30.99 you have to buy 4, that’s a big outlay when you need more than one type. Luckily I can do it, just.
I’m not closing as I see so many do, every day on Instagram another business is saying goodbye, either because the stress and hours outweigh the benefit or because they can’t make any money at all. So no, I’m not closing, but some days are really hard.

Giant cake that went out this week for a retirement home birthday celebration. I love how many different things people c...
13/05/2026

Giant cake that went out this week for a retirement home birthday celebration. I love how many different things people celebrate with cake, recently I’ve make cakes for a cake smash photography session, a gender reveal (it was a girl!), a baby shower and a retirement, whatever the occasion cake is always the appropriate way to celebrate it!!

Prices from £20 and lots of flavours available…….. DM me for your cakey needs!

Just look at the feet on those!! Macaron are a beautiful thing when they go right. A perfect macaron makes me nearly as ...
13/05/2026

Just look at the feet on those!!
Macaron are a beautiful thing when they go right. A perfect macaron makes me nearly as proud as my children 😂 It’s almost worth the despair of a disastrous batch. I’ve been picking up tips though and I think I’ve got it cracked. Keep following to watch me weep over a batch gone wrong for no bloody good reason 😆



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