Salt Wind Catering

Chef Lowen

Coastal Soul

Chef Lowen grew up on the Helford estuary and has been cooking Cornish seafood, BBQ, and communal feasts professionally for over a decade. She runs our outdoor and hog roast events.

15 articles by Chef Lowen

Catering Services

From Essential to Luxury: A Guide to the Salt Wind Catering Charcoal BBQ & Hog Roast Menus in Cornwall

When you're planning an event in Cornwall, the food is the heart of the celebration. And let's be honest: nothing beats the incredible, smoky aroma of a traditional hog roast or a barbecue cooked over real charcoal . At Salt Wind Catering, we've built our reputation on that authentic flavour. We smoke our own meats in Redruth and we cook over charcoal to get that perfect crust and juicy, tender result. But we also know that every event is different. You might be planning a casual corporate...

27 Oct 2025 3 min read

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Planning a Hog Roast in Cornwall? 5 Questions You Need to Ask First

There's nothing quite like a traditional hog roast to create a "wow" factor at a Cornish event. It's a full sensory experience—the amazing smell, the impressive sight of the hog, and, of course, the delicious taste of perfectly cooked pork and that all-important crackling. But if you're planning one for the first time, you probably have a few questions. As Cornwall's hog roast specialists, we believe you should know exactly what to expect. Here are the 5 questions you should ask any caterer...

25 Oct 2025 3 min read

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BBQ Catering in Cornwall | Charcoal BBQ for Events | Salt Wind Catering

BBQ Catering in Cornwall — Proper Charcoal, Proper Cuts, No Messing About There's a big difference between a BBQ and a good BBQ. Anyone can chuck some cheap sausages on a disposable grill from the petrol station. What we do is something else entirely — premium cuts of locally sourced meat cooked over proper charcoal, homemade sides and salads, and food that makes people come back for seconds and thirds. Salt Wind Catering BBQ is built for outdoor events across Cornwall. Garden parties,...

6 Jun 2025 2 min read

Event Catering

Kids Party Catering Cornwall | Children's Party Food Delivered

Organising a children's party is chaotic enough without worrying about the food. Salt Wind Catering provides kids' party food across Cornwall that children actually eat — delivered fresh and ready to serve so you can focus on party bags, pass the parcel, and keeping twenty sugar-fuelled six-year-olds from climbing the walls. Food Kids Actually Eat Our children's party food collection is designed around what kids actually eat at parties. Mini pizzas made with real dough. Chicken goujons that...

10 Apr 2025 4 min read

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Festival & Outdoor Event Catering Cornwall | BBQs, Hog Roasts & Street Food

Festival & Outdoor Catering That Can Handle a Crowd Cornwall runs on outdoor events — village fetes, music festivals, food fairs, county shows, beach parties, and everything in between. When you need to feed hundreds of people outdoors, you need a caterer who can handle the scale, the weather, and the logistics. Salt Wind Catering has been doing exactly that from our base in Redruth. What We Bring to Outdoor Events Our BBQ catering and hog roast catering are built for the outdoors —...

24 Mar 2025 3 min read

Event Catering

School & Charity Event Catering Cornwall | Fetes, Fundraisers & Fairs

Schools and charities in Cornwall run events year-round — summer fetes, fundraising dinners, sports days, award ceremonies, open days, volunteer appreciation lunches, and end-of-term celebrations. At Salt Wind Catering, we provide professional catering for schools, charities, and community organisations at prices that respect tight budgets. School Event Catering School events come in all shapes and sizes. Summer fetes need food that can be served outdoors to hundreds of visitors. Award...

18 Mar 2025 2 min read

Event Catering

Christmas Party Catering Cornwall | Festive Buffets & Hog Roasts

Christmas Catering — Festive Food Without the Stress December hits and suddenly everyone needs feeding. The office Christmas party. The family get-together. The work lunch that someone forgot to organise until the second week of December. Salt Wind Catering takes the food off your plate — literally. We provide Christmas catering across Cornwall for everything from intimate dinners to 200-guest corporate events. Festive Buffets & Hot Fork Lunches Our Christmas hot fork lunch is the...

13 Dec 2024 2 min read

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Cornish Seafood Catering | Fresh Seafood Platters Delivered Cornwall

Cornish Seafood Catering — Straight From the Coast to Your Table You're in Cornwall. The seafood here is some of the best in the country, and it makes no sense to serve your guests anything less. At Salt Wind Catering , our seafood platters are built around what's fresh and local — Cornish dressed lobster, crab, shell-on king prawns, smoked salmon, smoked mackerel pâté, and more. It's a genuine taste of the coast. What's on the Platter Cornish dressed lobster. Dressed Cornish crabs. Shell-on...

26 Nov 2024 2 min read

Event Catering

Village Hall Catering Cornwall | Buffets & Party Food Delivered

Cornwall runs on village halls. Birthday parties, wakes, quiz nights, charity fundraisers, parish meetings, sports club presentations, harvest suppers, and wedding receptions — if it's happening in your community, it's probably happening in a village hall. At Salt Wind Catering, we deliver ready-to-serve buffets to village halls across Cornwall. You don't need a kitchen, you don't need to heat anything, and you don't need to spend your evening making sandwiches instead of enjoying the party....

13 Nov 2024 2 min read

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Garden Party Catering Cornwall | BBQs, Hog Roasts & Buffets

Cornish summers were made for garden parties. A milestone birthday in the back garden. A family reunion in a farmer's field. A christening in the churchyard. An anniversary celebration on the lawn. Whatever the occasion, Salt Wind Catering brings everything we need and leaves nothing behind. No kitchen required. No power. Just a flat patch of grass and we'll handle the rest. Live Cooking in Your Garden Our hog roast is the ultimate garden party centrepiece — a whole hog slow-roasted over...

18 Oct 2024 3 min read

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Sports Club Catering Cornwall | Buffets, Pasties & Match Day Food for Clubs

Match Day Buffets & Club Catering Across Cornwall Every rugby club, football club and cricket club in Cornwall has the same problem on match day, presentation night or end of season: someone's got to sort the food. And it's usually the same volunteer who did it last year, cobbling together supermarket platters in the clubhouse kitchen at the last minute. There's a better way. Salt Wind Catering delivers ready-to-serve buffets, hot pasties, grazing platters and match day food direct to...

23 Sept 2024 8 min read

Event Catering

Summer Party Catering Cornwall | BBQs, Buffets & Garden Food

Summer Party Catering — BBQs, Hog Roasts & Outdoor Food for Cornwall's Best Season When the sun comes out in Cornwall, the parties start. Garden birthdays, milestone celebrations in a field, sports club end-of-season events, school fetes, and long evenings with friends around a fire pit. Whatever the occasion, Salt Wind Catering brings the food, the kit, and the cooking — you just enjoy the weather. BBQ & Hog Roast — The Natural Summer Choice Our BBQ catering is the ultimate summer party...

13 Sept 2024 3 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Event Catering in Mullion | Hog Roasts, BBQs & Buffets on the Lizard

Event Catering in Mullion — Hog Roasts, BBQs & Buffets on the Western Lizard Mullion sits on the western edge of the Lizard Peninsula — dramatic cliffs at Mullion Cove, the sheltered harbour, the sweep of Poldhu Beach where Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal, and the wildflower meadows above Gunwalloe Church Cove. The area draws weddings, holiday celebrations, and community events to venues with views that make any occasion feel special. Salt Wind Catering provides...

8 Aug 2024 3 min read

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Holiday Cottage Food Delivery Cornwall | Hampers, BBQ Kits & Platters

Holiday Cottage Food Delivery — Skip the Shops, Start Your Holiday Arriving at a Cornwall holiday cottage after a long drive to find an empty fridge is nobody's idea of a good start. The nearest supermarket is twenty minutes away down narrow lanes, the car is still packed, and the kids are hungry. At Salt Wind Catering , we solve that problem entirely. We deliver fresh, homemade food direct to your holiday cottage, lodge, glamping site, or self-catering accommodation anywhere in Cornwall....

17 Jul 2024 4 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Event Catering in Par & St Blazey | Hog Roasts, BBQs & Buffets Near the Eden Project

Par and St Blazey sit at the heart of mid-Cornwall's south coast, sandwiched between the famous Eden Project and the beautiful harbour at Charlestown. It's a practical, well-connected area with good road access and a growing number of event venues — from converted china clay works to beachfront locations at Par Sands. Salt Wind Catering provides professional mobile catering to Par, St Blazey, Tywardreath, Fowey and the surrounding area. We arrive completely self-sufficient with charcoal, gas,...

1 Jul 2024 4 min read