We started last October and since then, working with a great and very diverse team of Trustees, we have catered for an increasing number of events. My ethos is simply about togetherness and being valued which I hope we are achieving through this social enterprise. We employ and train some amazingly talented people who like to express themselves through food. Outside of this busy project I try to do my bit to save this wonderful planet and am committed to keeping our carbon footprint as low as possible. I love the countryside and open air as well as spending time with my two grown daughters and my lovely new granddaughter.
I feel very lucky to be involved with the Global Village Café because it is such a worthwhile project. I often reflect on how fortunate I have been to live my life in a safe, secure, peaceful and ordered society where I have been able to raise a family in the knowledge that they would benefit from things we sometimes take for granted; cradle to grave healthcare, education, the rule of law, freedom from hunger, cold and war. The asylum seekers and refuges cannot say the same.
This enterprise provides the opportunity for our new arrivals to improve their English and to learn catering, management and teamwork skills. They also get the chance to showcase the food from their homeland which helps cultural understanding and tolerance while reducing prejudice and fear of difference. Apart from all that, it’s great fun and the food is so good.
I work in the railway industry as a project management professional and am glad to be able to bring this expertise into the Global Village Café for the benefit of others.
It’s wonderful being able to meet people from different cultural backgrounds to myself, not to mention enjoying some delicious food from around the globe!
We have hired the Global Village Cafe to cater at several events. The food is always delicious and professionally prepared. We have not yet had a single person who hasn’t liked it!
We really appreciated the lovely food, and the care that was taken to cope with dietary needs and preferences. We were really glad to have our food supplied by The Global Village Cafe, which not only resulted in great catering for us, but also fitted really well with our testimonies to social responsibility.
We found Global Village Cafe to be very professional when they worked with us to plan our lunch party for 40 guests. So we were able to start the day with no concerns about how the day would go.
Their attention to detail and willingness to source appropriate ingredients was impressive as was their care about dietry requirements.
Our guests thought that the chefs provided them with a delicious and memorable meal and we felt they excelled and exceeded our expectations.They left the kitchen spotless.
‘The food provided was better than we could have imagined. All the guests commented on how fantastic everything tasted and the meat-eaters didn’t even notice it was all vegan. The variety of food (salads, stew, cous cous) meant everyone was happy. And having someone take all the stress out of cooking for family and friends was brilliant!’
We were so glad that Global Village Cafe agreed to take on the cafe for our annual potato day festival. We really enjoyed them being part of the event. The food was very tasty with many creative ways of presenting potatoes in new ways which we had asked for. There were many, many positive comments on how delicious the food tasted as well as looking great. In particular the attention to detail and the care taken in preparing the food was really impressive. Even better than the fabulous food though was the wonderful atmosphere in the kitchen, the enthusiasm and good humour were infectious despite the very real pressures of creating such a large quantity of food. I would very happily recommend these lovely people. You are in for a treat.
