With Christmas fast approaching, we are already getting into the festive spirit and can’t wait for the day to come! At this time of year, we are all passionate about food and who doesn’t look forward to their Christmas dinner! Whilst Christmas dinner is always going to be the main meal of this season, we can bring a whole new flavour to the occasion with our amazing hog roast! In this blog we are going to be telling you exactly how our hog roast could make for a perfect Christmas time meal.

Warm Food on a cold Day

For many families across the country it is tradition to visit family on boxing day and enjoy a meal. It can be more than disappointing if it’s a chilly day and you realise that the only snacks on offer are cold ones. We could help make this a day that offers as much flavour as any special occasion deserves! Just imagine being all wrapped up in the cold weather and tucking into the a warm, succulent pulled pork sandwich. The addition of gravy will ensure this tasty treat is one that you will never forget.

Enough for Everyone

When you have family and friends round for a meal, the logistics can be difficult. As you will have probably found out in previous years, sharing small portions can cause problems! Luckily, with our catering service there will be more than enough for everybody. We will be there to carve tender cuts of meat from our hog roast so that portions are equal and all of your guests will be able to leave both happy and with a full stomach!

Desserts

Is any festive meal really complete without the offering of a delicious dessert after the main course? We have an incredibly varied desert menu so that you decide on the option which you know will delight your guests. We can offer amazing deserts such as Strawberry Gateux, Chocolate Cheesecake, Apple Pie and much more. You also have the extra option of requesting a special desert! If we don’t usually offer something that you specifically would love for your event, we are always happy to go the extra mile to meet your wishes!

For more information on our event catering service and how we can cater for you over this festive period, call us on 07513 919166 or visit www.acornhogroast.co.uk.

Whilst our hog roast does taste amazing on its own, sometimes it just needs that little something extra to ensure a tasty experience like no other. When we cater for you, we can offer a range of delicious sides to ensure your meal has the maximum effect on you. In this blog we are going to provide you with an insight into some of the sides that we serve with our famous hog roast.

Homemade Apple Sauce

We take huge pride in the fact that our apple sauce is made from scratch from our own kitchen, rather than simply picking it up from a supermarket. The authentic nature of this delicious sauce will add a real comforting taste of home to your meal. Our apple sauce compliments pulled pork perfectly, due to it’s ideal blend of sweet and savoury. We would highly recommend adding apple sauce when trying our hog roast, to ensure your first bite is one which is bursting with flavour.

Roast Potatoes

We strongly believe that no roast meat meal is complete without the addition of roast potatoes. There is a reason why the classic “Roasty” is seen as a national favourite and people all over the country tuck into them every Sunday. Roast potatoes are a simple yet truly delightful side option, which go hand in hand with our hog roast. Once you have experienced our crispy roast potatoes, you will not be disappointed!

Caramelised Onions

Another brilliant side option of ours is our Caramelised Onions. This side is perfect for anyone who has a sweet tooth and wants to accompany our succulent pork with something that is enough to turn an already amazing meal into one of the most delicious things you have ever tasted. Our Caramelised Onions are sweet, sticky and are sure to leave you wanting more!

All of these side options are part of our standard menu and are regularly served alongside our hog roast. To find out how we could soon be catering for you, visit our website www.acornhogroast.co.uk or give us a call on 07513 919166.

At Acorn Hog Roast we are incredibly proud of our North East routes and love to celebrate all that this great about this wonderful region. One way that we do this is by serving our amazing succulent pulled pork, in the traditional North East delicacy, the Stottie Cake! In this blog we are going to be sharing a great guide to this most famous of North East dishes.

For those of you who are unsure about what a stottie cake actually is, it is basically a flat disc of bread which is traditionally made out of leftover dough. This may seem like something that is fairly basic but Geordie’s are very proud to call it their own!

The word “Stottie” actually comes from the term “to stott” which in Geordie dialect means “to bounce.” When food hygiene standards weren’t so much of a big deal in society, the maker of the cake would bounce it on the floor to decide if it was the correct texture. If the cake didn’t bounce at all, it would be seen as a failure and not used.

A stottie cake always requires a tasty filling and with our hog roast, we can offer the perfect option to make for a supreme tasting experience. We cook each of our pigs slowly for 8 hours before serving, to ensure the meat will melt in your mouth. We couldn’t think of a better way to fill a stottie cake! If you are looking for alternative options, Egg, Bacon and Pease Pudding are other popular filling choices among lovers of the dish.

Whether you are someone from outside the North East who has never tried or even heard of a Stottie Cake or you haven’t had this regional favourite in years and want to enjoy a nostalgic experience, we would love to provide you with the chance to try our own offering of the dish!

If you are looking to find out how you could taste our delicious pulled pork in a stottie cake, visit our website www.acornhogroast.co.uk or give us a call on 07513 919166.

When celebrating the birthday of a friend or family member, you always want to make it an occasion that will top every birthday party they have had previously. It can be easy to go down the cliché route and end up throwing a stereotypical party but where is the fun in that! In this blog we are going to be sharing our ideas for throwing a Birthday party that every guest there will never forget!

Favourite records

Music tends to play a huge part in most people’s lives and throughout the years a large range of songs will have created memories that have lasted a lifetime for anyone. Why not pick a playlist that is full of the person who is celebrating’s all-time favourite songs. If particular songs carry memories, it is a great idea to have pictures of these memories projected onto a wall or shown on a large screen. This is bound to ensure a nostalgic atmosphere.

Life events

Following on nicely from the previous idea, we have another brilliant idea that will bring back even more memories. Whether your celebrant has been on the planet for 8 years or 80 years, there will be a lot of things that have happened in their lifetime. If you do some research into major events within their lifetime, you will easily find front pages of newspapers containing stories. You could print out these newspaper front pages and decorate the room with them to create a quirky theme which will both be a huge conversation starter and look great!

Wii games console

While music and dancing are likely to be the main points of your party, another addition that could make for real fun would be a Wii games console. If you have children in attendance, it usually wouldn’t take long before they start to complain about being bored. You will be able to avoid that happening with this idea as they will love spending hours on the Wii. Also, it’s important to remember that it’s not just the children who will enjoy playing on the Wii. People can take turns enjoying a game of tennis, bowling, baseball or any of the many other games this brilliant console has to offer.

Catering

Any Birthday party is incomplete without a great food option for guests. Acorn Hog Roast can ensure no guests will go hungry with our amazing events catering service. We can provide a quick and tasty snack in the form of hog roast sandwiches, which work logistically well for an event like this and also taste delicious! Once guests have enjoyed the unique experience of our hog rog roast, they will be more than ready to dance the rest of the night away!

For more information on our event catering service, visit www.acornhogroast.co.uk or call us on 07513 919166.

We are right in the middle of the summer music festival season and people are travelling across the country to attend huge events. While attending a large festival can be an amazing experience, it’s not for everyone, especially with the combination of mud and thousands of people. A perfect alternative could be holding your own mini festival within the familiar surroundings of your own back garden! If you have a fairly large space available and a group of enthusiastic friends, you have the main ingredients to start planning your festival.

The first step in making your festival a success is of course the main attraction, the music! A low cost, easy way of having great music throughout the day is to have an acoustic theme. All you will need is a PA system and a number of acts who can play a range of well-known covers to entertain your guests. There are young and ambitious acts across the North East who would be more than happy to take the opportunity to play your event, so spread the word about it on social media!

While we are on the subject of social media, it is important to remember that your event will struggle to attract people if it isn’t advertised well! You should set up a Facebook page for your event, then start to post about it well in advance to build up a real sense of excitement among the local community. As the event approaches, you could even make your own posters and ask shop owners in the area for permission to put them up in their windows. This is a great old-fashioned way of making people more aware of your festival.

While the main focus of your festival will be the music, any all-day event needs a good catering option so that attendees don’t end up getting hungry. A perfect option would be Acorn Hog Roast’s first-class event catering service. We can provide your guests with a tasty snack in the form of our Delicious hog roast. After enjoying the taste of our hog roast, your attendees will be desperate to know when next year’s festival is so that they can relive the experience all over again!

For more information on Acorn Hog Roast and how we could cater for your event, visit our website www.acornhogroast.co.uk

We absolutely loved the royal wedding, with it’s incredible diversity, it was an occasion to remember! After watching the wedding unfold, it made us think, why can’t everyone’s wedding be as amazing as this one was! We decided to share our thoughts,on how you make your wedding fit for royalty on a budget!

The first important step in making your wedding a truly royal occasion, is to work on ensuring your special day oozes class throughout. Meghan Markle was a perfect example of how there is no need to go overboard with the dress. By keeping your choice of dress simple, along with hair and makeup, you can make a much classier statement. The same goes for the groom, keep it low key!

Our second tip would be to take inspiration from Harry and Meghan’s day and incorporate different cultural influences. You could for example, have a variety of retro music that mixes classical British music, with Latin or African American music from days gone by. One of our favourite moments from the day was the tear jerking gospel choir. Why not hire your own gospel choir or singer, to give people goose bumps and keep the romantic vibes flowing!

A key to any wedding reception, is the catering! This is where you could really go with the royal tradition of using British food only. We pride ourselves on our use of British produce, so why not allow us to give that patriotic touch to your day! Your guests will get a real taste of Britain with our delicious hog roast, which is locally sourced by an independent butcher and roasted six hours before the event to ensure the meat is extra tender and produces crispy crackling. You could then accompany our succulent meat, with roast potatoes and gravy, to add the extra touch of British tradition.

When it comes to dessert, a fitting royal tribute would be to pay homage to one of our greatest ever monarchs, with a Victoria Sponge cake. This classic sweet treat was actually one of Queen Victoria’s favourite snacks, which she would often enjoy with her afternoon tea. With these simple yet quintessentially British main and desert dishes, even the most awkward of guests are bound to enjoy their meal!

For more information on how we could provide you with our first class catering services on your special day, visit www.acornhogroast.co.uk or give us a call on 07513 919166.

We cover a huge range of events across the North East, and the summer time is a particularly busy time of year for us. During the summer, we provide our catering services to a lot of events which are held outdoors. For multiple reasons, an outdoor event can be much more appealing to your guests. In this blog, we are going to be discussing some of the various reasons for holding your event outside this summer!

Space

Whether you are holding a huge event like a wedding, or a small family gathering, space is a main factor in ensuring your event goes swimmingly. At any event, you can often find children running around and playing. By having a large outdoor space, the kids have plenty of area to be kids! With this extra space, you are also able to have your guests spread out and even leave room for a catering area. This could be where we are situated, supplying your guests with our famous hog roast! Another use of space could be for entertainment purposes. There is a huge range of entertainment ideas that would require a large area. Whether it be, a stage for bands or an outdoor cinema, having the option of holding your entertainment outdoors gives you so many more choices!

Weather

During the rest of the year, when it is rainy and cold, we can understand why you may want to stay in the warmth… but when it’s those few months where we get our supply of sunshine for the year, it would seem a shame to waste it! Who wants to be stuck inside, feeling hot and bothered, when they could be in the fresh air, enjoying the weather in all its glory. Hold your event outdoors and ensure your guests can fell the benefits of the sun and not the negatives!

Food

It is a well known fact that we all just happen to love food! So, whatever type of event you are holding, people are going to get hungry, and starved guests is not going to make for a good atmosphere! Having an event in a confined space, could make it difficult if you are trying to feed a large number of guests, as people need plenty of room to eat. The choice of food at your event is vital, to keeping your guests happy. With the event catering services of Acorn Hog Roast, everyone will have the pleasure of tasting our amazing hog roast, along with a number of different alternative dishes and desserts. We are have a wealth of experience in the events sector and know exactly how to please event goers. After enjoying the experience of our catering, your guests will be left delighted and will have seen your event as a roaring success!

For more information on how we can compliment your event with our first class catering service, visit: www.acornhogroast.co.uk or call us on 07513 919166.

If you coach a sports team, you will know how hard your players work for the full season and that they deserve a break occasionally! This is why it is essential that you add an extra touch of enjoyment to your annual presentation to help your team feel appreciated. We provide catering for a huge variety of occasions and have the experience and knowledge to entertain your team with a meal they’ll never forget! Of course, the main attraction of our event catering is our delicious hog roast, which is the perfect feast to feed a full team. Plus, our hog roast is full of protein, giving your players the boost they need. Our succulent pulled pork is sure to go down well with your hungry players!

We also offer a range of alternative food options for those with different tastes. Other dishes that we serve include burgers, chips, hot dogs and much more. A suggestion from us would be to have awards or entertainment such as a band, after your players have enjoyed their meal. After this short break in eating, your team and guests will be more than ready to devour some delicious deserts! We have a great reputation for our amazing deserts. Our sweet treats vary, from apple pie and lemon cake, to strawberry gateaux and chocolate fudge cake. We can even tailor for your taste and provide alternative deserts that you may desire; Just Inform us of what you’d like, and we can cater for your needs!

After the great treat of a lovely meal and what will end up being an amazing presentation, your team will be extremely full and delighted with their night. They’ll be ready to do it all over again at the end of the next season!

For further information on Acorn Hog Roast visit our website: www.acornhogroast.co.uk or call us on 07513 919166.

With Spring approaching and the Easter break not too far away, many of us will be planning family get togethers and small celebrations with our loved one and friends. Planning ahead is essence to a successful soiree and here at Acorn Hog Roast we can help you achieve just that, avoiding most of the stresses usually attached to such an occasion .We are extremely proud of our slow cooked delicious Hog Roast, which can be accompanied by a range of sides to satisfy almost any palate. In this blog we are going to be talking about how we can add a real seasonal touch to your event catering!

Get the fruity taste of spring with the amazing apple sauce that we provide with our melt in your mouth meat, alongside sage and onion stuffing and crispy crackling. While adding a fruitful flavour to our hog roast, we also serve it on a large doughy flat bread from the North East of England called a ‘stottie’. This is our way of adding a sprinkle of our local heritage to our tasty meat!

We can provide a range of condiments and sides at your request such as mint sauce and salads .Imagine how tasty and appetising the mix of freshly baked bread filled with the delicious combination of salad and sliced pork with an apple sauce addition.  The choices of additions you could make are endless and we are here to cater for to your desires!

Vegetarians need not worry we can cater for them with our vegetarian Quorn Roast option and add choices of salads and pastas which are usually popular to extend their options. The fresh Spring berries can provide delicious mouth-watering healthy desserts both hot and cold to finish off your meal. Think of gorgeous freshly made crumbles served with custard or cream or alternatively use the berries cold to decorate crispy meringues topped with thick pouring cream.

Offering the choices of beautiful, appetising and tempting healthy options instead of the usual chocolate that surrounds us in the form of Easter Eggs at this time of year, will be welcomed and appreciated by most guests at your spring get together!

Outdoor weddings have become increasingly popular over the years and we can see why! With so many themes to choose from, you will be spoilt for choice. Here are the most popular outdoor wedding themes.

Garden Wedding

This theme brings the delicate touch of flowers together with the outdoors. Stripping back your traditional glitzy big wedding, a Garden theme introduces white’s and foliage for a natural looking ceremony. Candle light is often used to bring the perfect neutral atmosphere. Wooden features are incorporated to match the theme and flowers can be used as table decorations and over all décor accents.

Farm Wedding

A Farm theme is ideal for weddings held in all seasons. It has different categories such as, a classic style that combines the elegance and simplicity of a farm along with traditional aspects such as hay bales, tractors, wooden sheds and farm animals. If you are looking for something more contemporary take a look at the introduction of modern touches such as fairy lights, a marquee and tables and chairs.

Finding your perfect catering for your outdoor wedding can be a challenge… Most providers only work with an onsite kitchen which weddings outside do not have. That’s where we are different. Here at Acorn Hog Roast, we have the facilities to cater for your outdoor wedding with no hassle. We have our own portable Hog Roast van where we make our delicious food. No matter the location we can provide first class catering for you and your guests.

For more information please call us on 07513 919166 or visit our website to find out more about our services: www.acornhogroast.co.uk.