Welcome to the all-new Fresh Element newsletter. For those of you who've been subscribed for a while, you may notice that we’ve finally got our act together and actually had something half-decent designed, with pictures and everything! For those of you receiving this for the first time, they’ve always looked like this. Honest.
Richard Sim
It is with great excitement that we announce the full-time appointment of Fresh Element co-founder and Executive Chef, Richard Sim.
Richard learnt his trade at The Berkeley Hotel, Piccadilly with Marco Pierre White in London and went on to open his own restaurant in Alnwick. Since then he has held Head Chef roles at several of the North East’s most prestigious restaurants and venues, giving him over 20 years industry experience and an unparalleled knowledge of the Northumbrian food scene.
Richard has been overseeing our team of talented young chefs and writing our menus since we first opened our doors three years ago and it was only going to be a matter of time before it became a full-time role.
Richard will be working closely with the region’s best artisan producers to bring even more great tasting local ingredients to our dishes. He’ll also be developing some new and exciting menus, so if you’ve got any suggestions he’d love to hear from you!
Festive Menus & Venues
With the ‘festive season’ looming on the horizon and our December orderbook filling up fast, now is the time to get planning your Christmas party.
We’ve created some deliciously different festive menus covering everything from canapés and fork buffets to sit-down dinners and bowl food.
We’d also love to tell you about some of the distinctive venues we work with. Whether you’re looking for a contemporary city centre space or a decadent countryside retreat, our dedicated events team can find the perfect setting for your party.
So whatever you're looking for, from a simple but delicious festive buffet for the office to an extravagant Christmas dinner, we've got a menu (and venue!) to suit.
Party at the Park
We've teamed up with Astley Marquees and Ashwood Business Park to bring the North East a premier events space for Christmas and New Year parties.
Astley are transforming a unit at the brand new Ashwood Business Park in Ashington, Northumberland into a stunning Christmas party venue and we we be serving up a varierty of delicious festive dishes. Some fantastic entertainment has also been booked, with acts including vocal harmony band The Fortunes.
There are currently four dates available (15th, 20th, 21st & 31st of December) and tickets are selling fast. Prices range from £15-60/head (+VAT) and more dates may be scheduled in response to demand.
For enquiries contact the Fresh Element Events Team on 0191 226 7323 or info@freshelement.co.uk.
Summer Signings
José, Rafa and Sir Alex weren't the only ones strengthening their squads this summer. We might not have the financial backing of a billionaire oligarch or former Prime Minister, but we’ve managed to land ourselves some exotic new talent worthy of any Premier League outfit…
The youngest member of the Fresh Element team, Anthony has come on board to manage Ellingham Hall, one of our most popular event venues. Anthony's youthful exuberance and seemingly boundless energy has been keeping us all on our toes this summer!
Gemma joins us from one of London’s largest caterers to manage our rapidly growing corporate client base. With over 10 years’ industry experience, Gemma is totally dedicated to ensuring our food complements your corporate event perfectly.
Events Assistant Gary is the friendly face of Fresh Element out and about. If you spot one of our vans on the roads or take a delivery from our Get Fresh at Work service, chances are you'll meet Gary.
