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Christmas At 34 Bloomsbury – Our Inspiration

You may have seen that we have teamed up with our friends at 34 Bloomsbury for Christmas to create awesome events to celebrate the festivities. We sat down with Head Chef Steve to gather his thoughts and to find out where the food inspiration for our Christmas menus started. Q – When did the planning…

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Hey, I’m Steve!

A Bit Of Background… We are delighted to introduce to Stephen Ferrari who heads up all things food at Four Gables Events – he is found over a steaming stove, refining our menus and creating amazing, complex and creative dishes that reflect our style. Steve is a huge asset to the business and he has…

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Say Hello To Lyle

A Bit Of Background…” We are excited that Lyle has joined the team, with his vast knowledge of large-scale events we know he is going to add a wealth of knowledge. He has joined as Operations Director and as a result, will be coordinating the rest of the team both in terms of event organisation…

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34 Bloomsbury | Sustainability | 34 Mile Menu

We were delighted to collaborate with our friends at Plain Jane Events at the launch event of the wonderful new venue 34 Bloomsbury. The team at The 43 Club created a range of wonderful cocktails to reflect the building’s character. When taking your first step through the door at 34 Bloomsbury you will be greeted…

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Seasoned 2023

Take a look at ‘Seasoned 2023’. The brochure is the backbone of creating the perfect food experience for your event. It is designed to be the starting point when making your food selections. ‘Seasoned’ is chock full of suggested dishes. At this point, it’s important to say the menus are guides, not absolutes. You can…

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Digging Deep With The Tipsy Food Company

So, just in case you didn’t know we have just launched our sister company – The Tipsy Food Company. Of course, having your own gin and rum doesn’t hurt when you’re an events company! You can expect to see plenty of The Tipsy Food Company spirits at Four Gables events, from innovative new gin cocktails…

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The Wheels Are Turning

[vc_text_separator title=”What’s new, what are we doing, doing what we love…” alignment=”center”] It has been a challenging time but as a business we are in a great place and are “up and at it” (the team in the office laugh at my terrible phrases). As I write this blog post the kitchen smells of chargrilling…

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It’s Time To Celebrate The New Normal… Boutique Events

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m David, Managing Director at Four Gables. The last few weeks have looked very different for all of us. Personally, I have loved the cherished time spent at home with my family. Although, it’s definitely fair to say that I’m better at managing a business in hospitality…

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Wedding case study – Emma and Hiroki

Background Buried in the heart of Sussex is a stunning events venue called ‘Balcombe Place‘. Balcombe Place is a Grade II* listed building, constructed in 1856  with gorgeous views across the Ouse Valley. The incumbent family have spent the last few Yeats renovating the property. Every detail of the renovation has been done sympathetically and…

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Virtual reality?

“Because we live our lives more and more detached from the physicality of reality — through our phones, we are detaching ourselves from the reality of life,” he says. “I wanted to work to bring us back to the realness, and eating is one of the most real things you can work with.” Casalengo. For…

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What’s the plan for 2020?

Our plans for 2020… Hey! For those I have not said hello to in the past (I imagine that is very few) a big HELLO. I’m David, director here at Four Gables Group. At the end of the year, we normally take a little bit of time to map out the route Four Gables intend…

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The evolution of food 2010-2020

[vc_text_separator title=”What is this all about?” alignment=”center”] As an events company, it is fair to say that our job is to try our best to constantly stay ahead of the trend. Our clients rely on us to know what is coming up rather than what is going out. Having started a hospitably based business between…

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Boss David

We’re delighted to introduce… …Managing Director David. He famously likes to tell the story that he built Four Gables in his bedroom. We prefer to think the entrepreneurial skills might have been born there but were developed in his extensive history of working in high end kitchens, before he decided to branch out on his…

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Corporate Event – The European Parliament

Background Well, what a lovely event. Set against the twenty one botanicals delicately placed in Bombay Sapphire’s Distillery glasshouses an event to celebrate an array of achievements. We were asked to deliver creative canapés for a cocktail reception. Bombay Sapphire produced some delicious cocktails carefully selected by Ivano Tonutti their master of botanicals. With 250…

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A Christmas Jumper

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Sustainability

Background It has never been more important for our behaviour to affect tomorrow’s world in a positive way. The responsibility for sustainability lies with us all. Businesses have to lead the way; to be change makers for sustainability. Over the last few years, we have poked at all aspects of our business to see what…

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Thank you for a great year

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Brand Activation – Peak Performance Guildford

Background ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ could have been the proverb behind the development of Peak Performance apparel. A meeting of minds in Åre, a mountain village in the Swedish province of Jämtland in 1986 was driven by a need for functional, stylish and simple clothing. The rest, as they say, is history. Today, Peak Performance…

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Signature Cocktails

Background Although, the first use of the word cocktail is disputed, cocktails were certainly served around the start of the 1800’s. The first publication of a bar guide including cocktails was in 1862. It’s telling that one of those cocktails referenced, the ‘Old Fashioned’, is still one of the most popular today.  Cocktails come in…

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Fetcham Park House

Background The award-winning Fetcham Park, also known as Surrey’s ‘best-kept secret’, is a Grade II* listed house built in around 1700. After centuries as a private home, in 1999 it became a business centre and has offered serviced offices, meeting space and private receptions to local and international businesses ever since. The house was originally designed by William Talman…

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