THE EVENT: a showcase of the iconic Camden venue and its top suppliers, complete
with food from ten top caterers
VENUE & HOST: Roundhouse (tel: 020 7424 6771, squaremeal.co.uk/roundhouse)
THE MENU: canapés a-plenty, everything from hand-carved jamon iberico and a fresh seafood bar to frozen beetroot yoghurt and horseradish lollipop, as well as bowl food including Chinese
marinated duck breast, pear and fig salad and wasabi dressing
TO DRINK: wine (a Terres Fumées Grenache Sauvignon Lurton, 2010 and a Doña Florencia Cabernet Merlot, 2010), plus beer and soft drinks
ENTERTAINMENT: Raphaella, a Roundhouse Records emerging artist
ON THE GUESTLIST: 400 event bookers from the corporate and charity sectors, as well as people from experiential agencies, production companies and sports marketing agencies
IN THE GOODIE BAG: brownies by the-recipe and macaroons by Moving Venue
SPEECHES: five minutes from Marcus Davey, Roundhouse CEO and artistic director
CATERERS: Create, Dish, Inn or Out, Jackson Gilmour, Last Supper, London Kitchen, Moving Venue, Payne & Gunter, the-recipe, “rhubarb”
SUPPLIERS: bar, Bash Bars; badges, Big Badge; video, Blue-i-Video; drapes, Cover it Up; furniture, Foo Hoo Furniture; waiters, Jam Staffing; lasers, Laser Grafix; banner, MacroArt;
photobooth, Megabooth; pyrotechnics, Pyrotechnology; security, Showsec; lighting, White Light
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This article first appeared in Square Meal Venues & Events, Autumn 2011.