For comic book fans, lovers of anime and film and TV buffs, Comic Con is a great way to mingle with like-minded individuals who share your niche passions, explore new interests and, at some of the larger conventions, meet celebs. Every year in the UK, hundreds of these events take place up and down the country with varying degrees of size and turnout, and last weekend, Hog Roast Easingwold had the great pleasure of attending our first-ever Comic Con convention!
Our team had been invited to attend the function by the organiser, Connor, who let us know that with the event being off-season, there was an expected turnout of around 230 people; in comparison to the high hundreds to thousands of guests that typically attend these events during peak-season months in spring and summer. Our catering manager, Jon, let him know that this wouldn’t be a problem and that Hog Roast Easingwold is equipped to handle events of all sizes while still producing the same exceptional results.
After getting a stronger feel for the client’s needs, Jon helped him choose the right menu for the get-together. With it being a largely outdoor celebration where people would be walking around a lot, he had suggested our Gourmet BBQ Menu, which Connor agreed was perfect for the day. After taking some time to read into the menu a little bit more, he was really pleased to discover that as well as offering a variety of different meat dishes, the menu included a meat-free option for his vegetarian and vegan ticket holders. And with that settled, all there was left to do was wait for the day of the event to arrive!
Before the Hog Roast Easingwold team knew it, they were en route to the venue, and once there, they wasted no time setting up our catering gazebo and firing up the grills. With the flames flickering, the crew placed British beef burger patties, gourmet sausages, chicken kebabs and marinated spareribs on the grill for the meat enthusiasts, as well as veggie skewers for plant-based guests.
For Hog Roast Easingwold , the whole Comic Con experience was phenomenal, and the guests, each of whom was dressed to represent their favourite fictional character, thoroughly enjoyed the food that our team presented them with.