We came up with the name because of the various preparations that can be made with cashew, like ice cream, cream, cheeses, cheesecakes, etc. plus it worked well with the word catering.

We use a local firm called Fin and Farm for most of our fresh foods, who link together many small scale local producers, so we can easily source local produce when possible. We also use Infinity Foods for most of our ambient and dry/staple foods. We use a variety of local suppliers and sometimes supermarkets for all the other bits and pieces!

I think people should become more aware of animal welfare and how the foods they consume are produced, and then base their food choices on this! Cashew tries to make meat free food as accessible and fun as possible, so that when anyone tries it, whether they are veggie, vegan or a ‘staunch’ meat eater they enjoy what they try!

Hhhmmm, well if I must share – I did once make this pretty awful chocolate and bergamot mousse. It could have worked, but I specifically got the texture very wrong and had to serve it to a small group of ladies at a yoga retreat. The FOH manager (Front of House Manager) asked one of the ladies how the yurt they had done the yoga in was, and the woman replied ‘awful’, to which the member of staff questioned ‘Really, what was wrong with the yurt, we had the heating on and it was such a lovely evening I thought?’, to which the guest replied ‘OOOWWW yurt – I thought you said “dessert”’ ……OUCH!!!

Cashews!!!!!!!!!! Chocolate, coconut and garlic.

Just go for it and do your best to offer guests a memorable experience, without compromising your ethics or getting in people’s faces about it (if that makes sense!)