BBQ Catering in Greater Manchester

Northern Smoke cater for many events with their mobile 3m Smoker - from markets to weddings or pop-ups to corporates. Adding some theatre to your event, they love to create a talking point for guests, giving the opportunity to see how the meat is smoked to give the juiciest most succulent finish!

What do you need to know from an organiser in order to provide a comprehensive quote?

For us to provide a comprehensive quote to a customer, we need as much information as possible in as much detail as possible. It's hard for a supplier when a customer is 'just looking for quotes' 'date not sure' and food style is key eg if you want fish and chips or BBQ then write just that. Basically, help us to help you, the more information we know at the start of our journey the process becomes easy and seamless

What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

Do your homework on as many suppliers as possible but don't take too long as bookings come in daily. If a provider has limited availability it proves they are good and in high demand. We have had a handful of traders in the area that would recommend us and we happily repay the favour again this speaks volumes. There are so many different cuisines to choose from but if you have a certain type of cuisine in mind focus on that and the caterer who specialises in that field.

Please tell us a little bit about how and why you started the business.

Northern Smoke was born mid pandemic ( madness we know) We started smoking meat for ourselves and were in awe of the science behind 'low and slow' cooking process and the quality and flavour of the finished product so we decided to take our 'food to market'. It has not been easy (thanks Covid) but it also was not a mistake, we are passionate foodie chefs and thoroughly love what we do by bringing smokehouse quality food to you and seeing the expression on the faces of people that eat our food is priceless

Please tell us about a booking you've had through Add to Event, how did it go? Would you recommend us to others?

We have recommended Add to Event to quite a few vendors and I always champion you on the trader Facebook pages we are on. We have had some great events one, in particular, was for people with learning difficulties and their carers at their smallholding farm, the wind was fierce early on, so much so the bouncy castle couldn't be erected. All the staff and service users loved the food and cleared us out of our extra portions. The event was brilliant, proper salt of the earth and open to the elements and making people happy.