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Opposites attract at Prince Philip House

Posted on: October 30th, 2014 by chandco

On Thursday 23 October, over 200 industry insiders including PWC, Barclays, Blackrock, Incisive Media, Melon Events and Grant Thornton were welcomed to Prince Philip House for the venue’s second birthday, to celebrate the perfect combination of classic and contemporary represented by the building’s elegant Grade 1 listed façade and its state-of-the-art modern interior. With this in mind, the Prince Philip House team had organised a night of interactive food, exploring the themes of ‘old and new’ and ‘sweet and savoury’. Old and modern cooking techniques rubbed shoulders as ancient dishes were updated with contemporary twists.

Guests were welcomed with alcoholic iced teas and canapés and invited to wander among the interactive food stalls. The Indian stall commemorated the first ever Indian restaurant to open in London back in the 1800s, the same era in which Carlton House Terrace was built, and served ‘London meets Delhi’ street food with delicious filled chapatis and Scotch bhajis.

Doughnut recipes first appeared in 1803, but the Prince Philip House chefs elevated this humble bun to new levels with savoury fillings and spiced savoury sugars. Crab mousse with chilli and lemon sugar, braised oxtail with paprika sugar and ricotta cheese with cinnamon sugar were all on offer as the doughnuts were assembled in front of the delighted guests.

To fit with the savoury and sweet theme, a popcorn challenge tested even the most confident of taste buds. Party-goers were invited to match the flavours to numbers on a card, with a bonus point for anyone who could guess the mystery flavour.

Creative technology agency, Luma, had installed a YrWall digital graffiti wall so that people could unleash their inner artist and then print off the results as a memento of the evening. Guests also downloaded the Prince Philip House app, created by Appsolutely Mobile, prior to the event in order to post messages and images via the event wall, which were then projected live on to plasma screens around the venue. The PPH app is available as an event organiser’s tool for any event held in the building.

The showstopper, as the evening drew to a close, was a gigantic plate of puddings which took pride of place in the Velvet Living designed Al Qasimi room as guests were handed forks and encouraged to dive in. Needless to say, the pudding was a fabulous mix of techniques and flavours, perfectly representing the evening’s ode to ancient and modern.

Rupert Outram, General Manager at Prince Philip House, said, “We couldn’t have hoped for a better evening. It was rewarding to see how much our guests enjoyed the whole experience. Prince Philip House is the perfect setting for fun evening events like this, and we’re really looking forward to welcoming more guests to the venue.”

All of the food, theming and surprises from the night are available to event bookers at Prince Philip House. To find out more, contact the team [email protected]

Two awards won at this year’s MIMA!

Posted on: October 22nd, 2014 by chandco

October has been a great month. Hot on the heels of winning Event Caterer of the Year came another successful evening, this time at the Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) which took place at the Lancaster Hotel on Monday 20th October.  Up against the industry’s top marketing minds, we were delighted to have been singled out for two awards for our Save the Orchards campaign; gold for Best Use of Budget and bronze for Best Live Marketing Event, for the campaign launch party held at RSA House last year.  Huge congratulations to all the teams involved and keep saving those orchards!

Harbour & Jones Events named Event Caterer of the Year

Posted on: October 6th, 2014 by chandco

We are utterly delighted to have won the prestigious Event Caterer of the Year gong at the 2014 Event Awards, held at the supercool Troxy on October 2nd.  The art deco-style theatre played host to a glittering 1920s themed evening, complete with flapper girls, sharp suits and a swing dance group.

The Harbour & Jones Events team glammed up and joined more than 700 event professionals who packed the venue to cheer on their teams. And we had plenty to shout about as first we were announced as Event Caterer of the Year and then the RSA House was Highly Commended in the Event Space of the Year category.

Nathan Jones, Director of Harbour & Jones Events echoed the sentiments of the whole team; “This has been a fabulous night for Harbour & Jones Events. To be recognised by your industry is very rewarding and my congratulations go out to the whole of our hardworking, creative and dedicated team.”

Great food and plenty of dancing rounded off an exceptional night.

Cutty Sark embarks on a nautical Christmas

Posted on: September 22nd, 2014 by chandco

Whisk your guests away from central London on their own private boat, enjoy entertainment, fizz and canapés as your guests look out over the glittering lights of London, including South Bank, Tower of London and Canary Wharf.

Arriving in style to Greenwich Pier, your guests will be greeted by the team and the impressively lit Cutty Sark before descending into the ship’s famous bough.

Tastefully styled to echo the ship’s history, tables will be decked with miniature treasure chests overflowing with flowers and gold, and up-lit bars framed with tall rope-bound vases.

Choose from our range of packages that includes everything from a reception for 300 to a sit down dinner for 100 under the ship’s gleaming copper hull. Experience the ship’s travels through the spicing, methods and ingredients used, including the Cutty Sark Whisky cured salmon, 24-hour cooked Essex pork with a spiced tea rub and Greenwich battered pollack. Or for a sweet treat, black tea cupcakes, spiced rum cream or Cutty Sark Whisky chocolate delice with macerated strawberries.

Long table dinner for 100 guests – £241PP

Reception dinner and dance for 200 guests – £189PP

Reception for 300 guests – £135PP

 

BOOK NOW – CONTACT US ON 0203 206 7763

River transport from central London to the Cutty Sark available from £25.00 per person – includes a glass of champagne on board.

Borough Market launches its first Christmas with Harbour & Jones Events

Posted on: September 21st, 2014 by chandco

Borough Market has announced a partnership with boutique caterer Harbour & Jones Events, the companies will work together for Christmas, and going forward into 2015.

This is the first time Borough Market has created a joint package with a caterer and the first time the venue has officially been open for Christmas events.

Creating new packages for event bookers, the menus have been designed to reflect Borough Market’s outstanding food credentials, using produce from the market’s traders as well as providing unique add-ons that tie in with the market’s history.

Borough Market can accommodate receptions for up to 350 in its striking Market Hall as well as seated dinners for up to 100 in 1 Cathedral Street, a grand Victorian building that is the historic home of the old Borough Market Trustees.

“It’s very exciting for us to be able to work with the country’s most well known market whose name is synonymous with food quality and provenance,” said Patrick Harbour, Co-owner and Director of Harbour & Jones Events.

“Borough Market has been a part of our company’s history since Harbour & Jones was first created in 2004. We used to bring all new starters to the company to the market for their inductions to enthuse them about food and give them the opportunity to talk to some of our suppliers in person.”

To find out more and secure your Christmas event dates, contact Gerry – 0203 206 7763

Harbour & Jones Events announces five-year contract with Church House Conference Centre

Posted on: September 16th, 2014 by chandco

Harbour & Jones Events has been announced as the new exclusive hospitality and events caterer at Church House Conference Centre. Taking over from 1st September, the contract is worth in excess of £8 million during the five year term.

Church House will be the largest venue in our prestigious venue collection, accommodating up to 664 guests in the impressive Assembly Hall.

Superbly located in the Dean’s Yard, Church House further strengthens our links to the area where we are also a listed caterer at the iconic Westminster Abbey.

“Church House Conference Centre has an exceptional reputation for service and food and it is our aim to make this even stronger. We will be working to introduce new food and event concepts later in the year,” said Patrick Harbour, Owner and Director of Harbour & Jones Events.

“We’re looking forward to working with Harbour & Jones Events to refresh our offer and further widen our audience,” added Robin Parker, Church House General Manager.

Harbour & Jones Events will offer a wide array of services including day delegate packages, events catering, private dinners, award ceremonies and gala dinners across the venue’s 19 event spaces.

Shortlisted for Event Caterer of the Year 2014

Posted on: August 1st, 2014 by chandco

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for Event Caterer of the Year at the Event Awards run by industry publication Event Magazine.

Not only that, but RSA House has been shortlisted for Event Space of the Year – Less than 400.

Keeping the good news coming, RSA House has also been shortlisted for Best Front of House Team at the Foodservice Cateys and our General Manager at Prince Philip House, Rupert Outram, has been shortlisted for Catering Manager of the year. Our sister company Harbour & Jones has also been shortlisted for Business & Industry Caterer of the Year.

All of which was revealed in the same week, now if that’s not a cause for celebration we don’t know what is.

Well done to all of our teams involved!

 

Check out the full shortlist for the Event Awards 2014.

H&J Events and St Paul’s Cathedral launch Street Eats for events and conferences

Posted on: July 23rd, 2014 by chandco

Yesterday (Tuesday 22 July) Harbour & Jones Events teamed-up with St Paul’s Cathedral for an invite only preview of its first ever street food concept for conferences and events – Street Eats. Guests included Tamesis Dual Ltd, E2E Events, Aviation Media, essDocs and Borough Market.

Available for a September 2014 to March 2015, event bookers will have the opportunity to either have their own night market in the Cathedral’s magnificent Crypt or create an alternative daytime conference in the Wren Suite. The concept has already created large amounts of interest with a waiting list for some key dates.

The preview showcased street food stalls including Korean Yum Bun, with steamed buns filled with a choice of sticky ginger and chilli salmon, slow roast Gloucester Old Spot pork belly with spices and kimchi, as well as sliders including home cut beef burgers with stilton and caramelised onion, and burnt mackerel and caviar tartare. Chefs carved Cumbrian air-dried ham from the bone for guests while they tucked into a whole host of English cheeses, chutneys and freshly made breads.

Taking place in the Cathedral’s Wren Suite, bright hues of red, pink and orange washed the bare stone walls, complimented by matching flowers, while a live band entertained guests with upbeat twists on classic funk and pop.

The Beehive room gave guests an early taste of Christmas, with pudding dishes from St Paul’s Christmas menu including – Christmas pudding set cream with burnt sugar and brandy sauce bubbles, apple tart fine with Calvados ice cream and Caramelia chocolate with textures of clementine.

Suppliers included Lavender Green, Event Concept, Ash Productions, Velvet Living and music by Phoebe Gorry Trio.

More photos available on the Harbour & Jones Events Facebook page.

To enquire about having Street Eats at your next event contact Hannah on 0203 206 7763.

 

 

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Harbour & Jones Events sponsors celebrity art event at RSA House to raise over £14,000 for mental health

Posted on: June 23rd, 2014 by chandco

Last Friday (20th June) Harbour & Jones Events teamed up with the Art in a Box project to host a VIP charity art event for 90 guests in the Great Room at RSA House. The evening saw original artwork from a whole of celebrities including Joanna Lumley, Leigh Francis, Chris Martin, Ricky Wilson and Jordan ‘Rizzle’ Stephens, auctioned off to raise funds for mental health charity, Upbeat Music. Guests included industry professionals from the likes of Lewis Silkin and Borough Market.

Kicking off at 6.30pm, guests were greeted with canapés and cocktails that had been created in homage to the celebrity artists including a ‘Bluberry Gin Rizzle’, complete with mini trumpet, and a ‘Bang Tidy Bacardi’, to match the ginger moustache of Leigh Francis.

Guests were seated in the RSA’s impressive Great Room with music from harpist Schrodinger’s Strings, before being served a starter of grilled organic Shetland salmon, broad bean and watercress salad with minted yoghurt and pea espuma and mains of slow cooked feather blade of beef with wild mushroom gnocchi, or duck egg bocconcini with broad bean and garlic roasted pepper tart and summer cress salad.

The auction swiftly followed with an hour of head-to-head bidding, hosted by TV’s Mark Stacey, famous for hosting Bargain Hunt and Flog It!. The evening raised over £14,000 in total with the highest bid going to Grace Slick’s rabbit painting that was bought for £1,350 by comedian Paul Whitehouse, who rang in a telephone bid during the auction.

“It was another fantastic event by Harbour & Jones Events at one of my favourite venues in London. It was a impressive and tantalising menu served amongst some really interesting art pieces,” said Paula King, sales and events manager for Borough Market and owner of P K Events.

“A fun and entertaining evening to support a great cause.”

Guests headed down to the Vaults for Harbour & Jones Events’ signature pudding wall that uses retro printing trays to display a tantalizing array of individual bite sized puddings, everything from homemade Turkish delight and marshmallows to decadent chocolate brownies, meringues and macaroons. Dancing long into the night, guests were entertained by Louis Vause & Friends and The Pat Crilly Band.

RSA House has six elegant event spaces, complete with period features, contact Hannah to organise a show round – 07720 083336.

 

 

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www.harbourandjonesevents.com | 020 3206 7750

 

JOB VACANCY: Senior Event Sales Executive

Posted on: June 20th, 2014 by chandco

We’re recruiting for a Senior Event Sales Executive at one of London’s most prestigious venues, RSA House.


About RSA House

Working within the Harbour & Jones Events collection you’ll have the opportunity to work at one of the most stylish and sought after venues in central London that was recently voted the 4th best in Event magazine’s Top 20 UK Venues.

RSA House is one of London’s hidden gems – tucked away just off the Strand, this magnificent Georgian building is home to elegant high-ceilinged ballrooms, cosy exposed brick vaults and stylish boardrooms

Read more about Harbour & Jones Events.

 

About the role

The objective of the Senior Event Sales Executive is to facilitate the catering and event management services for external functions and maximise income from sales of The RSA’s conference and banqueting facilities. They will assist in all aspects of sales, administration, database maintenance and client liaison across all functions within the Sales office. Handling and networking existing accounts and past users to develop business and to generate new leads.

 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

 

Sales and Business Development

• Management of events database via CRM system Rendezvous; contacting prospective customers by the appropriate method, handling all incoming enquires to the agreed standard (telephone, mail, letter).

• Log all enquiries, provisional and confirmed bookings on the database and ensure effective chase and trace system in place.

• Have excellent knowledge of The RSA House, the various room capacities, unique selling points and capabilities.

• Proactively find and confirm new business through sales initiatives.

• Generate leads by networking existing accounts, both current and lapsed, to develop new business.

• Conduct show rounds with clients as required, to the standards agreed in your induction.

• Prepare well written quotes and dispatch by email in a timely manner.

• Refer business to the Harbour & Jones Events venues where possible, whilst managing and keeping track of referrals.

• Sell events in line with client requirements and in a way that we can meet their needs.

• Work to achieve higher average spends per head through effective use of up selling techniques to each client.

• Call clients to confirm final details to ensure accurate handover to the operations team.

• Meet and greet clients at events and follow up post-event for feedback and further business.

• Assist in the organisation and running of promotional events including client hospitality at other linked venues.

• Assist as required at promotional events, trade shows and sales and marketing activities.

• Proactively identify suitable stories, images and information suitable for us to use on our range of social media platforms e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter which will increase awareness and sales of The RSA House. Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.

• Attend events meetings with the operations teams.

• Represent the sales team in an efficient, friendly and organised manner.

• Effectively communicate and share best practice with other Harbour & Jones Events venues Administration and Organisation

• Provide full administrative support for all sales activities and the sales department.

• Prepare accurate client invoices in a timely manner.

• Assist the client in credit control. Liaise with the RSA finance team to ensure reconciliation of Rendezvous records with RSA accounting records.

• Manage, maintain and update the sales tracker database, transferring data from excel onto the Rendezvous system.

• Report on sales activities and achieve set targets as agreed with line manager.

• To possess knowledge of competitors pricing, packages and products.

• Be commercially aware with an understanding of finance and profitable business.

• Liaise and consult with the line manager about enquiries, opportunities and bookings daily.

• Efficient and environmentally aware usage of print and copying facilities, in order to minimise costs.

• Collate material as required by sales team to ensure materials are prepared in timely fashion for all sales activities and events meetings.

• Undertake basic office duties as required in a manner that appropriately presents the Harbour & Jones Events brand.

• Thoroughly brief the operations team pre-events.

 

Health & Safety

• To keep up to date with all COSHH and HACCP procedures and methods.

• To report any equipment and/or building fabric faults and any hygiene, health and safety hazard to the Compliance Director.

 

Occasional Responsibilities

• Actively offer support to other areas of the business at times when the sales team does not require assistance, or when business is quiet.

• Responsible for personal development, looking for opportunities to expand knowledge of industry trends in food and food service and creative selling.

• To attend training courses and attend H&J meetings when necessary.

 

How to apply

To apply for this position, please email a copy of your CV and a covering letter to the Sales and Marketing Manager, Tim Barrett-Jolley: [email protected]

 

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1st Floor, The Lightbox, 127–133 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EW

www.harbourandjonesevents.com | 020 3206 7750


Work with us

We are always looking for talented people from chief cooks to expert bottle washers to work with us.

If that’s you, email your CV to: [email protected]