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Whirlwind Or What?

Is it really six weeks since our last post? Blimey! Time certainly flies when you’re serving paella to all you lovely people!

June and July have seen us exploring new markets (Rode Hall, Horse and Jockey at Chorlton Green, and also Glossop in Derbyshire, where our spirits, and the paella, were a little dampened); taking our paella stand out on the road to Food & Drink Fairs and Arts & Music Festivals; catering at private parties; and planning new events for the coming months.

Highlights have included a baking hot Congleton Food & Drink Festival and an extremely wet and windy Barnaby Festival in Macclesfield, where the queues at each stretched as far as we could see…who says paella’s just for sunny days?

We’ve invested in a posh new gazebo, new burners and even BIGGER pans so we can feed even more of you, even faster.

Phew!!

We then treated ourselves to five days in Ibiza where we soaked up the sun, ate delicious food (including what’s rumoured to be the island’s best paella at a beach bar in Cala Gracioneta) and sampled a few cocktails…purely for research purposes, of course!

Refreshed and re-energised, we’re now ready for what will be our busiest six weeks to date. Come and see us at the following markets and events in July and August:

July

Saturday 16th – *NEW* Stockport Farmers Market, Market Hall, Stockport

Saturday 23rd – *NEW* Wilmslow Artisan Market,Grove Street, Wilmslow

Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24thBuxton Pavilion Gardens Summer Fete

Saturday 30thHulme Festival, HulmePark, Manchester

Sunday 31stTreacle Market, Chestergate, Macclesfield – 1st Birthday Party

August

Friday 5th to Sunday 7thThe Manchester Picnic, Piccadilly Gardens

Saturday 13thClitheroe Food & Drink Festival

Saturday 20th – Wilmslow Artisan Market, Grove Street, Wilmslow

Sunday 21st – Stockport Farmers Market, Market Hall,Stockport

Friday 26th to Sunday 28thForest of Galtres Festival, nr York

May Bank Holiday Markets

On Saturday we returned to West Didsbury Market, where our street food adventure first started.  Despite the blustery conditions (we did worry the gazebo might take off at any moment)  the good people of South Manchester  were out and about and enjoying all the delicious produce on sale.  Check out the photos from Didsbury Life’s Blog

The following day we headed out of Manchester to the wonderful Treacle Market in Macclesfield, Cheshire.  The market, which celebrates it’s 1st Birthday at the end of July is a must for local foodie lovers and fans of vintage.  With activites for the kids, live music, fantastic food and a real ale stall… it’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Tucking into Paella at Macclesfield’s Treacle Market

Treacle occurs on the last Sunday of the month. The next market will be on 26th June.  West Didsbury’s next local street market is on 25th June.

Manchester’s Local Street Markets

The local street markets, held each week in a different Manchester neighbourbood boast an eclectic array of foods, arts and crafts, clothing and gifts. 

There’s a real emphasis on the homemade - using organic or free range, sustainable and locally sourced produce. Many of the traders are Manchester-based, independent businesses, so there’s a genuine sense of community too!  

On Saturday (21st May) Las Paelleras was back in Chorlton debuting our new sustainable fish paella and making some new friends too.

Trove - Homemade, Organic, Locally Sourced Preserves, Jams and Chutneys

Peach Pie – Traditional homemade cakes and preserves

The English Rose Bakery – Specialising in the French Macaron

 
 
 
 
 
Osa African Food – African chutneys, sauces and patties. Also available at Unicorn Grocery.

Manchester Local Street Markets are held at the following locations:

Northenden – 1st Saturday of the month

Withington – 2nd Saturday of the month

Chorlton – 3rd Saturday of the month

Levenshulme – 4th Friday of the month

West Didsbury – 4th Saturday of the month

New Sustainable Fish Paella

Yesterday we debuted our sustainable fish paella at Chorlton Food Market. Full of fresh coley, mussels, squid and sweet peppers, this new paella promotes the use of more diverse and sustainable fish as championed by Hugh’s Fish Fight.

Hola!

Las Paelleras is a Manchester based street food & event catering company, specialising in authentic Spanish paellas cooked and served from ‘les paelleras gigantes’ (giant paella pans). 

We use fresh, free range & sustainable produce sourced from local suppliers. Almost all of our ingredients are supplied by independent traders in the Manchester and Cheshire area; with onions, garlic, sweet peppers, courgettes and beans coming directly from local growers.  Our Rice and Chorizo are sourced from Valencia, Spain, the home of paella.

We use biodegradable food packaging supplied by London Bio Packaging, made from renewable plant resources, with a low carbon footprint, that can be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way; through composting or recycling.