What's Cooking
There are plenty of reasons to visit the pretty market town of Thame in the heart of the rolling Oxfordshire countryside, but if you are passionate about eating good food, we suggest there is really only one. What’s Cooking, located right in the centre of the town, is an innovative, imaginative food shop and kitchens, a stylish catering service and a haven for lovers of great food.
Our artisan food shop draws food connoisseurs from far and wide; they come to buy quality products and dishes made with the freshest, local ingredients, and handcrafted in our kitchens upstairs. We’re busy all day long, selling delicious food as fast as our chefs can prepare it; delightful cakes and cookies, tasty lunchtime snacks, ready meals to go and so much more. By popular demand, our catering service takes the What’s Cooking experience further afield, making the same high quality products available for all types of private and business events.
What’s Cooking is more than just a business, it’s a food philosophy; with our own kitchens and a team of highly creative, artisan chefs, we produce most of our food ourselves so that quality, freshness and provenance are assured. For the few products we buy in, we use handpicked, local producers who share our values and our commitment to good food. The result is food of exceptional quality and taste.
Like all great recipes, What's Cooking is a blend of ingredients that come together to create something unique and special. Everyone in the team brings different skills and experience, but we all share a common passion (some might say a healthy obsession) for good food; we simply love it, and we think life is too short to eat anything less than the very best.
Beetroot Catering
Established in 2010, Beetroot has been providing professional catering services to clients from all over the UK. Your enjoyment on the day is our priority.
Whether it is your wedding, family party or corporate event, you'll want it to run smoothly. Our reputation is for providing an outstanding level of personal service and for producing beautifully presented, great tasting food - providing you with peace of mind and ensuring that your guests are impressed and delighted too.
Keith, Amanda, Lizzie and Simon – as well as our team of chefs and event staff - will communicate closely with you from the outset. Once the dates are established we will invite you to The Beetroot Barn, based Near Oundle in East Northamptonshire, to attend a tasting session prior to the event. The tasting can be a pre celebration occasion, for up to six people where the chosen menu is cooked and presented exactly how it will be served on the day to your guests.
Whether you already know what you want, or need advice on where to start, Beetroot are here to help.
We also provide more than just the food - from finding a suitable venue, to arranging a marquee, to sourcing a florist, we know people who can help. We frequently also run your event on the day to ensure that it runs smoothly, to time and flawlessly.
With over 20 years’ experience in the food and events industry, our experiences are drawn from many catering and hospitality roles and our team has worked within organisations including British Airways and Berry Bros and Rudd. Keith and his enthusiastic and energetic team are professionals offering flexibility, tenacity and most importantly, dedication to ensuring that your day is a truly delightful one!
Beetroot are based in Oundle, Northamptonshire which is situated right on the Rutland/Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire borders and are therefore within easy reach of Stamford, Peterborough, Cambridge, Bedford as well as within easy reach of the North Norfolk coast.
All our produce is sourced as locally as possible.