Event catering staff in Liverpool

Yes, working through the hospitality operator or concessions contractor that runs the kitchen, not the club direct. Liverpool and Everton matchdays pull 90,000+ fans into the catering chain on the same Saturday several times a season, and we bench a standing pool of event chefs and catering assistants who have cooked matchdays before. Bookings for Premier League Saturdays close on the Tuesday of game week; Europa and Champions League midweek fixtures tend to confirm 3-4 days out.

Yes. The M&S Bank Arena, ACC Liverpool, and the Exhibition Centre run a heavy conference and concert schedule from September through March, and we place event chefs and kitchen porters into the in-house catering operator on 2- to 6-day runs. Albert Dock venues, the Royal Liver Building event spaces, and the Titanic Hotel ballroom bookings come through the same desk. Capacity planning for arena concerts usually starts 2-3 weeks out.

Minimum we can work to is 48 hours for a full brigade, 24 hours for a partial fill. For Liverpool River Festival, Africa Oye, Liverpool International Music Festival, and the Christmas Market on Pier Head, confirmed bookings 2-3 weeks out lock the best available chefs. Last-minute fills are possible because matchday, arena, and festival chefs overlap on our bench, but the pool at 24 hours notice is a fraction of what it is at 2 weeks.

Yes. Single-chef bookings for private dining at Titanic Hotel or 30 James Street run through the same desk as a 12-strong brigade for a wedding at Knowsley Hall or a 400-cover corporate dinner at St Georges Hall. We hold a named event coordinator on the booking so the client has one phone number through planning, pre-event, service, and invoice.

Yes. Emergency cover is a weekly occurrence for us across the Liverpool event market, most often because a named chef calls in sick on the morning of the event. For L1, L2, and L3 postcodes we commit a replacement within 2 hours of the call. Outside that ring the window is 24 hours. Full scope is on our /emergency-chef-cover/ page for ops leads who want to pre-register for rapid cover.