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14/08/2026

When you are working 16 hour days in the background of the most social element of a retreat or event (it’s really true everyone always gathers in a kitchen at home or away!) …. You hear and see a few things!

The 3 main things I see & hear over and over….

• Building Intentionally curated shared dining experiences EARLY within a retreat’s programme is the easiest way to create a natural energy of community amongst strangers.

• Building spend for more than just M&S picky bits into the budget and ticket price from the off is what will help cement your retreat as being premium and memorable above the competition. BELIEVE ME. People remember the food as an emotional part of an experience, they compare retreats and events on the basis of it. For good or for bad.

• People love to feel seen and thought of and the little things are what they remember (and I am Queen of The Little Things.)

11/08/2026

Highlights of 4 days of family & good craic 🇮🇪🍾🤍☘️

I needed a break so much, but now I need a holiday to get over this holiday ☺️😴

Time for a little re-introduction (I never did one in the first place so this is actually just very late!)Hi, I’m Gem. 👋...
27/07/2026

Time for a little re-introduction (I never did one in the first place so this is actually just very late!)

Hi, I’m Gem. 👋🏻 thanks for following along!

Just over a year ago I made a decision to step out of a full time corporate career in events and pursue what lights me up inside and turn my side hustle into my main hustle. I’m a single mum with two little boys so it was a scary leap but a decision thats given me space to balance my “in” and “out” of work modes and for that I am really proud and grateful.

So……When I’m not:

• serving people watermelon
• caramelising bananas
• writing menus for client’s events
• placing gold leaf on cakes
• cracking eggs
• designing tablescapes with eucalyptus & olive wood

I can generally be found….

• lifting weights & going to HIIT classes
• at a festival or gig (Wet Leg specifically here)
• snuggling my babies
• drinking coffee (iced or hot, I’ll take any. I’m addicted)
• taking long walks at sunset
• eating Torres crisps & drinking rosè with my BF

How do you spend yours?

Retreat Chef | Private Chef | Behind the Scenes | work life balance

08/07/2026

When months of planning, design & logistics play out infront of you in one giant colour explosion.

The ultimate moment of joy as an event planner 🏳️‍🌈🪩🥳 is to see people connected & joyful as a result of your hard work. 🫶

And what better excuse to be joyful (or walk 26,000 steps in platforms) than Pride 🏳️‍🌈🪩🎤✨




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If you go down to the woods today… you might just find a spread like thisThis beautiful picnic was created by the wonder...
07/07/2026

If you go down to the woods today… you might just find a spread like this

This beautiful picnic was created by the wonderful Gemma at Koi Kitchen KOi_Studios | Catering | Consulting | Creative for our last Connection Club gathering. Pavlova piled with strawberries, fresh baked focaccia and platters made for sharing, all laid on our woodland table

If you’re staying with us at Patty’s Barn or have an event booked with us and need some delicious food just ask and we can help make it happen.

I read cookery books like novels. Take them to the pool, as a bedside companion, in the bath.Ready for having the shelve...
07/07/2026

I read cookery books like novels. Take them to the pool, as a bedside companion, in the bath.

Ready for having the shelves put up for my kitchen library on Friday I’ve dusted off my collection ready to line an entire wall & want to share my faves with you They all tell a story.

• SIFT | Nicola Lamb
I made it to the penultimate round of interviews for The Great British Bake Off this year. Months of interviews and showstoppers. (I fell at the last hurdle)….BUT… in prep for the fear of technicals I read this cover to cover. Amazing recipes with a science level understanding of chemistry that happens in an oven. Every baker needs this book.

• How To Be A Domestic Goddess | Nigella Lawson
I love Queen Nigella. She is my idol. I have all of her books but this one is the most loved.

• The Joyful Home Cook | Rosie Birkett
Rosie’s food is as relaxed & elegant as her writing and personal style and this book is my most used. She’s so seasonal & poetic yet satisfyingly resourceful and knowledgeable. (Lucky enough to know her IRL too ☺️)

• The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook
My auntie got me this years before I ever dreamt I’d land a job running an event agency in New York City. Meet my future husband in a bar and have Anglo-American babies with him. But before he came along I used to wander Manhattan at a weekend. Tracking down all the well known (and not so well known) bakeries & delis I’d obsessed over in films and TV shows. Lining up outside Magnolia always felt like my life was a dream 💭 I continue to reach for this ALL the time for my go to birthday cake and buttercream recipes and for when I’m feeling sad and nostalgic missing my Connecticut life, a peach cobbler or key lime pie.

What’s your favourite cookbook and why? 📚





04/07/2026

The main thing I’ve seen first hand as a retreat chef….. 👩🏻‍🍳





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