With an ethos of freshly prepared food using quality seasonal ingredients from local producers and suppliers it is no wonder that Belle and Joe’s Kitchen at Timmermans Garden Centre was voted Nottinghamshire’s Best Garden Centre Café in May 2013.

Owners Greg and Sophie Timmermans-Delves work in partnership with local suppliers, such as the dairy and butcher, helping to support local businesses. They pride themselves in cooking from scratch from pizza dough to homemade cakes (highlighting the just made cakes on a chalk board) and use herbs and rocket grown on-site.

HTA Catering Conference workshop delegates learned how the team raised their profile further by adding Belle and Joe’s Kitchen Bus to their portfolio in 2013. When not busy in their car park serving up drinks and tasty snacks the bus can be seen at venues far and wide helping to spread the word about this enterprising business.

Word of mouth, local awards and a sell-out supper club have all helped the venture which has seen a doubling of turnover in two years. See more at www.timmermansgardencentre.com