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Dine at The Mansion
Our magnificent award winning venue is the
perfect choice for your next event
Dine Celebrates
15 years of delivering excellence in events
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Welcome to the 15th Anniversary
edition of our ‘Dine Zine’.
By coincidence, I am writing this on the
exact date when ‘Dine’ was incorporated
15 years ago. What a great time it’s been
and I have to say that my first thought is to
thank all of the clients, venues, suppliers
and the entire Dine team, who have
all contributed to the success of Dine
and to whom I am extremely grateful.
Over the years, the Dine Group’s products
and services have evolved and we now
have five main divisions; Dine Hospitality,
which offers excellent contract catering,
from simple sandwich buffets to facilities
management; Dine Events, which offers
fantastic event planning and award
winning food and service, either at our
venues or our client’s homes or offices.
There are then our Teams at Dine at the
Mansion and Dine at Allerton Castle,
who manage the sales, marketing and
hospitality at these amazing venues.
Finally, there is Dine Consultancy,
which works with organisations such
as the National Trust and specialises
in consulting on the management
of historic and public buildings.
We also innovate constantly – from serving
drinks on iPad trays designed by Dine,
to offering our clients a unique online
planning service (to complement their
own personal Dine Event Manager),
we are always looking for ways to
ensure that our clients and their guests
experience the ‘Dine Difference’.
If you are thinking of holding an event or
celebration soon, please call me or any
one of the Dine team on 0845 450 4545.
We will be delighted to work with you and
ensure that your next event is special,
Bon Appetit
Daniel Gill
Managing Director
Dine at
The Mansion
Since Dine at The Mansion opened in September
2009, this popular Leeds venue got off to a
tremendous start – winning 3 awards for the
significant renovation and re-design of the interior
(in partnership with Leeds City Council) and
more than 40 events booked before the work was
completed.
The parkland views, excellent conference facilities
and personal service that our Event Managers offer
means that The Mansion has become the venue
of choice for many businesses. Recently we’ve
seen companies looking for an event that’s more
creative than a usual day conference or 3 course
dinner. The Dine Team have produced a variety
of events, including a Wine Tasting evening with a
canapé menu themed to each country, hosted by
Jilly Goolden, a Ready Steady Cook afternoon with
our Chefs and team building events with Climbing
Walls and even an African Drumming workshop!
The beautiful interior of The Mansion is what sets the
venue apart and our picturesque location in the
heart of Roundhay Park makes The Mansion the
perfect choice for any special event.
Supporting
our Charities
In Dine’s 15th year, we have set
ourselves the challenge of raising
£15,000 for our chosen charities.
As part of these celebrations, Dine
hosted a magnificent Birthday
Bash at The Mansion, which was
compered by Harry Gration and
included Dine’s most ambitious
menu yet! The evening raised a
huge £16,000!
The Dine team will also be
undertaking a number of other
activities throughout the year,
including the 3 Peaks Challenge
and a Paella in the Park event.
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Keeping up the Pace!
We are thrilled to have a close relationship
with Pace and were honoured to be involved
in a number of events over the years. Not
only have we managed the firm’s Christmas
parties for four years running, in the Jubilee
year we catered a lunch for none other
than Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal
Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. Making this
event perfect was a huge responsibility but
the Dine team made every effort to ensure it
ran flawlessly!
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Tour de Yorkshire 2014
Fresh from the success of hosting
the magnificent reception for Leeds’
returning Olympians at Leeds Civic Hall,
the team are now looking forward to the
Tour de France which visits Yorkshire next
July. Leeds will host the Grand Départ
from the Town Hall on 5th July towards
Ilkley and Skipton.
“It was both a great honour and a huge
responsibility to host Her Majesty The
Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of
Edinburgh for luncheon and I have to say
that you and the team at Dine made it
seem like the easiest event in the world!”
Dine has access to venues which directly
overlook the planned route. Call now on
0845 450 4545 to organise your event. The
Dine Team can guarantee your event will
be a memorable ‘Tour de Force’!
Dine at Rise Hall
Innovation, Training & Passion... the Dine way
In order to celebrate 15 years of success,
the Managing Director of Dine, Daniel Gill,
decided to thank the entire Dine team with
a party. The format was easily agreed; the
Dine team have a passion for excellent
food and service, so our 15th bash was
always going to be held where we could
experience cutting edge cuisine. Tom
Aikens Restaurant in London was chosen
and Tom wrote a menu specifically for the
celebration, even inviting Dine’s Group
Executive Chef and a colleague to work in
the kitchen the night before.
Daniel and the Dine Events Team were
delighted to feature on Beeny’s Restoration
Nightmares on Channel 4, providing the event
management and catering for Sarah’s charity
Regency Dinner. Sarah Beeny said: “We have
worked with Dine at Rise Hall for almost a year
now and when we needed an exceptional
dinner preparing for our TV programme,
Dine was the natural choice. We definitely
gave Dine a challenging brief but the team
were fantastic and delivered a truly delicious
Regency feast! Not only did it look fantastic on
camera but the food tasted even better.”
in food and service and we do this by
investing large amounts in developing
our products, not least our food. Both the
Dinner at Tom Aikens and previous trips to
the George V in Paris, Manoir aux Quat
Saisons and Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago
are testament to our determination to be
able to offer our clients and their guests
the very best.
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Dine has always been able to offer our
clients and partner venues the very best
Dine at the Opening of the FA Training Centre
Dine were delighted to work at the prestigious launch
of the new Football Association Training Centre at
St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent with Generate
Events.The star studded event, which showcased the
new state-of-the-art facilities, was opened by Their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The Garden Room at
The Mansion
The Mansion’s Garden Room in Roundhay
Park, Leeds, has proved to be a huge
success for Dine. The team have built an
excellent reputation for great food and
service and have certainly earned their Trip
Advisor Certificate of Excellence – putting
them in the top 10% performing businesses
on the site. The Garden Room’s Afternoon
Tea and Lunches are extremely popular
and the Café offers some of the best views
in Leeds.
To book your table in the
Garden Room, call the
team on 0113 269 1000.
The 600 guests included iconic sportsmen and women,
a variety of celebrities and the full England Football
Team. Dine’s brief was to serve the equivalent of 100
canapés every minute for the duration of the 45 minute
service. Guests were delighted when our team served
a spectacular array of canapés on custom made
iPad trays, which displayed a video edited by the FA
especially for the occasion.
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1998-2002
Dine sets up in Leeds, wins Earth Centre Contract and begins working at Nostell Priory, Leeds Corn Exchange
and the Victoria Quarter.
2003-2008
Dine runs events in Cannes…launches Dine Hospitality and Dine Simply.
2009
Dine launches at The Mansion, and wins 3 major awards; Best Altered Building and Best Conserved Building
at Leeds Architecture Awards and an award in the RICS Pro - Yorkshire Awards.
2010
Dine wins exclusive Rise Hall contract and Shades of India launches.
2011
Dine features on Channel 4 documentary on Rise Hall. Dine begins the year catering for one of the biggest
weddings in the social calendar with several Royals amongst the guests. Allerton Castle are regional winners
in Wedding TV’s Best of British Wedding Venues.
2012
Dine Consultancy launches, Nostell Priory undergoes £1.5 million revamp, Dine caters for members of the
Royal Family four times this year – including Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge at the launch of St.
George’s Park and Her Majesty the Queen when she visited Pace at Saltaire.
2013 & the future
Dine have a number of exciting projects in the pipeline, including some fantastic additions to our venue
portfolio and the introduction of our new creative e-planning tool to our clients. Of course to ensure that we
stay ahead of our competitors and also to maintain our Dine ethos of making every event we produce extra
special for years to come, we will continue to create and innovate in all dimensions of our business.
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THANK YOU so much for making Friday night incredible. We’ve had so much amazing feedback, including
Neil (our CEO) who’s emailed the entire UK team to say this was the best party yet – all thanks to your
attention to detail. The room looked fantastic, the theme was perfect, the food tasted tremendous, the
lighting, music, tables…everything came together to make an amazing night. Calling you ‘suppliers’
doesn’t feel like it does you justice as you were so much more. You really owned the event, took complete
responsibility for it and went to great lengths to make sure everyone’s experience was special.
”
Call Dine to speak to an Event Manager about your next event – 0845 450 4545
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The Dine
difference...
Dine provides a total event management service for your
corporate event, from canapé receptions to dinners, and
venue finding to theming. The Dine team travels across the
UK and Europe, delivering a first class service to make every
event special.
Dine’s experienced team combines venue finding and
event planning (lighting, theming, logistics) with a core of
exceptional food and service that will help you create the
right impact – our service is perhaps best reflected by the
following case study:
The Client – JCT600, Leeds
The Brief
To celebrate the launch of their new showroom, Ferrari
hosted an evening for 200 of their clients and Senior Event
Management team from Italy. The Dine team created
a canapé menu packed with Italian favourites, and
recommended drinks as appropriate.
Dine also took care of the finishing touches for the evening,
providing smart linen, floral arrangements and co-ordinated
the lighting within the showroom.
The Menu
The team of Chefs at Dine love a fresh challenge
and designed a menu that included a variety of
canapé and bowl food items from scratch that
really impressed Ferrari’s top management.
The Drinks
Dine served glasses of Prosecco and bottles of
Peroni, much to the delight of the Italian contingent!
Dine’s Event Manager, Craig had also sourced
some beautiful mirrored glassware to complement
our existing glasses and Perspex trays, which looked
fabulous under the showroom lights.
MENU
Cannelloni of Yorksh
ire
Candied Beetroot & Ca Beef
rrots
Horseradish Foam
Frito Misto Di Mare
(Squid, Scallops & Pr
aw
Roasted Lobster Oil Ho ns)
llandaise
Demitasse of White Be
an So
Truffled Wild Mushroo up
ms
Micro Basil
Tartlet of Bocconcini
Mozzarella
Pesto, Roma Tomato,
Pine Nuts
Fillet of Beef Lasagne
Tomato Fondue
Parmigiano Reggiano
Mini Pollo alla Mila
nese
Passata & Lemon Butte
r
Shot Asparagus & Parm
a Ham
Saffron Aioli Dip
Anchovy & Smoked Pa
prika Straws
Aged Balsamico
Chicken Liver & Serran
o Ham
Sweet Minestrone Veget Parfait
ables
Balsamic Reduction
Tonno Con M
Seared Tuna, Red Onio arinata
n & Cape
Cold Pressed Olive Oi r Marinade
l Dressing
On this event, it was the small details, such as sourcing Ferrari-red napkins, red skewers,
dressing staff in Ferrari aprons and the bespoke ipad trays that contributed to the success of the evening.
The additional attention to detail that the Dine team give to each and every event we undertake means that our clients return to us time
and time again – in this case, Dine were naturally the first port of call when JCT600 were preparing for the recent launch of the F12 Berlinetta.
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consultancy
Over the last 15 years, Dine has worked in
and provided advice to some of the finest
venues in the country. That’s what makes
us unique - we don’t just provide sound
advice, we are still putting it into practice
ourselves on a daily basis. On the ground
we operate some of the most successful
events venues in the North of England
and provide regular advice and support
to many more.
Dine Consultancy’s services have been
chosen by organisations such as BNP
Paribas, the National Trust and Sarah
Beeny. These projects have involved a
range of services, including;
4.
Full Marketing and Sales; what really
makes our service unbeatable is our
ability to implement agreed
strategies immediately. Our
Marketing and Sales teams provide
an instant solution and help to
ensure success on your project.
5.
Product Development
Delivery and reputation is the key and our teams can either provide full in-venue management or support for your existing team.
When you decide to partner with Dine’s
Consultants, you will be working with
people who have a vast experience and
1. Feasibility Studies and advice on how in-depth knowledge of the hospitality
to apply legal and financial structures sector. Associates include;
for the owners of a venue and • Michael Gill, FHCIMA, former Vice
respective operating companies.
President of the Restaurateur’s
Association and owner of Leeds’ first
2. Design of Interiors, kitchens and Michelin-starred restaurant.
systems. Our experience as an
operator guarantees that practical
• Daniel Gill, MA, who has been in the
and accurate plans can be executed
hospitality industry for over 20 years.
to ensure the best possible
• Nicholas Rettie, FHCIMA, whose
operational circumstances and
career includes the opening and
financial return for your property.
successful management of famous
Our project at The Mansion in
London hotels such as The Halkin,
conjunction with Leeds City Council
The Metropolitan and most recently
has won three awards;
innovative projects such as the Great
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Northern Hotel at King’s Cross.
3. Advice on and Development of
• Matthew Jones, Commercial Director
Collateral, from menu packs to
at Dine for over 12 years, and who runs
the setting of tariffs, development
our Sales & Marketing team.
and implementation of web-sites
and brochures.
Dine Consultancy News
We are delighted that Richard Walton-Allen
formerly Executive Head Chef at Harvey
Nichols and most recently at Create, has also
joined the Dine consultancy team – Richard’s
experience offers clients the ability to develop
menus, look at both retail catering and
kitchen based challenges and undertake
in-depth food, menu and nutritional analysis,
particularly relevant where new products are
being developed.
To sum it all up, see what one of the foremost
property experts in the UK has to say about
our services;
“Rise Hall is one of the most significant
Houses in East Yorkshire, having over 96
rooms and striking classical features.
Having embarked on a huge restoration
programme, our next job was to ensure
that our chosen Venue Consultants were
able to provide the expertise and advice
that we wanted. In being able to deliver
this and a complete Sales, Marketing, Event
Management and Catering service, Dine
have become an invaluable part of the
team at Rise Hall.” Sarah Beeny, RH Yorkshire Ltd.
Call 0845 450 4545 and ask
to speak to Daniel Gill or
Matt Jones in order to discuss
how Dine Consultancy can
help with your next project or
current challenge.
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Venue News
Dine is the exclusive provider of events and hospitality at some of the most prestigious and
inspirational venues in the UK.
Nostell Priory’s transformation
Nostell Priory has undergone something of a transformation with a multi-million
pound investment by the National Trust in 2012. Nostell Priory offers a stunning
setting for conferences, celebration dinners and summer barbecues.
Kevin Dessoy, Property Manager for the National Trust at Nostell Priory said “the
investment in the Courtyard complex at Nostell Priory has created a fantastic
events space, complete with first class facilities in a location which is both highly
accessible and inspiring. Combined with the excellent event planning, food and
service offered by our partners at Dine, we are confident that the Riding School
space will become even more popular and generate income which will continue
to support the National Trust’s vital work.”
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Award Winning Allerton Castle
Allerton Castle recently celebrated the completion of the magnificent State
Dining Room, which had been almost completely destroyed by fire in 2005.
The restored, intricately panelled room offers a unique location for smart
corporate dinners, and is just 15 minutes from Harrogate.
Allerton Castle are also celebrating being crowned the regional winner of
Wedding TV’s Best of British Wedding Venues award. The Dine team at Allerton
Castle were overjoyed with the recognition!
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Shades of India
Shades of India is part of the Dine Group and was started by Paul Styler in
2010. Having arranged hundreds of marquee events, the recent trend for
marquees with character and ambience meant that Shades of India was a
natural step in developing the business further.
These elegant tents have a fabulous appeal, offering clients a memorable
setting for their event, both inside and out. Clients are offered a fantastic
range of themed furniture, lighting and interior styling options, and a full event
management service. For more information scan the QR code or visit.
www.shades-of-india.co.uk.
Dine Launch at Wentworth Woodhouse
Wentworth Woodhouse, stands in a park of 250 acres and its front elevation is
twice that of Buckingham Palace, making it one of Europe’s grandest country
houses. In 1999 it was bought by Mr Clifford Newbold and his family, who are in
the process of restoring the house to its former glory.
This beautiful house offers the perfect setting for dinners and receptions,
including celebrations in the main house, with the flexibility to host evening
parties in a marquee in the grounds. Wentworth Woodhouse is also ideal for
conferences, training days, and a variety of other events – speak to your Dine
Event Manager to discuss your next event.
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To discuss your next event or to arrange a viewing at any of these venues, call a Dine Event Manager
today on 0845 450 4545. See www.dine-services.com for a full selection of venues nationwide.
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