You know the feeling. Someone you love hits a big milestone – a 50th, a 60th, one of those birthdays that deserves more than a card and a bottle of wine – and you want to do something that actually matches the moment. Something they’ll still be talking about at the next family gathering. Something nobody else thought of first.
Here’s a suggestion: a hog roast.
Stay with us, because this isn’t as unexpected as it sounds. Hog roasts have been the centrepiece of celebrations for centuries – Viking weddings, Tudor banquets, Hawaiian luaus, Edwardian street parties. Wherever people have gathered to mark an occasion worth marking, there’s usually been a whole pig involved, and yet, far from feeling like a history lesson, they’ve never been more popular than they are right now.
Hog Roast North Tawton has spent years making sure of that. Gone are the old-school cooking pits – instead, our very own state-of-the-art gleaming stainless steel grills do the hard work, producing a perfect result every single time. The pork itself is free-range and sourced locally from award-winning farms – and you can genuinely taste the difference. Natural flavours, quality ingredients, no shortcuts; everything comes together to create an unforgettable experience.
There’s also just something magnetic about a whole pig slowly rotating over real flames. Guests gravitate towards it. Phones come out. People who swore they weren’t hungry suddenly find themselves lingering near the carving station. It’s a talking point, a photo opportunity and a meal all rolled into one.
And for one recent client, this was exactly the energy she wanted for her husband’s 60th. Thirty-four guests descended, plates in hand and built their own combinations from a spread that had something for everyone – hog roast sandwiches with sage and onion stuffing and proper crackling, alongside tomato and mozzarella salad, coleslaw, mixed greens, and sweet potato and classic fries. Veggie and vegan guests weren’t sitting on the sidelines either; Hog Roast North Tawton’s grilled veggie skewers with tzatziki and sweet chilli sauce kept them very happily occupied.
By the end of the afternoon, the spread had been demolished and the birthday boy was thoroughly celebrated.
So if you’re hunting for a gift that won’t end up gathering dust – get in touch with Hog Roast North Tawton. This is one they won’t forget.