Evergreen Catering has, literally, grown out of the family of Helen Calascione, a mother of four children that lives in central Bristol.

 

Like all parents, Helen wanted her children to have a healthy diet. She also wanted them to have a healthy understanding of food in relation to the environment and developing countries. As a result, she has conducted her weekly shop by bicycle for a number of years in order to travel between shops and markets to source good quality, ethical ingredients for her family’s meals.

 

With a very demanding food-tasting panel at home, ranging in age from 7 to 19, Helen, like other mothers, has had to produce wholesome, delicious food, for a range of tastes, on-demand. The panel, not just concerned with flavours, have occasionally refused to even try food if they’re not happy with its appearance.

 

As a result of all this experience, Helen has become adept at sourcing ingredients, developing recipes and delivering food in a creative way and so when her children started school, it seemed like an obvious step to take her cuisine to a wider. audience.