Bespoke dinners and event catering, with a focus on seasonal, quality ingredients and a social dining experience.

Jake Barwood and Oscar Schumacher are classically trained chefs, who met in 2017 whilst studying at Le Cordon Bleu.

Jake's work has focused on event dining, including as event chef at Jackson Boxer’s Brunswick House, alongside Carousel in Fitzrovia. Jake’s work also champions the importance of excellence in school meals, and through his work with Chefs In Schools, he won the Craft Guild of Chef’s Public Sector Chef of the Year in 2022.

Oscar brings a taste of London's refined dining scene, with a background spanning from acclaimed restaurants like Pidgin, top-tier caterers, and more recently with work as a development chef.

Working together and bringing a wealth of culinary experience, Barwood & Schumacher will design a bespoke catering experience for our guests, whether that is a fine dining, for larger events or a casual meal or outdoor event.

Services

Private Dining

Barwood & Schumacher provide restaurant quality dining in the comfort of your own home.

We are also experienced in private chef work for holidays, including abroad.

Weddings & Events

Barwood & Schumacher have extensive experience catering for weddings and larger events. We have tailored menus, including exciting canapés, family style sharing main courses, alongside cheese, dessert options and evening food.

Through our experience, we can support with the organisation, including hire for equipment, crockery and glassware, alongside professional staff for the bar and front of house.

Pop ups & Corporate Dining

Working with London based restaurants, Barwood & Schumacher deliver outstanding dining in exciting pop up locations.

In addition, we can support corporate or businesses for event catering, including canapés and bowl food or casual buffet options.

  • "I cannot recommend Barwood & Schumacher highly enough. Nothing was too much and the food was absolutely out of this world. Catering for 150 guests is no mean feat and Jake made it look so easy. The attention to detail and care that went into every element was stunning. Every single one of our guests commented on how beautiful the food was. We cannot have wished for anymore and are so grateful for everything."

  • "Barwood & Schumacher did a beautiful job of cooking for 10 people for an engagement dinner. They accommodated the various dietary requirements of our guests and collaborated with us based on all of our culinary needs. Would definitely book with them again!"

  • "Oscar and Jake delivered a beautiful evening. Their food was effortless, fresh and modern and the panna cotta dessert was exquisite. Highly recommended."

  • "Very professional, responsive to our needs, and excellent food"

  • "Oscar is very professional, the food was lovely (canapés and desert in particular were delicious) and he created a very nice ambience. It was easy to organise, communication and advice were good, the event ran perfectly and everything was cleared and clean when they left."

  • "From start to finish Barwood & Schumacher made our dinner party fabulous. The food was great, such attention to detail and superb flavours. We’re quite a hard bunch to please and they did it. I definitely recommend Barwood & Schumacher."

  • “Thank you Oscar and Jake! The food was absolutely incredible and the team were brilliant. We had the best day and Barwood & Schumacher were integral to that!"

Sourcing & Produce

We take great pride in cooking with what’s in season and purchasing from excellent suppliers that we trust.

Fish

Flying Fish, Veasey & Sons

Meat

HG Walter, Ellis Butchers (Blackheath)

Vegetables

Rushton’s