We wanted to thank you once again for the incredible job you did at our wedding.
We have wonderful memories of it. And you were only complimented by all the guests.
Your team is really great, smiling and always listening.
You took great care of Yoann and me.
See you soon,

Camille et Yoann

 If you’re thinking about booking Joss and team to feed your guests, do it! for those that have had the pleasure of trying Joss’ cooking, basically there’s not a single thing that comes out of his kitchen that you won’t love.
If you haven’t had the chance to try his food, don’t worry, just TRUST HIM – he knows what he’s doing – it will be the best food you could dream of for your wedding day.
We personally love asian cooking influences in our food and Joss catered for that, whilst also seamlessly catering for our vegan, gluten free and seafood allergen guests.
The food we ate was delicious and plentiful, we even had his team serve up some day-after-the-wedding stone baked pizzas and fresh salads etc. which was perfect for the heat wave over our wedding weekend.
Speaking of which, even in the 43 degree heat, Joss and team were INCREDIBLE people to just be around, remaining positive and happy despite the hot working conditions.
Nothing was too much trouble and having Traiteur Events at our wedding was one of the best decisions we made.

Thank you Traiteur Events!

Elleah & Ollie

Simply put, Joss and his team are the best catering and events team available and I highly doubt there are many people of his calibre in the world let alone France.
He seems to be able to make even the largest scale event feel like an intimate family function and genuinely cares about you and all your guests and left us not just content that we had been served some of the best food in our lives, but we had left as friends.
Whilst his food was without question of the highest standards and we were able to leave him with the autonomy to cook what he felt was appropriate because everything we had tasted was of such quality, his skills and efforts were not just restricted to the kitchen.
Joss gently guided our entire weekend through each element seamlessly by getting to know all our contractors and the energy he gave off encouraged the very best out of them too.

Whilst Chateau de Lerse is without question beautiful and the perfect place to host any event, it would be nothing without the input of Joss, his wife and his team.
The chateau is a fantastic venue, but Joss makes it Lerse.

If you are planning any event, be that at Lerse or elsewhere, you can be sure with Joss at the helm you are in the safest hands in France.
Thank you!

From the moment we drove down the long leafy driveway towards Chateau de Lerse in February 2020
we knew it was the venue we'd been searching for and when we finally got married in June 2022 our wedding exceeded all our expectations.
The venue is a fairytale castle tastefully renovated to compliment the castle's history but with modern comforts and chic decor.
Since our first visit the car park has been transformed into a stunning swimming pool, a further 4 bedrooms added to the main chateau and the old barn renovated into an events space and bar area.
What made Chateau de Lerse stand out compared to other venues wasn't just its beauty but the fact we were lucky enough to hire the entire property for 5 days and encouraged to treat it like our home.
Joss, Chris and the rest of the team went above and beyond to make us feel like our event was the event of the year, everything had been thoroughly thought through, with the utmost importance given to how we wanted the 5 days to run.
Someone was always on hand to serve drinks, answer questions or cooking in the kitchen where delicious smells emanated across the 5 days and had you salivating...
Which brings me to the food. Joss' menu was so unique, marrying tastes you would not necessarily expect deep in the heart of South West France.
Our wedding guests continuously commented on how exciting and moorish the food was.
So often at weddings there is a canape or a course that lets the menu down but everything from the hot workshops, the main course, the dessert platter and the stunning night cheese buffet that had been decorated like a forest was exquisite and not a plate was left unclean.
Even the pool party bbq the day after the wedding we had expected simple burgers but Joss had organised an array of intriguing salads and sides that made everyone keep going back for more.

We're already planning to go back for our 10 year anniversary!

We just wanted to say a very big thank you for all your work on our wedding.
The food was absolutely stunning: we lost count of the number of people who commented on it...
indeed the praise is still coming in!
Not only was it all delicious, but you and your team were so calm, so organised and put all of us at ease - thank you so much.

You made it such a special day for us.
Many thanks once again,

Natalie & Duncan

The Château de Lerse is not a place, it is a universe. Surrounded by a natural setting, well away from everyday life, the estate is very welcoming and warm.
The Château de Lerse is a universe made up of a plurality of spaces and atmospheres. None of these spaces can be guessed, they are all to be discovered. The inner courtyard, the hidden bars, the swimming pool, the lounges, the clearing...
Throughout the stay, the scenes and atmospheres follow one another and are never alike. A weekend is not enough, we want to stay.
The Château de Lerse is a universe because it has a soul. Joss and Karine are the embodiment of this. The welcome they give you with their team is matched only by their kindness.
They will be able to accompany you in the preparation of your event with a lot of empathy and know-how.
Joss, Karine and their team were of great help to us.
We entrusted them with our wedding and we do not regret it.
We had the wedding we had imagined.
Thanks.

Héléna et Alexandre

We chose the Chateau de Lerse as a venue for our wedding this summer. We couldn't have been luckier to celebrate our special day at Chateau de Lerse.
The place is perfect: breathtaking views, very chic but also casual, making everyone comfortable!
To us, Lerse perfectly embodied the region (Charente), the french culture at its best and our love of the contryside. It is hard to explain but the place really has a soul.
We felt welcomed at all times, almost as if the place was ours...
Recent works (including a pool area, barn & glamping) were very tastefully carried out by the team at Lerse.
We are the luckiest couple to have hosted our wedding at Lerse and it will stay in our hearts for ever!
Thank you Joss & the team!

Florence & Guillaume

Luke & Lily
 

Emmanuel & Jayne
 

Kevin & Juliette
 

Patricia & Laurent

Bérengère &Jonathan
 

Arne & Mieke

We got married in 2020, a complicated period because of the Covid, the changing regulations, the new restrictions, the difficulties in getting together...
The "Château de Lerse", represented by Joss and Karine, was able to support us and support us throughout long preparation and choices to be made, even if it was not easy.
Preparation is intense when you want to put some effort into it. Joss and Karine are professional and caring!
Thank you to them for having accompanied us to live this day as well as possible. This place is the most beautiful that we have seen in the region, a spacious outdoor shelter in case of rain, a room for a warm dinner, a magnificent garden, a lake...
The weather being uncertain, the cocktail happened under the shelter, it was good but we would have liked to enjoy the valley!
The caterer is managed by the place and the kitchen of Joss who knows the logistics perfectly and the material was very well organized. Nothing to say !
The cocktail and dinner were unrivaled, a treat, original, generous but rather light and healthy and we are gourmets!
Very nice experience at Château de Lerse, we will return there to savor the atmosphere of this wonderful weekend.

Tiphaine and Pierre-Louis

We decided to call on Joss and his team for cocktail workshops and our wedding dinner, and Joss was available quickly to discuss our expectations and wishes as a first step.
Great cocktail workshops and a menu, very original proposals, very creative taste associations, and great presentations. On the day the whole team was very professional for the installation of the bar, service and table dressing. Thanks to the whole team we were able to receive our guests serenely. I can only recommend Joss!

Thanks again Joss.

David and Agathe

Joss is not worthy of a great Chef, he is a great Chef.
A great chef of taste first of all. A creative and upscale cuisine, quality products, mixes of bold flavors (gambas with caramel spices, fine pies of scallops & hazelnut coriander vinaigrette, pan-fried foie gras, filet mignon of veal saltimbocca & juice with pinot, fillet of bar à l'unilatéral & vinaigrette citrus and ginger, tajine of vegetables ...), remarkable food-wine pairings around a format "dinner workshops" perfectly rhythmic. Joss dust off the traditional codes of wedding catering with talent! He even declined a concept videos "Do it yourself" for those who want to cook themselves, and simply their big events (www.cuisine-et-audace.com). Joss is also an exceptional conductor, who has sublimated our marriage thanks to his always very accurate advice and an impeccable organization, surrounded by his wife Karine, smiling and always very attentive, his charming butler Dirk for whom the unexpected always has a solution, and all his team of professionals in cooking and service. A team of enthusiasts, experiences, reassuring, irreproachable. Catering Events is the first and only caterer we had "tested" for our wedding. Received in this magnificent castle of Lerse in Charente, that Joss and his wife manage all the year, and which we fell immediately under the spell, we were immediately put in confidence. Our guests, all generations, repeat that they have never seen better caterer at a wedding. Joss and his team were, most certainly, the architects of the success of our marriage. We recommend them with their eyes closed. Thanks again, to the madness.

Clara & Cyril (The Lobsters)

Very professional and attentive to our requests, Joss and his team sublimated our marriage. A selection of beautiful products as original as delicious that surprised all our guests.
The different entrees offered through the workshops were succulent, as was the rest of the menu. A meat dish as surprising as it was delicious and a selection of varied cheeses that delighted many.
Fresh products and worked with talent, we rarely eat as well and this opinion was unanimous among our guests!
A team of attentive and smiling shock.
We all feasted, again thank you for this meal and your professionalism.

Gabrielle V. , July 2019

sept 2018