Eat Game Awards 2024 + 2025 Winner
The Story Behind The Fire
Hunter. Chef. Fire specialist. Meet the man and the team turning wild game and open flames into the UK's most exciting catering experience.
Hunter. Chef. Fire specialist. Meet the man and the team turning wild game and open flames into the UK's most exciting catering experience.
Game and Flames was born in 2016. Company director Cai Ap Bryn is an experienced hunter, fisherman, and chef who has hunted and cooked all over Europe - picking up inspiration from every country, every culture, every flame.
Cai quickly realised there was a gap in the market. Wedding catering had become stale, predictable, and safe. He saw an opportunity to turn the traditional mundane form of event catering completely on its head.
The solution? Take the oldest cooking method known to humanity - open fire - and combine it with ethically sourced wild game, theatrical presentation, and genuine craftsmanship. Game and Flames was lit.
Field to Flame — our short film on hunting and cooking wild game over fire
Three words that define everything we do
Game and Flames isn't just a catering company - it's a philosophy. Every dish tells a story that starts in the field and ends at your table.
Field: We source our own wild game from trusted estates across the UK, alongside sustainably sourced British farm meats from local butchers. Cai personally hunts, selects, and oversees the sourcing of every animal. Venison, pheasant, pigeon — all ethically taken and fully traceable. Our farm meats — lamb, beef, chicken — come from trusted local suppliers with full provenance.
Flame: We cook exclusively over open fire. Argentine asado crosses, planchas, fire grills, ember roasting - ancient methods perfected through years of practice. No gas. No shortcuts. Just fire.
Fork: The result? Food that doesn't just taste extraordinary - it creates an experience your guests will talk about for years. The theatre, the aroma, the spectacle of watching a whole deer turn slowly over glowing coals.
Cai isn't your typical chef. He's a hunter, a butcher, a fire specialist, and a showman. He learned his craft not in Michelin kitchens but in the fields, forests, and mountains of Europe - stalking deer in the Scottish Highlands, fishing in Welsh rivers, and learning asado techniques from Argentine masters.
His credentials speak for themselves:
Cai oversees every event and personally leads the kitchen wherever possible. When he is not on-site, his hand-picked team of skilled chefs, trained in Game and Flames methods, deliver the same award-winning standard every time.
A small, tight-knit crew of talented people who live and breathe fire cooking
Behind Game and Flames is a team of very talented coordinators and chefs. We don't do agency staff or temp workers. Every person who represents Game and Flames has been hand-picked and trained in our methods.
Deb Sweetman - Our coordinator and the person who keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes. Deb handles logistics, planning, and client communication with military precision and genuine warmth.
Our Chefs - A network of highly trained fire cooks across the country who work to Game and Flames standards. Every chef understands our philosophy: respect the animal, respect the fire, respect the guest.
We are blessed to have the team we have. Every event, no matter how big or small, gets the same level of passion, preparation, and fire.
We're not your standard caterer. Here's why.
We don't just buy from wholesalers. Cai personally sources and hunts wild game from trusted estates - fully traceable, ethically taken.
Whole animals turning on Argentine crosses, searing on planchas, flames roaring - your guests won't just eat, they'll watch the show.
Cai oversees every event with a team of skilled chefs trained in Game and Flames methods. You are getting award-winning quality, every single time.
Awards, festivals, demos, and the people who make it all happen
Based in East Sussex. Available across the entire UK.
Our HQ is in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, but we travel the length and breadth of the UK for the right events. From Scottish castle weddings to London product launches, Cornwall festivals to Yorkshire country estates - if there's space for a fire, we'll be there.
Whether it's a wedding, corporate event, private party, or workshop - we'd love to hear from you
