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Upcoming events...
- Calcutta Cup Lunch at Boisdale of Belgravia - 4th February 2012
- Too Many Critics - 15th April 2012
Past events...
- The Diwali Banquet 2011 - 30th October 2011
- The FT Innovative Lawyers Awards - 5th October 2011
- Nom Nom Nom - 17th July 2011
- The Trencherman's Guide 2011 Launch - 14th March
- The Christmas Carol Concert 2010 - 7th December
- The Ultimate Game Dinner at Boisdale of Bishopsgate - Tuesday 30th November 2010
- Diwali Banquet - Sunday 14th November 2010
- Fine Wine Auction - Saturday 9th October 2010
- Eat Me Magazine Launch Party - Thursday 16th September 2010
- Champagne Taittinger Cinema Screening & Auction - Thursday 8th July 2010
- Nom Nom Nom - Saturday 11th July 2010
- Association Culinaire Française Black Tie Dinner Dance, Hurlingham Club - Friday 30th October 2009
- Dance Against Hunger - Saturday 21st November 2009
- Rhona Cameron Comedy Dinner at Boisdale - Sunday 1 November 2009
- Fine Wine Auction - Saturday 10th October 2009
- Hampshire Gala Ball - Saturday 6th June 2009
Annual Ken Hom Lecture - Oxford Gastronomica
The annual Ken Hom Lecture, hosted by Oxford Gastronomica, will be held at Oxford Brookes University on the evening of 28th September 2011. Hosted by Ken Hom, the lecture will be delivered by Sheila Dillon, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Food Programme. In a lecture entitled The Bollinger Bolsheviks versus The Foodies, Sheila will explore the impact that food journalists have had on the British diet.
Now in its fourth year, the Ken Hom Lecture is becoming established as a key event in the annual culinary calender. Previous contributors have included Lord Patten of Barnes and Cherie Blair.
In addition to engaging a wide audience on food-related issues, the event also provides an opportunity for a high-profile community of food professionals to support Action Against Hunger. Following this year's lecture, Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, will host a dinner and auction, the proceeds of which will go to Action Against Hunger.
Our auctioneer will be Charles Campion, one of the UK's most prominent food writers and critics. As in previous years, the event will be attended by many of the most familiar faces form the UK's food and drinks scene.
If you would like to attend either the lecture (free of charge) or the prestigious dinner (£50), please visit the Oxford Gastronomica booking page to reserve your spot (advance booking essential for both).
Nom Nom Nom 2011 - Sunday 17th July
Now in its fourth year, Nom Nom Nom is a MasterChef style competition giving the internet's finest bloggers, food photographers and food writers the chance to compete against each other in a professional kitchen in London. On Sunday July 17th 2011, eight teams of two shopped around Marylebone for ingredients to make an office lunch for four people.
These were judged by a panel of food professionals (including Tom Pemberton - Head Chef & co-founder of Hereford Road restaurant, Susan Low - deputy Editor of delicious magazine, Julia Parsons founder of the UK Food Bloggers' Association (one of the winners of Nom Nom Nom's very first contest in 2008) and Darryl Healy - Head Chef of Riding House Cafe). Also everyone can get involved in a Viewer's Choice vote.
As well as winning some amazing food & kitchen appliance prizes, the overall winners Tete-a-Tea will have their food served for a week in Rosalind's Kitchen - a new take out cafe in London, W1, so that busy office workers & shoppers can try out the winning lunch menus.
As with all previous years, an online raffle will also give everyone the chance to win some fabulous prizes, with money raised going to Action Against Hunger.
To enter the fantastic post-event online raffle in aid of Action Against Hunger (featuring prizes worth £1000s) and to read all about the competition, visit the Nom Nom Nom webpage.
Click here to find out more about last year's event, and why organiser Mecca Ibrahim supports Action Against Hunger.
photos © Chris Osburn
The Trenchermans Guide 2011 Launch
The Trenchermans Guide 2011 was launched with a lunch at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant on 14th March.
They kindly raised a fantastic £1000 in aid of Action Against Hunger by auctioning Liz Clayton's beautiful cover artwork 'Asparagus'.
For more details, or to make use of this brilliant guide to the restaurants of the South West, please visit their website.
Christmas Carol Concert – Wednesday 7th December
Get into the Christmas spirit at Action Against Hunger’s annual carol concert!
This family friendly event will feature live performances and readings, as well as the opportunity to sing some of your favourite Christmas carols. Entry is free and includes complimentary mulled wine and mince pies.
We will also be holding a raffle on the night for a chance to win a hamper of goodies generously donated by Greenlands Health Foods in Greenwich Market. All funds raised will go towards Action Against Hunger’s humanitarian work saving malnourished children and families in over 40 countries worldwide.
Wednesday 7th December, 7.00-9.00pm @ St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 9BJ.
For more information or to RSVP contact community@actionagainsthunger.org.uk
or call 020 8293 6138.
Eat Me Magazine Launch Party - Thursday 16th September 2010
On 16th September, the wonderful Eat Me Magazine held their lavish 3rd Issue Launch Party at the exuberant Jalouse in Mayfair.
This VIP event was attended by top chefs and members of the restaurant industry, who were treated to lavish canapés and drinks.
Eat Me Magazine is a new food publication aimed at the all the young and sophisticated foodies out there, with the central aim of exploring the relationship between food, style and culture. This exciting night marked its ascension onto London’s foodie scene, whilst raising much needed funds for Action Against Hunger through a luxury raffle.
We would like to thank our raffle sponsors for their very generous support:
Champagne Taittinger Cinema Screening & Auction - Thursday 8th July 2010
On Thursday 8th July, Action Against Hunger held a Champagne Taittinger Cinema Screening and Auction in the luxurious private cinema at Sanctum Soho Hotel.
This special evening gave Action Against Hunger’s regular supporters the opportunity to find out more about our work in the 6 months since the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti on the 12th January.
Greeted by a champagne Taittinger reception and canapés – and a retreat from the very hot day outside – our guests were given the opportunity to meet one another, and Action Against Hunger staff.
Our guests then watched footage of our work, and had a Q&A session with Jean-Michel Grand, Executive Director of Action Against Hunger UK about our long term commitment to provide stability to the devastated nation.
An opulent auction of goods and experiences, including luxury holidays, stunning jewellery and meals at some of London’s most exciting new and relaunching restaurants gave guests the opportunity to contribute to our field projects in more than 40 countries around the world.
Action Against Hunger would like to thank our sponsors for their very generous support of this event:
Venue provided by:
Champagne Reception courtesy of:
Auction Lots donated by:
Great Hotels of the World, Special Hotels of the World, Corinthia Hotel, St Petersburg, Ambassador Zlata Husa, Prague, Esplanade Hotel, Marianske Lazne, Bohemian Butterfly, Wallace & Co., Chinawhite, Bar Boulud, Mandarin Oriental, Gauthier Soho, Café Luc, Pescheria Mattiucci, Restaurant St Paul’s, First Restaurant Group, Scottish Routes, Tigh na Sgiath Country House Hotel, Vogue Hotel Avantgarde, Antalya, Syna Tiger Resort, India, Eastern Mystic Jewellery, CJ Poupazis, Louis Mariette, Aradesi Jewellery, Dilyana, Avasarah, Grecian Park Hotel, Squires Kitchen.
In addition to these wonderful prizes, Bohemian Butterfly Collection have very kindly agreed to hold a promotion in aid of Action Against Hunger. On purchasing any item from their website, please enter promotional code AAHUK5 in the comment box during checkout, and they will donate £5 per item to our work. This offer is valid until 08/09/2010.
Nom Nom Nom - Saturday 11th July 2010
On July 11th, Nom Nom Nom, the Masterchef for bloggers will return, raising funds for Action Against Hunger for the third consecutive year.
Nom Nom Nom is a Masterchef for bloggers; a chance for the Internet's best writers, photographers and bloggers to get together, have fun, and show just what they can do given a professional kitchen.
The three course menus produced will be based around three principles; seasonal, simple & sustainable. This means that all menus created will be things that ordinary people can cook at home, and which are environmentally friendly.
A team of respected judges, including Susan Low, Deputy Editor of Delicious Magazine, and Nick Wyke from the Times, will assess their work and award fabulous prizes, before the public picks its Viewers' Choice based on the pictures and videos taken on the day.
If your culinary and blogging skills aren’t up to scratch, you can still get involved after the event by selecting your ‘Viewers Choice’ favourite and entering the Nom Nom Nom online raffle in aid of Action Against Hunger for the chance to win fantastic foodie prizes.
Please click here for more details
Association Culinaire Française Black Tie Dinner Dance, Hurlingham Club - Friday 30th October 2009
The Association Culinaire Française Black Tie Dinner Dance is the highlight of the hospitality industry calendar; the glittering occasion attracts the most celebrated chefs and industry personalities from across the country. This year Association Culinaire Française has nominated Action Against Hunger as its benefiting charity and opened its doors to the general public. You are offered the chance to join this eminent crowd and witness the inauguration of 2009’s Disciples of Auguste Escoffier. Guests will be treated to a gourmet extravaganza comprising of a champagne reception and five course dinner prepared by Chef Neil Carpenter and Michelin Starred Eric Chavot, followed by a live band.
Strictly Champion and West End Star Coming to York - Saturday 21st November 2009
Strictly Come Dancing Champion Camilla Dallerup, partnered by the winner of ITV’s Grease is the Word, Danny Bayne, are set to perform at Dance Against Hunger, a gala ball in the heart of York, on Saturday 21st November. All funds raised on the evening will go to Action Against Hunger.
The event will also see 12 Yorkshire couples battle it out in the evening’s dance-off, where they will be subject to the scathing eye of the Celebrity Judging Panel and voting guests after receiving just 6 weeks training by Lesley Ann Eden, principle of the York School of Dance and Drama. This will be followed by a charity auction featuring exclusive prizes, including a luxury skiing holiday. The event will be hosted throughout by BBC Radio York presenter, Adam Tomlinson.
This glittering black-tie event will take place at the majestic Royal York Hotel where guests will be greeted by a welcome reception before embarking on a gourmet three-course gala dinner accompanied by award winning French Connection Classics wine donated by Bottle Green Ltd followed by dancing to locally renowned 8 piece band Divine.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Rhona Cameron Comedy Dinner at Boisdale - Sunday 1 November 2009
Award winning Scottish comedienne, TV personality, actress and critically acclaimed author Rhona Cameron will be headlining The Comedy Dinner in aid of Action Against Hunger at Boisdale of Belgravia on Sunday 1 November.
With her impeccable timing and a generous helping of classic and sharp-witted observational humour, Rhona Cameron rose to fame through the standup comedy circuit and became a regular on British TV in the 1990s. She was a participant in the first series of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! as well as making appearances on Would I Lie To You?, Live At The Apollo, Law of the Playground and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In 2002 she joined the West End cast of The Vagina Monologues and the following year played the first ever female narrator in The Rocky Horror Show.
In 2003 Rhona wrote her first book Nineteen Seventy-Nine: A Big Year in a Small Town, a candid, open-hearted memoir of a year in her life growing up as a lesbian teenager in a Mussleburgh. Her debut novel The Naked Drinking Club was published by Ebury Press in 2007. Rhona will be joined on stage by two other comedy acts which will be announced at a later date.
The evening will begin with a Champagne reception which will be followed by a sumptuous three-course dinner with wine, the comic performance and an exclusive auction featuring a selection of unique luxury lots.
