RENOWNED CHEFS RETURN TO COOK UP A STORM FOR THEIR INDUSTRY COLLEAGUES AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC #News
Victoria Hayes
16th August 2021
A fabulous team of the country’s finest chefs return following the pandemic for a fundraising dinner at Manchester’s five-star Lowry Hotel on Monday November 29th.
This long-awaited fundraising dinner, hosted by Paul Askew of The Art School Restaurant, celebrates the return of in-person events where four of Hospitality Action’s ‘Chefs at Home’ cookbook contributors; Ellis Barrie, Lisa Goodwin-Allen, Tom Kerridge and Gary Usher will treat guests to an ‘out of this world’ four course dinner.
Hospitality Action launched their Chefs at Home cookbook to mark the one-year anniversary of the first national lockdown. The book includes over 100 recipes that 54 of the UK’s leading chefs cooked at home during lockdown with their families.
As the industry’s charity, Hospitality Action continues to provide support to all those who work, or have ever worked in hospitality. The Chefs at Home at The Lowry Hotel Fundraising Dinner will help all those in the hospitality industry who have faced hard times during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mark Lewis, Chief Executive of Hospitality Action said: “The last 16 months have been a challenging time for many, so we are really looking forward to welcoming back the industry with a wonderful dinner cooked by such a fantastic line up of chefs. Not only will guests have a great time, but they’ll leave knowing they have helped contribute to the recovery of hospitality following the pandemic.”
The kitchen team:
Starter Lisa Goodwin-Allen Northcote
Fish course Ellis Barrie Lerpwl
Main course Tom Kerridge Hand and Flowers
Dessert Gary Usher and Richard Sharples Elite Bistros
Tickets for the Chefs at Home at The Lowry Hotel Fundraising Dinner are £120 per person, or £1,250 for a table of ten – including cocktails and canapés, four course dinner with wine and guests will have the chance to pose Tom Kerridge their questions during the live Q&A. Copies of The Sunday Times Bestseller cookbook, signed by all four chefs cooking, can also be purchased alongside tickets.
For tickets – contact Sophie Stevens on 020 3004 5505 or [email protected] or to find out more visit https://www.hospitalityaction.org.uk/events/2021/november/chefs-at-home-at-the-lowry-hotel/
Chef Biographies
Ellis Barrie
One of the infamous Barrie Brothers, Ellis attended a Saturday cooking course from the age of 12, and the rest is history. After his dad bought a campsite in Anglesey, Ellis and the family moved from Liverpool and threw themselves into making it a success. More recently, Ellis can be found at the Lerpwl, Liverpool. The Lerpwl has a biase for Welsh produce, priding themselves on supporting responsible local agriculture and sustainably sourced seafood.
Lisa Goodwin-Allen
With her culinary career starting at college, Lisa graduated and worked in several prestigious restaurants before joining Northcote aged just 20, becoming Executive Chef in 2015. At Northcote she has honed her passion for local suppliers and seasonal ingredients, as well as incorporating her Lancashire roots into her dishes.
Tom Kerridge
Tom Kerridge, the award winning and celebrated chef brings a taste of culinary magic to his restaurants, cookbooks and across tv screens up and down the country. A Gloucestershire lad, Tom champions British food and suppliers and has become a leading name in the hospitality industry. From humble beginnings, Tom and his wife Beth built The Hand & Flowers into what it is today, the world’s first and only two Michelin-starred pub. Tom has since launched several more restaurants, penned nine best-selling cookbooks, launched the hugely successful music and food festival Pub in the Park and more recently campaigned alongside Marcus Rashford to help end child hunger in the UK with Full Time meals.
Gary Usher
Born in St Albans and raised in north Wales, Gary spent time in the kitchens of Chapter One, Chez Bruce and The Chester Grosvenor before opening Sticky Walnut in 2011. Taking the unique step of crowd-funding further restaurants, Gary has since opened five bistros across the northwest of England with Richard Sharples as his right-hand man, all of which are in the Good Food Guide.
Hospitality Action provides financial relief to alleviate poverty for people who work or have worked in UK hospitality. We’re here for the chefs, waiters, housekeepers and managers. We’re here for the concierges, receptionists and kitchen porters. And we’re here for every sommelier, bartender, catering assistant and cook across the UK.
We offer counselling, advice and signposting to people facing mental health challenges or dealing with illness, bereavement, debt or addiction. We also run an outreach programme to keep loneliness at bay for hospitality retirees.
When the first national lockdown began in March 2020, Hospitality Action helped many thousands of hospitality households in financial crisis. Just as in March, today millions of hospitality workers can’t go to work, and many thousands have lost their jobs for good. Since the outbreak of the pandemic Hospitality Action has worked tirelessly to help as many people as possible by providing emergency grants to keep food on the table, to assisting vulnerable industry retirees access local support, and by providing mental health resources for those who have struggled during the crisis.
To learn more visit: www.hospitalityaction.org.uk