Monday
4 April 2011

We did it !   We created the most amazing pop-up restaurant to raise funds following the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand

For 1 night only at One Moorgate Place, EC2R 6EA London

A sensational 7-course dinner, cooked by award winning chefs, followed by an auction of fabulous prizes, hosted by
TIM HAYWARD

WE RAISED £65,000 !

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

From Mat, Dave and everyone involved

Who were the Chefs?

SIMON HULSTONE
Head Chef at The Elephant, Michelin Star holder and flying the flag for Great Britain at the Bocuse d'Or

DOMINIC CHAPMAN
Head Chef at The Royal Oak and Michelin Star holder

MARK POYNTON
Chef Patron at Restaurant Alimentum, 3AA Rosettes and listed in the UK’s Top 60 Restaurants

RUSSELL BROWN
Chef Patron at Sienna and Michelin Star Holder

MATTHEW TOMKINSON
Head Chef at The Montagu Arms and Michelin Star Holder

ADAM GRAY
Head Chef at Rhodes Twenty Four, co-owner of The Red Lion, East Haddon and Michelin Star Holder

Along with ALEX WOOD, Head Chef at St Stephen’s Club, London. ADRIAN OLIVER, Chef Patron of Margot’s, Padstow. DARREN GOODWIN, Head Chef at Losehill House Hotel & Spa, Marcus Bean of The New Inn Shropshire. Johnny Mountain of The English Pig London.

TIM HAYWARD
The host of our auction was Tim Hayward, food writer, broadcaster and photographer. His features appear in many publications and he's a regular contributor to the Observer Food Monthly 'Word of Mouth' blog as well as appearing on TV and Radio. He is also the proprietor and editor of Fire & Knives, a quarterly magazine of new food writing.

Not only that but ... STEVE GROVES winner of MasterChef The Professionals 2009 and now working alongside Toby Stuart at Roux Parliament Sq., will be leading a brigade of , DHRUV BAKER; Celebrity MasterChef 2010 winner LISA FAULKNER , along with EDD KIMBER, winner of The Great British Bake Off 2010. They cooked with the assistance of Roux Parliament Sq.