A CHEF from Restaurant Pine in Northumberland will cook at the Great Chefs Dinner next month.
The sumptuous dining experience that is the Great Chefs Dinner will return at the iconic Guildhall in London.
On the night up to 400 guests will be treated to a four-course menu of exquisite dishes prepared by five of the UK’s most celebrated chefs, as they cook for one night only, to fundraise for Childline.
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Creating this year’s gastronomic feast are Adam Handling, owner of the Adam Handling collection, Chet Sharma from Restaurant Bibi, Cal Byerley from Restaurant Pine, Robert Thompson from RT Café Grill and James and Georgia Sommerin from Home at Penarth.
The evening on December 4 will be hosted by Ollie Lloyd and include an opening performance from Capital Children’s Choir, while the family face of Antiques Road Trip, Charlie Ross, hosts a luxury live auction. This will include prizes donated by the chefs and more.
The money raised will help fund the NSPCC's Childline service. Childline provides a safe, confidential place for children with no one else to turn to whenever they need help. Children can contact Childline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
A spokesperson from the NSPCC special events team said: ‘’We are thrilled to celebrate the thirteenth year of our annual charity dinner, which has become a vital part of our mission to protect children and prevent abuse. We’d like to thank our dedicated supporters whose generosity helps us create safer futures for young people.’’
Cal Byerley, Restaurant Pine’s chef-owner said: ‘’I’m always proud to be involved with events like this. Being able to support Childline and help raise funds to help them continue to deliver their free and confidential services helping children and young people is a fantastic thing to be involved with and I’m thrilled to be able to do a little bit to help.’’
Childline has supported children and young people for more than 35 years. There were over 200,000 Childline counselling sessions with children and young people last year, with on average, a child contacting Childline every 25 seconds.
The 2023 Great Chefs Dinner raised over £300,000, which was enough to fund more than nine days of Childline.
To book a table visit: https://forms.office.com/e/B8KYYZGUwA
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