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Charity
Begins At Hom
On Sunday
14 May 2006, celebrity chef Ken Hom hosted an evening of culinary
delights, entertainment and fundraising. He welcomed the cream of
London's chefs as well as special VIP's in an effort to raise
much-needed funds for international humanitarian charity Action
Against Hunger. Over £16,000 was raised that evening. |
Celebrity and
top chefs such as Anton Edelmann, Ross Burden, Nancy Lam, Sophie
Michell, Ching and Giancarlo Caldesi pitched in with Ken to support
Action Against Hunger, who operate in some 40 countries, helping to
continue the charity's work at the forefront in the fight against
hunger and malnutrition worldwide.
Guests were
treated to a Taittinger champagne and Singha beer reception and a
sumptuous five-course dinner with wines especially matched for each
course supported by Penfolds, Bibendum, Gallo Wines and Enotria Winecellars.
Top culinary
personalities hosted tables, giving guests the opportunity to rub
shoulders with their favourite stars from the food and drink scene.
BBC's Nigel Barden hosted and guided the guests through the evening's
pancake race, auction and raffle. Observer's wine critic Tim Atkin MW
hosted a mystery wine competition sponsored by Enotria Winecellars
that put the guests to the test to see if they could tell their pinot
noir from their pinotage. The charity's supporters Ken Hom and Bill
Knott played judges to a pancake rolling contest where the chefs
raced against each other to prepare and present a duck pancake. The
varied entertainment set the evening off with great cheer and spurred
on the guests' generosity.
The prizes on
auction and raffle were generously donated by Frankie's, Kiarie,
State of Undress, Links of London, English National Opera, Beatrix
Ong, BP Gas Cylinder, Taittinger, Penfolds, Ken Hom, Ching, Nancy Lam
and Arsenal Football Club and many more.
Ken Hom's
devotion to Action Against Hunger stems from the charity's strong
presence in south east Asia which is not only his home but where so
many members of the Oriental Restaurant Group originate from. En
route to Phuket when the tsunami struck last year, the plane on which
Ken Hom was travelling was diverted away from danger. In view of the
aftermath of the disaster, Ken generously offered to host a dinner
over Chinese New Year last year at Pacific Oriental to help raise
money in support of Action Against Hunger's relief work. Funds raised
from this year's dinner will be channelled to a number of projects
across the globe aimed at addressing not only hunger and malnutrition
in the short term but also at helping people and communities to
regain their autonomy and self-sufficiency for long-term sustainability.
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