What a great way to kick off the year.
After weeks of anticipation, the waiting is finally over for those of you who generously bought tickets for the Menu for Hope campaign this year and helped to raise the $90,000 or so destined for a school feeding programme in Lesotho. Chez Pim has announced all the winners, and here is a list of who won which of the UK prizes:
UK01 Cooking class at Eat Drink Talk – Mr Howard Vaan
UK02 Cooking class at Eat Drink Talk – Ms Jennifer A Williams
UK03 Organic chocolate hamper from Natural Collection – Ms Kit Heathcock
UK04 Foodie tour of London from Eat the Right Stuff – Mr Richard W Kaszeta
UK05 Private wine tasting in London from Food Glorious Food – Mr Richard G Lee
UK06 Paella making kit from Ambrosia and Nectar – Mr Yishay Mor
UK07 Bottle of whisky from A Wee Bit of Cooking – Dr Paul H Ting
UK08 Custom designed wedding cake from Vanielje Kitchen – Mrs Lucy Vanel
UK09 Tasting menu for 2 at Les Trois Garcons – Mr. Colin Cameron
UK10 Mexican goodie hamper from Xochitl Cooks – Mr. Colin Cameron
UK11 icar -novelty mp3 speaker system from Dusty Traveller – Mr Marty McCarty
UK12 The National Association of Indian Women Cookbook from Quick Indian Cooking – Ms Elin M Davies
UK14 A pair of Irish cookbooks from Eat Like a Girl – Mr Alastair Bathgate
UK15 Box of home-made British cookies from What’s the recipe today Jim – Ms Jacquie Astemborski
UK16 Dinner cooked at winner’s house (in London) by Crash Test Kitchen – Ms Helen R Harris
UK17 Meal for two at 1802 restaurant in London – Mr Jim L Armstrong
UK18 Sourdough bread baking starter kit from the Passionate Cook – Miss Alisha B Adams
UK20 Moro cookbooks trilogy from Traveler’s Lunchbox – Ms Shuna Lydon
UK21 Ripe London surprise box from Ripe London – Ms Kirstin Fearnley
UK22 Thermomix hamper from the Passionate Cook – Ms I-Ling Chua
UK23 Indian cookbook with spice kit from Spicyandhra – Ms Heather E Pristash
UK24 ‘Farmers Market – Round the Seasons Cookbook’ plus some local goodies from Hampshire from Gluten Free Journey – Ms Valerie J Taylor
UK25 Choose one of 4 original food photographs from Cooksister! – Mr Wouter Rosekrans
UK26 Le Creuset mini-cocotte from My Cooking Hut – Miss Nonnie R Wijaya
UK27 Dinner for Two at Patterson’s restaurant in London from Yumchia – Ms Shana S Worthen
UK28 Vintage winemaking book from The Cottage Smallholder – Ms Alana M Vincent
UK29 Indian cookbook with spice kit from Spicyandhra – Ms Savina Tessitore
UK30 English Tea goodie box from Xochitl Cooks – Miss Julie A Elefante
UK31 An original watercolour painting from My French Kitchen – Ms Josi Jenneskens
UK32 One day stage and dinner at Bacchus with Nuno Mendes from Food and Drink in London – Miss Naomi White
UK33 Historic British menu for 2 from Heston Blumenthal – Miss Karen Groeneveld
UK34 Companion spot on a review dinner with Jay Rayner – Mr James Adams
UK35 San Lorenzo hamper of Italian specialties from Kitchen Pantry – Ms Isabelle Vella Gregory
UK36 Authentic Nigerian egusi stew recipe and spice kit from Black Looks – Mr Howard Vaan
UK37 Bottle of Chapel Down English methode champenoise sparkling wine from Superfood – Ms Shana S Worthen
UK38 Box of British teatime treats from Almanzo’s Belly – Ms Savina Tessitore
UK39 Tasting Menu for 2 at the Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent – Mr Jeff Trockman
Huge thanks once again to all the prize donors who gave their time, effort and bandwidth so generously and so graciously. And of course thank you to every single one of you who bought a ticket.
See you again next year – same time, same place??