Auction Against Hunger returns for 4th annual charity event

auction-against-hunger-street-feastOn Thursday 26 May Auction Against Hunger will return for the fourth year in a row to raise money for the restaurant industry’s charity of choice, Action Against Hunger. This time around the event will be held at the new Street Feast venue Hawker House in Canada Water where top chefs will cook up street food style dishes.

Tickets to this year’s event go on sale at 11 am on 17 March and are £60, which includes entry to the event, six dishes from the menu before 8 pm (and free for all after!), pint-sized cocktails from the Hawker House bars, and even more drinks from Wondering Wine Co, Kamm & Sons and Sipsmith Gin. All proceeds from ticket sales go directly to the charity.

Chefs & Traders 

Some of Britain’s best chefs including Francesco Mazzei (Sartoria), Hamish Brown (ROKA), Jack Stein (The Seafood Restaurant), James Lowe (Lyle’s), José Pizarro (Pizarro Restaurant), Lee Tiernan (Black Axe Mangal), Neil Rankin (The Smokehouse), Nieves Barragán-Mohacho (Barrafina), Nuno Mendes (Chiltern Firehouse), Robin Gill (The Dairy), and Shaun Searley (Quality Chop House) come together with the capital’s most talented street food traders including B.O.B.’s Lobster, Born & Raised, Breddos, Rola Wala, Smokestak, and Yum Bun.

On the menu: Cuttlefish Croquetas with fennel aioli from Barrafina; The Quality Chop House and The Dairy will together create Barbecued Denver Steak with confit potato, fennel kimchi and burnt cream; Lamb Heart Kebabs from Lyle’s and two brand new dishes created by Breddos in collaboration with Nuno Mendes – Pork Tacos with pecan mole and bay leaf yogurt and Tamale Verde de Credo y Pipian. Plus Shake Shack are providing non-stop burgers and fries if you’ve still got room.

Items up for auction

  • Dinner cooked at your house by The River Café
  • £1,000 Rum Bash in the House of Bamboo at street food arena Dinerama for you and up to 20 friends
  • Sake Dinner at Shackfuyu for 14 people hosted by Ross Shonhan
  • 8-course tasting menu for ten people at HKK, hosted by Chef Tong in their private dining room.

Over the past four years, Auction Against Hunger has raised over £320,000 to help support Action Against Hunger’s work saving the lives of malnourished children and providing families with access to safe water and good nutrition.

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