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DELI SUPPER CLUB THE INITIATIVE LAUNCH THE VIRTUAL    DELI CAT SUPPER CLUB SERIES In response to the U.K lockdown, trailblazing hospitality group The Initiative have diversified  their offerings in a matter of days to bring a taste of restaurant dining into the home of their  customers. Every week join The Initiative, along with a host of guest Chefs, for an evening of  culinary creation from the comfort of your own kitchen. Renowned Chef Robin Gill will lead the first installation of the series on Thursday 9th April  and brings a wealth of experience having worked in multiple Michelin star restaurants  worldwide along with his own restaurant, ‘The Dairy’ in Clapham Common. As part of the  Deli supper club, Robin will share his tips, tricks and tastes acquired from a career spent in  the company of the culinary elite.     Each week a new chef will be announced to lead the supper club, along with a new menu.  Stay tuned for announcements on future guest Chefs which will be revealed in the coming  weeks.   Tickets for the Deli Cat Supper Club are £40 each, with £5 from each ticket donated to The  Initiative’s new foodbank charity - a new initiative which creates food survival kits to support  hospitality workers who have lost their income during this period. The Initiative hope to create  upwards of 100 food survival kits per week ; r egistrations to receive the kits can be made at  [email protected]     Youri Michel from The Initiative says: “When the UK went into lockdown, we knew we  needed to reinvent our existing offerings. We wanted to ensure that we could protect the  employment of our workers, continue to satisfy customers and support those in the  hospitality industry who have been affected by CoronaVirus. We have set up an online  Grocery Store which donates £1 to a foodbank for hospitality workers and delivers to the  home, in addition to our new virtual supper club series which we hope will provide some  enjoyment and relief at home during these tough times.”