Waterloo Foodbanquet
Friday 27th July at The Oasis Centre in Kennington
Peter , Rebekah and your teams as this was an impressive feast .
Peter Kerwood and volunteer chef Francesca Clixby . |
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I joined a lively group and was immediately welcomed into |
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flowing conversation and some |
and a friend of mine , Peter |
great community connections . |
Kerwood , was in the past a |
The evening flowed as |
chef who had featured on TV |
volunteers , led by Rebekah |
but I ’ d never actually |
Gibson , Manager of Waterloo |
sampled his food . So when |
Foodbank , welcomed us with a |
he invited me to a charity |
variety of Crostini flavoured with |
dinner he was cooking for , |
anchovy and chickpea , mint |
there was no way I could not |
pesto and cannellini beans and |
attend . Leading a team of |
parsley . We were seated to a |
volunteer Chefs , Peter |
starter of stuffed Conchiglioni |
created an Italian inspired |
with tuna and basil ; main |
menu from food items |
course of Roman style baked |
usually found in Waterloo |
pasta with courgette and |
Foodbank donations |
asparagus plus an Oasis Farm |
supplemented by fresh |
grown herb salad and finished |
produce grown at Oasis Farm |
with a delicious condensed |
Waterloo . Pretty impressive ! |
milk espresso gelato . Well done |
The Waterloo Foodbanquet raised £ 3,000 for the Waterloo Foodbank which is part of the Trussell Trust ’ s UK-wide foodbank network which exists to ensure that no one in Waterloo goes hungry . Since its launch at the end of 2011 , Waterloo Foodbank has given away over 90 tonnes of food to over 11,000 people in need , including over 4,000 local children . Waterloo Foodbank cares that for people on low incomes , a sudden crisis – redundancy , benefit delay , illness or even an unexpected bill – can mean going hungry . Every day , parents skip meals to feed their children and people are forced to choose between paying the rent or eating .
Rebekah had already told me about the many preparation hours Peter had put in during the week so I was not surprised to encounter a weary and
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Volunteer waiters Felix and Jim Currell .
frazzled Peter at the end of the evening . His story of underperforming ovens taking far longer to bake the pasta than planned made me smile . We were having such a good time that none of us noticed how long the break between courses had been .
Once you ’ ve recovered Peter , where ’ s my invitation to try your cooking again ?
JONATHAN BYRNE
A colourful salad grown at Oasis Farm Waterloo .
A happy community atmosphere , while enjoying great food . Volunteer chefs : Dan Risson , Rich Taylor , Rachel Humphrey and Kat Watson .
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