Top chefs have come together to make Valentine’s Day a little bit more special for disadvantaged young people.
Fred Sirieix, General Manager of the Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows, gathered together well-known chefs, bakers and food writers; including Michel Roux Jr, Raymond Blanc OBE and Jamie Oliver, to donate their time and skills to create bespoke chocolate boxes for some lucky people on Valentine’s Day. Valrhona, a prestigious French chocolate company, donated ingredients, which many of the chefs have used in their creations.
The chocolate box auction was called “Chocs for Chance” and ran from 26 January to 5 February online, raising over £7,000 in total to support our into-work programme, Galvin’s Chance.
“Galvin’s Chance is amazing because it is about the industry giving a chance to young people. We believe success is contextual and so if you give people guidance, opportunities and support, they will succeed and that is why we do it” Fred Sirieix said.
Visit the chocs for chance website for more information.
Special thanks to all of our wonderful chefs for their support
Allan Pickett: Piquet Restaurant
André Garrett: Andre Garrett at Clivesden House
Andrew Jones: Chamberlains Restaurant LTD
Andrew McLeish: Chapter One
Anmar Odendal: The bar & brasserie at the White Lion hotel
Anna Hansen: The Modern Pantry
Atul Kochhar: The Benares Restaurant
Ben Tish: The Salt Yard
Bill Knott: Journalist
Bruno Loubet: Grain Store & Bistro Bruno Loubet
Bryn Williams: Odette’s Restaurant
Carla Henriques: The Hawksmoor
Chris Galvin: Galvin Restaurants
Clare Smyth MBE: Gordon Ramsey Restaurant
Daniel Doherty and Marinos Kosmas: Duck & Waffle
Ed Wilson: Terroirs
Eric Lanlard: Cake Boy Ltd
Florence Knight: Polpetto
Francesco Mazzei: L’Anima
Gary Usher: Sticky Walnut
Gerard Chouet: Andrew Fairlie Restaurant
Grace Dent: Journalist
Graham Hornigold: Yautcha
Hayden Groves: Baxter-Storey
Herbert Berger: Herbert Berger at Innholders Hall
James Petrie: The Ledbury
Jamie Oliver
Jeff Galvin: Galvin Restaurants
Jeremy Lee: Quo Vadis
Jocelyn Herland: Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
John Cadieux: Goodman
John Campbell: The Woodspeen
Jonray and Peter Sanchez: Casamia
Joo Won: Galvin at Windows
Jose Manuel Pizarro Cerro: Pizarro Restaurant
Michel Roux Jr: Le Gavroche
Nathan Richardson: The Ship
Nathan Outlaw: Outlaw’s at the Capital
Omar Allibhoy: Tapas Revolution
Pascal Aussignac: Club Gascon
Paul Foster: Mallory Court
Paul Ainsworth: Paul Ainsworth at No.6
Paul A.Young: Paul.A.Young Fine Chocolates
Phil Howard: The Square
Quentin Giudicelli: Bar Boulud
Raymond Blanc OBE: Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Richard Vines: Journalist
Rosie Birkett: Journalist
Ross Snedon: Claridges
Russell Brown: Sienna Restaurant
Sarah Hartnett: The Park Lane Hotel
Simon Rogan: Fera at Claridges
Stephan Will: The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant, Jumeirah Carlton Tower
Tom Kerridge and Chris Mackett: The Hand and Flowers
Tom Parker Bowles: Journalist
Vivek Singh: Cinnamon
Will Holland: The Coast Restaurant Saundersfoot
Xanthe Clay: Journalist
