Eat Well MCR announce fundraising dinner with star-studded chef line-up

Amazing chefs and a great cause...

By Lucy Holt | 27 January 2025

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The line-up has been announced for the fourth annual Eat Well MCR dinner, in collaboration with the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show

The event brings together an array of cheffing talent from Manchester and beyond to support Eat Well MCR’s mission of supporting people facing food insecurity and hardship in the region.

The dinner, which will be held at Caravan on Monday 10 March, will be hosted by Emily Spowage.

Guests will be able to experience food from some of the biggest names in the region’s food and drink scene, like OSMA’s Dani Heron, Skof’s Tom Barnes and Sam Grainer of Madre and Medlock Canteen. There’ll also be DJs throughout the dinner and into the evening.

The full line-up includes:

⁠Andy Beynon, Behind Restaurant

⁠Baljit Almond, BANGA Curries

⁠Dani Heron, OSMA

Georgie Hewitt, Maya

⁠Grace Stubbs, Root to Flower

Isobel Jenkins, ISCA

Ruth Hansom, Hansom Restaurant and Bar

⁠Sam Grainger, Madre & Medlock Canteen

Shaun Moffat, Maya

⁠Stosie Madi, Parkers Arms

⁠Tom Barnes, Skof

Tickets are available now and are priced from £186.80 and proceeds will directly benefit families living in temporary accommodation, women seeking refuge, food banks, and schools supporting people in need across Greater Manchester. The funds raised will go towards providing chef-made meals—meals that do more than just nourish. They offer moments of joy, comfort, and an emotional lift for those facing difficult circumstances.

Eat Well MCR founder, Mary Ellen McTague said of the event: “Once again we are bowled over by the support of our industry and we are so grateful to have been able to gather together such a stellar lineup; all giving their time to support a cause we are all so passionate about. We work in and around a group of people who are willing to come together and support those in precarious situations in the best way they know how; feeding and nourishing and we relish the opportunity to make sure the rest of the world knows this too.”

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