Our second annual Magic Dinner fundraiser was held on Monday 12th September at Hoi Polloi, the restaurant of Ace Hotel, Shoreditch. Jonny Woo (aka Pam the Professional Fundraiser) hosted the event, and the 140 guests were treated to the most delicious cocktails by Tony Conigliaro followed by a stunning six course meal cooked by seven of London's most talented chefs. 

Here's the menu:

TONY CONIGLIARO
Fig leaf Collins, made with Our/London vodka

ISAAC MCHALE, THE CLOVE CLUB
Warm haggis buns, peated barley vinegar
Tartlets of sheep's milk yogurt & green beans

NUNO MENDES, CHILTERN FIREHOUSE
Tuna, horseradish, turnip & basil

MARK DOBBIE & ANDY OLIVER, SOM SAA
Kanom jeen sao nahm; rice noodles with fresh coconut cream langoustines, pineapple, young ginger and prawn floss

ELIZABETH ALLEN, PIDGIN
Duck hearts, koji, pickled elderberries, spring onion & lardo

KEN TOLLEY, HOI POLLOI
Roasted pork belly & cheek, crab apple, mustard fruit & dandelion

JAMES LOWE, LYLE'S
Guinevere plums, goat’s yoghurt, honey and oats

The evening was great fun and raised enough money to provide well over 100,000 nutritious breakfasts. A huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped us to raise this fantastic amount!

We could not have held Magic Dinner without the generosity and hard work of the following people and organisations, so our thanks also go to:

Ace Hotel, London; Hoi Polloi (and their fabulous staff); Jonny Woo; Ally Capellino; Tabasco; Fields Morris & Verdin; Camden Town Brewery; Our/London Vodka; Tony Conigliaro; James Lowe; Isaac McHale; Nuno Mendes; Elizabeth Allen; Ken Tolly; Simon Gregory; Mark Dobbie; Andy Oliver; Maynard Farm; Neals Yard; Direct Meats; Dingly Dell; Daily Fish; Mash; Kuba Jezierski; Penny Watson; Natalia Ribbe.