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Dorset Chefs: sustaining a buzz

12/11/2012

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This weekend we attended the inaugural charity dinner by the Dorset Chefs. Who, I hear you ask, are the Dorset Chefs? They are half a dozen of Dorset's finest including Michelin star holder Russell Brown (Sienna), Masterchef winner Mat Follas (Wild Garlic and Chesil Beach cafe), David Mason (Global Harvest), Brett Sutton (The Eastbury), Jean-Paul De Ronne (Chesil Beach) and Mark Hammick (The European Inn). They were also joined by some of their team members including Alex (Sienna), Dann and Katy (Wild Garlic).

These chefs, sharing the cooking burden, laid on a first class meal for 50 or so guests to support two local charities:

Julia's House: The Dorset Children's Hospice

Sticky Friends Dorset Pollinator Trust.

The second charity, Sticky Friends, supports pollinating insects reflecting their significance in the food cycle where one third of all our food is dependent on pollinators.

All food eaten during was donated by local groups, as were some fabulous auction and raffle prizes. The Eastbury Hotel also generously closed the dining room for the night to host the event. The chefs did a remarkable job, so much so, I hastily demolished the scallop dish before taking a picture so apologies to Mat Follas for being unable to showcase his contribution.

There will undoubtedly be further Dorset Chefs events and you should, if possible, support this fledgling chef alliance because they're trying hard to make a local difference. For most of the chefs, the event, on a Sunday night, took place on their sole night off, but everyone here was smiling. All in all, the evening raised over £7,000 for the two charities.

For anyone who wants to know more, contact any of the chefs involved, follow them collectively on Twitter @DorsetChefs or check out their website TheDorsetChefs.
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The Dorset Chefs and more (after service)
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a cup of mushrooms, before mushroom tea added to mix
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a picnic basket of goodies. All leading to...
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Mushroom tea, pork & chorizo pasty, pulled pork, Scotched quail egg
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err, sorry Mat, it was: Dorset scallop, black pudding and smoked bacon crumble (sweetcorn purée, foraged finds, fennel pollen)
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Water bathed rump of veal, "tongue & cheek", squash, confit shallot, onion marmalade
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chocolate mousse or chocolate mouse? with goodies.
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Dorset Blue Vinny, Denhay cheddar, While lakes Driftwood
2 Comments
Ozzy link
14/11/2012 06:53:30 am

Looks and sounds very good indeed.
Love the chocolate mouse!

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