Haymarket Hotel hosts the 2007 Restaurants Against Hunger launch

Monday 16th July saw the restaurant industry unite in the fight against hunger and mark the launch of this year's Restaurants Against Hunger - "Fight hunger. Eat out" campaign.

The event took place at the Haymarket Hotel and was attended by some of the country’s leading chefs, restaurateurs and food writers including Antonio Carluccio and Bill Knott, both ambassadors for the campaign as well as Peter Harden and Richard Harden and Allegra McEvedy.

All joined together to start the official countdown to October, when hundreds of restaurants, cafés and bars throughout the UK will unite and raise vital funds for the fight against world hunger.

The Haymarket Hotel - part of Firmdale Hotels very generously hosted the event without any cost to the charity.  The generosity of the hotel means that every penny the campaign raises goes directly to charity Action Against Hunger.

As well as the yummy canapés kindly provided by the Haymarket Hotel, guests enjoyed champagne generously donated by Champagne Taittigner and incredible Italian coffee donated by Musetti Caffé.

Monday was also an exciting night as Glynn Christian, food writer and TV chef announced his plans to work with the charity on an exciting new fundraising intiative.

      Paul Wilson and Peter Harden                                      Antonio Carluccio and Bill Knott                   Glynn Christian

                              Allegra McEvedy and friends                                         Antonio Carluccio and Eva Inzani          Frances Mason

    Frances Mason, Paul MacDonald, Eva Inzani,           Glynn Christian, Milo Douglas and                           Antonio Carluccio

    Antonio Carluccio, Bill Knott, Richard Harden,          Paul MacDonald

   Michelle Brown and Peter Harden                    

The Restaurants Against Hunger Launch 2007 was made possible thanks to the event sponsors: