#WorldFoodDay Meet the Chef: Melissa Hemsley
To mark World Food Day, we’re giving you a chance to win your own bespoke cooking class from a renowned chef, Melissa Hemsley. To win, just enter our raffle here. Today the spotlight is on the great Melissa Hemsley! A LITTLE ABOUT MELISSA Melissa grew up with her mother’s waste-free approach to cooking, reinventing leftovers […]
#WorldFoodDay Meet the Chef: Danilo Cortellini
As part of our World Food Day raffle, we’re giving you the chance to win a private cooking masterclass from one of our skilled chefs! This week, the spotlight is on the fantastic Danilo Cortellini. A LITTLE ABOUT DANILO Originally from Abruzzo, in central Italy, Danilo valued how combining high quality but humble produce brought […]
#WFD Insta Cookbook
In addition to our amazing raffle this World Food Day, we’re also launching the first Insta Cookbook and we need your help! Whether it’s your warming Japanese ramen or the perfect Jollof rice, we want you to share your favourite dishes from around the world. Upload a picture along with the recipe to your Insta stories tomorrow (Friday 16th […]
Pumpkin recipes
In a poll carried out by charity, Hubbub they predict that 24 million pumpkins carved for Halloween will go to waste. So in true FoodCycle style we asked FoodCycle staff and volunteers to share their favourite recipes to use up any leftovers. Roast butternut squash and red onion with tahini and za’atar from Anne who […]
#BlackLivesMatter
In June we posted the below blog post in response to #blacklivesmatter. Since then we have been working on the points that we outlined and as promised, below you will find where we are, with each of them. Review and update our equality and diversity policy. This is still under review and we will be […]
Cook with Ben Tish
Join renowned chef and Sicilian food aficionado Ben Tish, as he hosts a special live cooking session to raise money for FoodCycle. Ben will show you in real-time, how to cook stuffed and roasted tomatoes with almonds. An easy and delicious summer dish to share or eat as a starter. Not only will he teach […]
International Friendship Day
Today we’re celebrating International Friendship Day. As lockdown begins to lift and we are more able to see the ones we love, there is no better time to honour the relationships that mean the most to us! At FoodCycle, we believe that building and maintaining a good friendship is just as nourishing to the soul […]
Abbey Cooks for FoodCycle
Budding MasterChef, Abbey cooks close to 200 vegetarian recipes whilst raising money for FoodCycle After watching the film, Julie and Julia, 13 year old Abbey decided to take on the challenge of cooking her way through the book, ‘200 veggie feasts’ in 100 days. She started the challenge at the beginning of lockdown as […]
Bath Student Volunteers
At FoodCycle, we don’t just rely on the help of our student volunteers at local projects, but we value the creativity they bring to the digital side of our work too. During lockdown and at home, while our projects haven’t been able to run their usual community meals, many may feel out of touch with […]
Cook with Monica
Join talented chef and Spice Club connoisseur Monica Haldar, as she hosts a special live cooking session to raise money for FoodCycle. Monica will show you in real-time, how to cook Tadka Dal. A bright and healthy Indian favourite, that is sure to keep you warm when the drizzly British summertime returns. Not only will […]
ITV Anglia visits FoodCycle Clacton
On Monday 27th April, ITV reporter Charlie Frost visited the volunteer team at FoodCycle Clacton to find out how our Projects have adapted to the recent Coronavirus outbreak. She interviewed Project Leader Fi, who explained how we quickly moved from community meals, to offering a food parcel delivery service. Fi explained how our guests need […]
Being kind to yourself
This week is mental health awareness week and we’ve been sharing lots of information across our social media channels on the positive impact that FoodCycle has on the mental health of both our beneficiaries and volunteers. Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, this year the awareness week focuses on kindness. We experience an enormous amount […]