insideKENT Magazine Issue 26 - May 2014 | Page 12

NEWS

THE KENT DREAM TEAM
THE FIVE MICHELIN-STARRED CHEFS OF KENT RAISE £16,000 FOR CHARITY

Tim Johnson (Apicius), Andy McLeish (Chapter One), Stephen Harris (The
Sportsman), Graham Garrett (The West House) and Daniel Hatton
(Thackeray's) - pictured from left to right above - raised a total of £16,000
for charity this spring when they joined forces at Chapter One.

venison, and Tim Johnson prepared the finale of warm Breach Farm Bramley
apple Charlotte.

The sold-out ‘Night of the Kent Chefs’ was in aid of the Nicholls Spinal
Injury Foundation, a charity for people living with paralysis caused by spinal
cord injury.

A silent auction also took place during the event with items including an
overnight stay at Lucknam Park with dinner and a cookery class; a once
in a lifetime prize of Andy McLeish and Graham Garrett cooking dinner for
eight in the winner’s home; as well as a tasting and foraging experience
with Stephen Harris at The Sportsman.

The chefs prepared a sensational seven-course menu, which started with
Stephen Harris’ Amuse Bouche of poached Whitstable rock oyster. Daniel
Hatton was in charge of the starter roast saddle of Kentish wild rabbit. Graham
,
Garrett oversaw the fish course of warm escabeche of local wild seabass.
For the main, Andy McLeish cooked a roast saddle of Chart Farm Sika

Andy McLeish, chef patron at Chapter One says: “The event was a huge
success. It was a great experience working with such esteemed chefs in
my kitchen. We had a lot fun and the food was outstanding, but most
importantly we raised a large amount for a worthy charity. We have all
spoken about doing it again next year… so watch this space.”

Kent Culture Awards Winners 2013 / © Rebecca Douglas

THE CULTURE AWARDS 2014: BIGGER, BETTER, BROADER
Kent's status as a magnet for cultural excellence
is being recognised once again with the 4th
annual Culture Awards. This year’s awards –
launched on April 12th at Canterbury Christ
Church University's Augustine house – have been
expanded to include several new categories.
Amongst the new categories are Best Creative
Campaign, Creative Entrepreneur and Best Digital
Campaign which brings the commercial creative
sectors into the scope of the awards for the first
time; and a special public vote award called
Kent’s Cultural Icon presented by this year’s
principal sponsor, the University of Kent.
In a second innovation, the awards are now open
to creative professionals across the whole of East
Kent instead of just the Canterbury district.

Liz Moran, co-chair of Canterbury for Culture,
the award organisers, says the changes are a
natural progression. "We quickly established that
the awards were popular within the creative sector
and with the public and they've done a great job
in publicising the huge cultural wealth we enjoy
here. But they only covered part of the creative
story and excluded entries outside the Canterbury
district. With the new awards and widened entry
we can promote the whole of East Kent and
recognise excellence in every creative field."
The awards opened for entry on 10th April, with
entry closing on 9th May For 11 of the 13 awards,
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applicants enter online at
www.thecultureawards.org.uk and the winner of
each award is selected by a panel of expert
judges. For two awards the winners are selected

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by public vote. These are the Kent’s Cultural Icon
award, celebrating the University of Kent's 50th
anniversary and the East Kent People's Award
sponsored by the KM Group. For these, members
of the public can visit
www.thecultureawards.org.uk and vote online
for their choice.
The 2014 culture award winners will be
announced and presented at a gala event on
Thursday June 12th at the Ruther