We first met the Harrow Club Committee in 2023, when we were invited to be part of the team that would deliver their summer fundraising dinner. In 2024, we were overjoyed to be asked to come back and do it all again.
The Harrow Club does amazing work over it’s network of west London youth clubs to keep keep young people away from criminality and harm. They offer a safe space for children to go, if they don’t find this safety at school or at home, and they offer children a place where they can enjoy firsts! The first trip to the beach, the first overnight stay away from parents, all helping to build an outlook on life and shape pathways that will go on to determine futures, as well as offer a chance to form new interests and friendships.
The Food Initiative are proud to sponsor this event by providing the food, equipment & staff at cost, ensuring that the money raised from the dinner can go to the charity and help to keep the five youth clubs and their initiatives running year on year.
Location: The harrow club
Guests: 230
Event type: charity fundraising dinner
Menu highlights:
Canapés
Tuna tartare taco, miso, avocado & tomato salsa
Grilled chicken, spicy mayo & Brooklyn pickles
Yellow tail tartare, ponzu jelly, truffle salsa
Spiced beef croquette, smoky mayo & pickled red onion
Salmon tartare, spicy miso, crispy rice, toasted sesame & chives
Avocado taco, spicy miso, coriander & tomato salsa (v)
Wild mushroom pithivier, celeriac & pecorino (v)
Tomato & basil arancini (v)
Dinner Menu
Main Course
Grilled seabass, sweetcorn purée, charred corn, pickled shallots & crispy potatoes
Grilled pointed cabbage, chilli coconut yoghurt, coriander & toasted pumpkin seeds (vegan)
Dessert
Baked vanilla cheesecake, poached rhubarb & pistachio praline
Catering: The Food Initiative
DRINKS SPONSORS: BIRD IN HAND, MARGIN
Front of house staffing: SPLENDID
Photography: raccoon event photographY