As well as helping to judge the Cambridge Bake Off (starting this weekend, very exciting!) I have also been asked to judge a “Masterchef” style competition as a fundraiser event for Papworth Trust with John Lewis in June, I’m so excited to be asked to help, so of course I said that I would be thrilled to. You, my lovely readers, are also invited to come along and try some gourmet food at a great ticket price, so why not book a ticket and support this great food event?

Not only am I lover of the actual show, I recently met Gregg Wallace himself and had a one-to-one lunch with him through a little bit of luck, where he listened to my ideas and we talked about etiquette, namely my “Dine Like Downton” event back in March, which he loved the sound of, hurrah!

The night is going to involve three teams of Papworth Trust disabled adults learning to cook a two course meal – three chefs from John Lewis will head up and train each team. 
The teams are all learning to cook with their chef this month and on the evening of Wednesday 5 June they will come together and have a ‘cook off’. 

Tickets are just £15 each for people to come along and have a taster plate; a bit of each of the three meals cooked.
The judges will be sat at a separate table (5 judges in total) who will try all of the meals and give them a score.  Some feedback will be given by one/all of the judges to the diners/teams at the end of the evening with a winning team given a cup. 

Date     Wednesday 5 June 

Time     6:15pm – 8pm 

Venue  John Lewis Brasserie, Grand Arcade, 10 Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DS  

Tickets are only £15 (£18 with a glass of wine), with a discount for tables of six. The price of a ticket includes a generous sampling of each of the menus, a chance to influence the decision of the judging panel, and free entry into a prize draw.

 
Tickets are available from the Customer Service department in John Lewis Cambridge. For more information, please call 01223 224 633 or email Marketing_Cambridge@johnlewis.co.uk.

All proceeds will be donated to Papworth Trust, a disability charity which supports people to live more independent lives.

And the 3 menus for the John Lewis Gourmet Challenge are…

Team Noir
Sea bass with a warm Niçoise salad and salsa dressing
Passion fruit panna cotta with mango, pineapple and mint compote garnished with a tuile biscuit

Team Jane
Vegetable cannelloni with a rich tomato sauce served with a summer salad
Lemon tart with raspberries and crème fraîche

Team cat
Stuffed pork loin with braised cabbage, celeraic puree and cider jus
Profiteroles and chocolate sauce

Papworth Trust is a disability charity. We support as many people as possible in as many ways as we can – providing accessible housing, personal care and employment services to name just a few things. By attending this gourmet challenge, you will help us make a difference for disabled people. To find out more, please visit www.papworth.org.uk/supportus.  Registered charity 211234

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Miss Sue Flay

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