Executive chef at The Ambrette restaurant supports Pakistan flood relief

Executive chef Dev Biswal of The Ambrette Restaurant In Margate will be cooking 'North West Frontier' dishes at a series of pop up kitchens along the Thanet coast in aid of Pakistan flood relief.

The Michelin-listed fining Indian dining venue has been planning a two-month fundraising promotion to benefit 'Restaurants Against Hunger' charity appeal in the autumn. But following the severe floods in north-west Pakistan, Biswal decided more urgent action was needed.

Biswal said: "Rather than just make a donation or rattle a collecting tin, I also want to do something that will draw attention to these people's plight."

"The cooking style and spices of this area of the country bordering Afghanistan are very distinctive."

Biswal will be serving up dishes such as as lamb shish kebabs, beef chapli, chicken pilau and Pashwari naans,

Proceeds will go to the Red Cross and the UK's Disasters and Emergency Committee (DEC).

Later in the year, The Ambrette will also be supporting the 'Restaurant Against Hunger' by donating £1 each time a customer orders zebra steak or Nile perch throughout the months of September and October.

The UN estimates that over 1600 people have lost their lives. Many more have lost their homes, possessions and livelihoods with in 1 in 10 of the population being affected as heaviest monsoon rains ever recorded have swept away entire villages.

Words: Maria Bracken

« Back to previous page