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Hotel
du Vin Winchester - participating in our Chefs' Challenge on
30th September 2010. We'd like to thank all the team for their
goodwill and support - especially General Manager, Mark Jones.
We'd also like to acknowledge the hotel's generosity in providing
some wonderful lots for our charity
auction - an overnight stay in the best room available,
including Champagne dinner; and two places in the Hotel du Vin
Winchester's Cookery School with Head Chef Adam Fargin, followed
by dinner for two in the hotel's stunning bistro. |
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Adam Fargin,
Head Chef at Hotel du Vin Winchester - competing in our Chef's
Challenge at Thornden Hall Theatre on 30th September 2010, whose
enthusiasm to embrace the exciting challenge has been greatly
appreciated. |
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Lainston
House Hotel - participating in our Chefs' Challenge on 30th
September 2010. We'd like to thank all the team for their goodwill
and support. We'd also like to acknowledge the hotel's generosity
in donating a wonderful Champagne Afternoon
Tea for two. |
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Andy
Mackenzie, Head Chef at Lainston House, competing in our Chef's
Challenge at Thornden Hall on 30th September 2010, whose constantly
smiling, positive demeanour reassured me that anything is possible.
A special thank you to you and your team for offering the fantastic
'money can't buy' auction item
of a 'Lainston Comes To You' experience, when you cook and serve
a delicious 4-course dinner for 8 people in someone's home.
Bravo! |
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Jan
Ward, Carl Pyatt, Rob Oxlade, Ian Fraser and the technical team
at Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford - helping to make our second
Chefs' Challenge second to none. Your tireless, calm support
is magnificent. Plus a special 'thank you' to all the volunteer
bar staff, ushers and front-of-house managers from FROTH. We
couldn't have done it without you - too often our unsung heroes!
Hilary Bloomfield - who has been a willing supporter, chief
gofer and right hand woman for the whole journey - what would
we have done without you?! |
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The
crew at Wave 105 - for supporting our second Chefs' Challenge
on 30th September 2010. A special thanks to Gloria Hill and
Chandeep Nijhar for their slick and speedy responses to my cries
for help when I have needed them. |
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An extra
special thank you to Simon Clarke from Wave 105's afternoon
programme for generously giving his time to host the Hotel du
Vin Winchester v Lainston House Chefs' Challenge at Thornden
Hall, not to mention donating
three wonderful prizes for our charity auction and raffle. |
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Ian
Nelson - without whom these events would never have happened;
your help and advice kept me going when it would have been so
easy to give up. Thank you for installing the two demonstration
kitchens for our Thornden event free of charge, and also for
the generous raffle prize. |
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Special
thanks to Chris Nixon of Audi Southampton, for supporting our
event at Thornden Hall by buying tickets, helping us to promote
it, as well as donating a fabulous prize for our charity auction
- the experience of driving an Audi TT for a weekend. |
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Sincere
thanks to Rikki and Dave at Independent for generously supporting
us by donating 4 MOTs as raffle prizes and enthusiastically
promoting the Hotel du Vin Winchester v Lainston House challenge
within their business. |
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Philip
Marshall Sailing - donating a fantastic experience for our charity
auction. Members of the audience attending the Hotel du Vin
Winchester v Lainston House Chefs' Challenge on 30th September
will have the chance to bid for a day's sailing for up to 10
people on board the beautiful Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2 fast
cruising yacht (fully licensed for charter). The time would
allow for a trip from Ocean Village in Southampton to Cowes
on the Isle of Wight or perhaps Yarmouth, depending on weather
and tides. |
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A
massive thank you to Sainsbury's Badger Farm Superstore for
their generous support of our event in Chandler's Ford, helping
us to raise money for their chosen charity, Hampshire and Isle
of Wight Air Ambulance. |
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Many thanks
to the lovely Mike and Judy Smales of Lyburn Farmhouse Cheesemakers
in the New Forest who are so kindly making our guests' canapés
from their delicious award-winning, handmade artisan cheeses.
Delicious! And also for donating a morning's cheese-making tuition
for our charity auction. |
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Thank
you to Charles Baynham butchers in Chandlers Ford for generously
donating
delicious biltong, so ably and helpfully served by Jamie
and Nat.
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A
special ''cheers'' to Anne Glover and her team at Ahmad tea
in Chandlers Ford for supplying us with delicious English breakfast
tea. Many thanks. |
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A
big thank you to Bendicks in Winchester for kindly supporting
our Thornden Hall event by generously supplying sweeties...
yum! |
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Thank
you to Hildon Ltd for donating their natural mineral water for
the Thornden Hall event. We appreciate your very generous and
refreshing support! |
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Raise
your cups to Alex and the team at Teapigs for their generous
support. Not only have they supplied us with delicious teas
to sample but they're also giving us all an exclusive 20% discount
off our first purchase. Just quote 'delicious' when you place
your order. |
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The
Cupcake Girls deserve a winning cup for working so hard, generously
donating their delicious cupcakes and serving them with a smile.
You're stars! For second helpings contact Gwen on 02380 731755
or email gwen.white@rocketmail.com or call Jane on 02380 789577. |
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Sincere
thanks to Carole at The Flower Stables of Chandlers Ford for
very kindly donating her flowers and expertise to our Thornden
Hall event. Your support is much appreciated and we'll look
much more beautiful for it! |
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Thanks
to Lesley at the Asda Supercentre in Eastleigh for supplying
the helium for the balloons greeting guests at Thornden Hall. |
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A
very special 'thank you' goes to Roger Gough and all the team
at The Print Room in Chandlers Ford for your very professional,
speedy service printing the Lainston House v Hotel du Vin Winchester
flyers, posters and banner. Thank you for your patience and
guidance. It was a pleasure doing business with you! Don't you
ever go home? |
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Thanks
also to Peter Dixon of Maxx Media in Chandlers Ford for generously
supporting The Hotel du Vin Winchester v Lainston House event. |
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Lee
Griffiths - designing and developing the website and other marketing
material. Your patience and generosity have been unbelievable,
we are indebted to you. Thank you. |
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Sue
Huck - creating all of the copywriting and marketing material
whether in Swindon or South Africa. We cannot thank you enough
for your generous support and for giving your time freely. |
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Innes Marlow
- generously donating his time to photograph our two events
and for giving us permission to use the wonderful pictures to
publicise our charity fundraisers. |
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To
Alex Aitken, Michelin star consultant chef at Lime Wood, whose
initial enthusiasm kick-started this whole event, we'd like
to say a big thank you for co-hosting our first event in July
alongside Alan Holmes. |
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Cheers
to Alan Holmes, Chef Sommelier at Chewton Glen for co-hosting
our first event alongside Alex Aitken and sharing your immense
knowledge of fine wines with us. (Click on Alan's photo to see
him on 'Loose Women'.) |
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Chewton
Glen Hotel - participating in our Chefs' Challenge on 12th July
2010. We'd like to thank the Chewton Glen management, staff
and Chefs for their goodwill and support. We'd like to acknowledge
the hotel's generosity in providing raffle
prizes, special offers and goody bags. A special thank you
also goes to Angela Day, for her support. |
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We'd
like to thank Nick Hewitt and Oliver Marlow from Chewton Glen
for creating the wonderful dishes of 'Local Plaice Braised in
New Forest Cider' and 'Jelly & Ice Cream' - and for showing
us how it should be done! |
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Lime
Wood Hotel - participating in our Chefs' Challenge on 12th July
2010. We'd like to thank all the team for their goodwill and
support. We'd also like to acknowledge the hotel's generosity
in providing raffle prizes and
special offers. |
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Also,
many thanks to Lime Wood's head chef, Luke Holder and team member
Richard Lloyd - for demonstrating the imaginative approach to
designing dishes that Lime Wood's restaurants are renowned for. |
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Thanks
to Rachel Spackman and the technical team at Ballard School
Performing Arts Centre in New Milton - who responded so quickly
to our cries for help and are providing a first-class venue
for our first Chefs' Challenge. |
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Special
thanks to Rob Douthwaite of Granite Transformations in Lymington
for supporting the event by kindly supplying the demonstration
kitchen for the Chewton Glen v Lime Wood Chef's Challenge at
Ballard School on 12th July 2010 free of charge. |
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Thanks
also to Sophie Boxall, PR & Marketing Officer of Hampshire
Fare for supporting our first event as part of the 10th Hampshire
Food Festival (July 1st-31st). Also, for putting me in touch
with the right people, giving guidance and helping to promote
our second event |
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Waitrose
Christchurch - providing a selection of scrumptious nibbles
to accompany the fine wine being served at our first event.
Thank you for supporting our event. |
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A big thank
you to Jonathan Boswell of Food for Thought in Ringwood High
Street for providing delicious fresh olives from their wonderful
range of Country, Farm & Mediterranean Preserves, for guests
to sample during the interval of our Chewton Glen v Lime Wood
event on 12th July. |
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Corbins
Florist in Brockenhurst - creating beautiful pedestal arrangements
for our Chefs' Challenge at Ballard School's Performing Arts
Centre on 12th July. Thank you for helping to make it a special
event. |
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Roger
Leppard, community fundraiser for Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) - the charity receiving funds raised
by our two events. Roger deserves special thanks for his invaluable
support. Also to Sherie William-Ellen, Kirsty Watts and Mike
Gregory (Aircrew Paramedic) who did a sterling job selling raffle
tickets on 12th July. |
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A
special 'thank you' to Alistair and his super helpful, speedy
team at Winchester Kall Kwik for a first class printing job
for our first event. Quick wasn't the word, they are capable
of winning an Olympic Gold medal! |
