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28th June 2011

Top chefs host charity pop-up restaurant in Edinburgh

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Top chefs Gary Rhodes, Martin Wishart and Steven Doherty will be teaming up at this year's Taste of Edinburgh event to host an Action Against Hunger pop-up charity restaurant from 1-3 July.
Each day a different chef will run the restaurant, donating his culinary skills to make a difference to child hunger and malnutrition, with all profits going to leading humanitarian charity, Action Against Hunger. Rhodes will be first to take the reins on Friday, 1 July followed by Martin Wishart on Saturday and Steven Doherty on Sunday. The chefs will follow in the footsteps of previous Action Against Hunger supporters including Marcus Wareing, Giorgio Locatelli, Jun Tanaka and Raymond Blanc. Wishart will serve up delights including ceviche of halibut and braised shin of Ross-shire beef. He says: "I am very proud to be involved with this superb festival of local produce and food. "My involvement at this year's Taste of Edinburgh is even more special for my restaurant, as we are able to promote the important work carried out by global charity, Action Against Hunger. "This fantastic charity is recognised as a leader in the fight against malnutrition and carries out life-saving programmes in over 40 countries. We hope to attract lots of people to the Action Against Hunger stand with some classic dishes from my restaurant and raise lots of money for a vital cause." Doherty commented: "It is an absolute privilege to be cooking for Action Against Hunger at Taste this year. "When I was working at Le Gavroche, people would travel from across the UK to our restaurant in London so it's exciting for me to be able to take myself out of the traditional kitchen setting and get face-to-face with guests. "And what better way to do that than support a worthy cause at the same time?" These chefs will join a line-up of restaurants including: Café Gandolfi, Cail Bruich, Chez Rouz, Cucina at Hotel Missoni, First Coast, Kama Sutra, Restaurant Mark Greenaway, Restaurant Martin Wishart, Ondine, Plumed Horse, Tigerlily, Two Fat Ladies, Vincaffé and Wedgwood the Restaurant.