Bristol's Anti Banquet brings business leaders together to fight food insecurity
The Anti Banquet is set to return on Thursday, 27th March 2025 at Ashton Gate Stadium after the overwhelming success of its inaugural event. The next edition promises to be bigger, bringing together business leaders, top chefs and the community to fight food insecurity.
This year, the Anti Banquet raised £117,000, directly funding 21 local causes through the Bristol Local Food Fund, with recipients including Black Mothers Matter, Travelling Kitchen and Project Mama. These donations provided vital resources for food equity, cooking education and support to low-income families. With more than 60 supporting companies, 50 volunteers and 25 chefs stepping up last year, the event showcased the power of unity to address food poverty.
Looking ahead to 2025, the event’s mission is to raise another £100,000, ensuring Bristol’s food charities continue their life-changing work. With the huge increase of emergency food parcels and food banks used weekly by Bristol residents, the Anti Banquet is crucial in alleviating food insecurity.
The Anti Banquet isn't a typical charity dinner. CEOs and business leaders will swap their suits for aprons, working in the kitchen alongside Bristol’s finest chefs. The previous edition saw Michelin-starred chefs like Peter Sanchez Iglesias and Jude Kereama cooking shoulder to shoulder with C-Suite executives. This year, guests can expect more culinary brilliance from returning leaders like Josh Eggleton of the Pony & Trap and Ben Harvey of Bianchi's Group.
Attendees, including emergency service personnel, charity workers and those who rarely experience fine dining, will be treated to a night of gourmet food and entertainment, hosted by Jayde Adams and Joe Sims.
Each table purchase or donation directly funds local causes, with the 2025 event once again aiming to support crucial food projects. The funds raised provide resources to help Bristol’s most vulnerable residents, making the Anti Banquet a night that creates lasting change.
“We're calling on Bristol’s business community to step up, not just to enjoy a great evening, but to make a real difference,” says Josh Eggleton, co-founder of the event. “Every pound raised supports local families, helping to ensure no one in our city has to go hungry”.
Tables are expected to sell out quickly and local businesses are encouraged to donate tables to frontline workers, charities and residents in need.
