Cook & Dine is our annual fundraising lunch celebrating & showcasing all that is great about the UK's hospitality industry. This unique event brings together industry guests and volunteers from all backgrounds, experiences, and seniority levels who cook, serve and dine together!

The occasion is focused on raising awareness and funds to support people at risk of homelessness & anyone facing barriers to employment outside of their control, to find and forge a career in hospitality.

Over the next five years it is estimated that there will be around 1.3million vacancies in the hospitality industry. At the same time, the number of people who are facing or are at risk of becoming homeless is rising. Only A Pavement Away's vision is to support 5,000 individuals through learning & development and employment opportunities by the end of 2025.

This year’s Cook & Dine will be held on Monday the 22nd of September!

We are thrilled to be holding this year’s Cook & Dine at The Waldorf Hilton on the 22nd of September. A sincere thank you to all those that are supporting Only A Pavement Away in the making of Cook & Dine 2025. Thank you to the Hilton for allowing us to host this event, to our Patron Tom Aikens, and our event partners Caterer.com, Greene King, and Stonegate. Additionally, Cook & Dine would not be possible without the generosity of our event sponsors Asahi, Bidfood, HIT Training, and Sona, and our event supporters Audio Visual Events, Brakes, Carlsberg Britvic, Faber, Liberty Wines, and Wine GB.

Funds raised through this event will help Only A Pavement Away’s mission of supporting people at risk of homelessness & anyone facing barriers to employment outside of their control.

Please note you can only attend this event if you have received an invitation. If you would like to register your interest for next year’s Cook & Dine, you can do so below.

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Have a look at last year’s Cook & Dine.

Last year’s Cook & Dine, held on the 24th of September 2024, at the Honourable Artillery Company, was attended by 350 hospitality professionals, and raised £40,000, surpassing the previous year’s total!