The Food Chain on bbc world service
I’m delighted to share that I recently took part in an interview for the BBC World Service programme The Food Chain. Presenter Ruth Alexander explores what holds people back from cooking and how to overcome
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Energy efficient cooking devices and advice for using less energy
As energy prices fluctuate and environmental concerns grow, finding practical ways to reduce household energy use has become increasingly important. Cooking is a daily activity where small changes can lead to meaningful savings, both financially
Energy Efficient Cooking
A couple of years ago, we were commissioned by a large housing association to develop and deliver a series of cookery courses focusing on energy efficient cooking. We ran a pilot programme of 4 x
World Food & Music Jamboree
A Community Feast and Live Music Event in Lewes, Saturday 24 May 2025 Community Chef, Diversity Lewes, and Culture Connect Project CIC are thrilled to present the World Food & Music Jamboree, a vibrant celebration
COMMUNITY CHEF ON BBC RADIO 4’s THE FOOD PROGRAMME
Community Chef has been featured on the BBC’s Radio 4 The Food Programme. The show is about Founder and director Robin Van Creveld said: “When Sophie Anton from the food programme called me asking if I’d
PEOPLE’S AWARD FOR COMMUNITY CHEF Founder
The People’s Award, a prestigious award at 3VA’s celebrating communities event, has been awarded to Community Chef founder and director Robin Van Creveld. On receiving this award Robin said: “It was a great honour to receive
Support for Ukrainians
Support For Ukranians will be offered here from Community Chef. We are pleased to be able to offer a range of activities for Ukrainian refugees living in Sussex. For the last 18 months we have
Challah
Challah bread is a traditional rich and delicious jewish bread usually baked on Fridays to be eaten ritually over the sabbath. A few years ago, Community Chef founder and director Robin Van Creveled was asked
Feel good foods
We have a great new project on the go with working with Kent and Medway NHS mental health rehabilitation services. The service does a great job of housing and helping people with really severe mental
COOKING FOR CARERS
There are over seventy thousand unpaid carers in East Sussex and more than seven million across the UK. A third of the people we have worked with over the last 5 years are full time,