Charity spotlight: Eat Well, Do Good Festival announces full programme

Eat Well MCR has announced the full lineup for its new fundraising festival Eat Well, Do Good.

Running from Mon 21 Oct – Sun 27 Oct, the festival aims to raise vital funds to support Eat Well MCR’s ongoing efforts to provide meals to those in need.

The festival will be taking over various venues across the city, with some of Manchester’s most popular chefs and restaurants all chipping in to raise money for a well-worthy cause, be that through Eat Well-inspired dishes or one-off supper clubs.

Just some of the names confirmed to be taking part in the inaugural edition include the likes of Medlock Canteen, Higher Ground X Great North Pie Co, Madrasty, Erst, Fenix, Hawksmoor, Where the Lights Gets in, Factory Coffee, Hallgarten Wines, Hello Oriental, Henry C, Honest Crust, Isca, KIOSK, Long Bois Bakehouse, Madre, Pip, Refuge, Society and Tampopo.

Ahead of the festival’s official launch, a series of exclusive supper clubs will be taking over Kampus. The full list of supper clubs is as follows:

• 11 & 12 
Oct: The Little Sri Lankan
• 18
Oct: Something More Productive with Rice Over Everything
• 19 Oct: Hot Buttered
• 20 Oct: Tartuffe
• 22 Oct: Blue by Keaton Cooper
• 24 Oct: Hello Oriental
• 25 Oct: Gwafu Vegan
• 26 Oct: Ceramic Supper
• 27 Oct: SuppHER

Mary-Ellen, Gemma and Kathleen from Eat Well MCR said: “We cannot wait to kick off our first festival and hope you will continue to support us on our journey as we continue to support others in our city in need. Your ongoing support funds meals that go to families experiencing homelessness, women taking refuge in sheltered accommodation, parents of children staying in hospital, food banks and schools supporting families affected by food poverty.”

The ongoing support for Eat Well MCR funds meals that go to families experiencing homelessness, women taking refuge in sheltered accommodation, parents of children staying in hospitals, food banks and schools supporting families affected by food poverty.

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