Square Mile Salute 2012

Following the success of Square Mile Salute last year, Off to Work join the team once again alongside 16 of London's best chefs including Raymond Blanc and Mark Flanagan MVO. This unique culinary event, organised in conjunction with Chamberlains Events, brings the finest chefs in the world together to raise money for Help for Heroes, The Royal British Legion, ABF The Soldiers Charity and The Household Cavalry Operational Casualites Fund.

Robert Persson, Alastair Bain, Nikki Edgar, Eleanor Barnes, Tom Braine and Neil Preston will be working with a handpicked team of floor managers, set up staff, event porters, wine waiters, waiting staff and back of house managers to ensure this prestigious charity night will be a huge success for the second year running.

THE BANQUET
Hosted by Brian Turner CBE
• Raymond Blanc OBE, Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons
• Claire Clark MBE, Patissier and Chocolatier
• Philip Corrick, The Royal Automobile Club
• William Curley, William Curley Chocolates
• Allan Donald, The Eden Club at Pittormie Castle
• Mark Flanagan MVO, The Royal Chef
• Laurent Smeulders, Fairmont Monte Carlo
• Christian Garcia, Chef to HSH Prince Albert II
• Matthew Marshall, Chamberlain's
• Bernhard Mayer, The Savoy
• Martyn Nail, Claridge's
• Andrew Turner, Wiltons
• John Williams MBE, The Ritz London

Funds raised will be reinvested on the recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration of soldiers and of the families of those killed or injured on operations. This includes the building and running of Personnel Recovery Centres and provision of training and educational programmes.

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Off to Work were delighted to be part of the Event Awards 2011. A night when all the top event companies in the UK come together to celebrate the very best the industry has to offer.

It was a fantastic opportunity to support high end caterers Zafferano on the night with a full team of waiting staff, wine waiters, set up crew, bartenders and cloakroom staff.

For further details on the event please check out www.eventmagazine.co.uk where you will find the full list of winners and more fabulous photos.

As part of Concept's drive to see more blind or partially sighted people in the hospitality industry they have now formed a partnership with Off to Work.

Off to Work will provide training and sessional staff to Concept so that trainees and staff can gain restaurant service skills.

On the 23rd September Concept's conference venue turned into a 65 seater restaurant catering to senior managers within the Royal National Institute of Blind People and Off to Work were out in force.

The pop-up style 'secret' restaurant has become very popular since it's launch in June this year.