ROYAL HOSPITAL
More than 100 celebrities have contributed to a new cook book put together by
Angela Currie – wife of The Royal Hospital’s Lieutenant Governor, Peter – and
designed to raise funds for the Chelsea Pensioners’ Appeal
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UNDRAISING can be hard at the all of this,” says Angela. “You press that
best of times; during the credit magic button that is the Chelsea
crunch even more so. This was Pensioners and because everyone loves
the predicament faced by Angela them so much, all the top chefs and
Currie two years ago when she celebrities have been very, very willing to
set out to raise funds for the Chelsea contribute and help.”
Pensioners’ Appeal. As such, A Salute to Cooking now
As the wife of the Hospital’s Lieutenant contains contributions from more than
Governor Peter Currie, Angela is very 110 celebrities including Michelin-starred
much part of the day-to-day life of Royal chefs and those from the worlds of
Hospital and wanted her own way to politics, business, media, military, sport,
contribute to the appeal. Her solution stage and screen. The Prince of Wales has
was to compile a book of celebrity recipes written the foreword.
which, if all 10,000 copies sell, is set to As well as recipes from Gordon
raise over £100,000. Ramsay, Raymond Blanc, Nigella Lawson,
Angela’s first job was to find the Jamie Oliver, Michel Roux, Delia Smith
£25,000 needed to cover the printing and Rick Stein, the book features Jeremy
costs. Once raised, from private and Clarkson’s take on beans on toast, James
corporate donations, she set about asking Blunt’s take-away pizza, and Boris
a long list of celebrities if they would Johnson’s cheese on toast. Slightly more
provide a favourite recipe for the book. sophisticated fare comes from The Hairy
“Easy, stylish and homely, that’s what Bikers, who provided scallops with
we were looking for,” says Angela. “And caramelised Granny Smiths and black
it needed to be a particularly personal pudding in a champagne sauce as well as
favourite, maybe with a little anecdote or Alan Titchmarch’s lamb cutlets
a few words to go with it.” Shrewsbury and Joanna Lumley’s
Right from the beginning, feedback has Sephardic orange cake.
been “absolutely amazing” and those The recipes are grouped in to courses,
who Angela least expected to reply, with a separate section for cakes and
jumped at the chance to help. snacks. Also included are two set menus.
“That is what is so remarkable about The first is a Victory Menu, provided by
Far right: Angela Currie pictured
with Mr Newbold (left), Mrs
Dorothy Hughes and Mr Costley
Right: Gordon Ramsay’s London
Particular soup
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