Food for Heroes, the official cook book of the Help For Heroes charity, has won The UK’s Best Fund Raising Book Award in the international Gourmand Competition to find the world’s best food publications.
The celebrity cook book, which was created by a group of RAF servicemen and women to raise money for their war-injured military colleagues, has been voted the UK’s top charity cook book and will now go on to the world finals.
The winner of these will be announced at The Paris Cookbook Fair in Paris on February 11, 2010, when the first World Exhibition of Charity and Fund Raising Cookbooks will take place. Food for Heroes will be up against the best charity cook books from 73 different countries.
Published by independent UK publisher Accent Press and written by Squadron Leader Jon Pullen, Food for Heroes features contributions from more than 100 celebrities, top chefs, sporting heroes, politicians and military heroes. They were asked the question ‘Who is your hero and what would you cook for them?’ Contributors included Ewan McGregor, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Sir David Jason, Fern Britton, Ainsley Harriott , Dame Vera Lynn, Bruce Forsyth, Flight Lieutenant Michelle Goodman (the first woman to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery) and the last Tommy, Private Harry Patch.
Squadron Leader Pullen, who is based at Abbeywood, Bristol, said: “It’s a real honour for the team to win this award. To be recognised on an international scale can only be good for sales and ultimately it will mean we can raise more money for Help For Heroes charity.”
Managing director of Accent Press, Hazel Cushion, said: “The Gourmand Awards are well known among the world book trade. For an independent publisher like Accent Press to be competing alongside some of the world’s major publishing houses is a great achievement.”
3 Dec 09
We Won!!!
Food for Heroes has won the Gourmand Cook Book Award for Best British Fundraising Cook Book and is now going on to the international finals which will be held in Paris is Feb 2010!! Please spread the word - Many thanks to all who have supported the cause.
Accent Press have reported another shipment of books to Michelle Goodman DFC at the Good Food Show at the NEC. It seems Gordon Ramsay finished every session he did by holding up the book and telling everyone to go and buy it! Go Gordon! and Michelle and her partner who are doing a gruelling 5 day stint at the Good Food show.
Pls remember there is a gift wrap service available if you order from Accent Press but pls order early!!
As Napoleon said: “An army marches on its stomach,” so the publication of a cookery book to raise money for Help For Heroes, the charity dedicated to aiding injured Service personnel, was a logical step. ...more
Sgt Dawn Bailey is a chef in the RAF. She has led a team of military chefs at RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to recreate recipes given by over 100 celebrities for the Help for Heroes Cookbook. The book is the brainchild of Squadron Leader Jon Pullen and a team of servicemen and women who served together in Northern Ireland, to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity for wounded service personnel. Help for Heroes Cookbook is published by Accent Press.
Gordon Brown contributes recipe to new charity cook book
Gordon Brown and Dame Vera Lynn are among the politicians and celebrities who have contributed recipes to a new cook book to raise money for wounded British servicemen and women...more
Busy day at the office? Need inspiration for dinner? Look no further than the official cook book for the Help for Heroes charity; ‘Food for Heroes’ which goes on sale today 22nd June 2009. All profits are being donated to the Help for Heroes Charity and details can be found at: http://www.foodforheroes.co.uk/ ...more
SAS soldier-turned-author Andy McNab said he would cook “the world’s hottest chicken curry” for his hero, pioneering Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton.
Mr McNab said: “I would love to cook him dinner. I reckon I would cook him the world’s hottest chicken curry, and I think he would have been gagging for it.”...more
The MP for Maidstone and The Weald will find out tomorrow if she has been chosen to replace Michael Martin, who quit the job last month in the fall-out of the expenses scandal.
Regardless of how she gets on, Miss Widdecombe will no doubt still be idolised by fellow Kent resident Jane Wenham-Jones after the popular author nominated her for inclusion in the new Help for Heroes cookbook.
The book – proceeds from which will go towards helping wounded Armed Forces personnel – sees a range of well-known personalities explaining who they would cook for and why...more
If it is true that an army marches on its stomach, then what more fitting way to raise money for injured soldiers than a cook book dedicated to heroes?
Profits from the Food for Heroes cook book will benefit the charity Help for Heroes, which works to provide services for wounded armed service personnel...more
Squadron leader's cookbook is a recipe for charity success
A Royal Air Force squadron leader from Weston-super-Mare has compiled a cookbook of celebrities' favourite recipes in an attempt to raise £100,000 for the Help for Heroes charity.
Jon Pullen, 43, an engineer based at the Ministry of Defence offices at Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol, set himself the ambitious fundraising target after he was involved in the rescue of injured servicemen and women during the Iraq war in 2007.
Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Ricky Hatton and Kate Adie have all contributed recipes to a new charity cookbook.
Jon Pullen, a former squadron leader in Basra, and a team of service people decided to help troops coming back from the battlefield and asked celebrities what dishes they would serve to their heroes.
Paul Gayler, Executive Chef de Cuisine at The Lanesborough Hotel commented on the quality of Food for Heroes cook book. He commented:
"Hi Jon, just received an early copy of the book, looks fantastic, great job mate to all the team!!
You all should feel very proud, I’m sure it will do well"
News report on BBC Radio Somerset's Big Breakfast show
04 Jun 09
Wales Online
AS a war veteran, you would imagine that tough Simon Weston’s favourite meal might be a hearty roast dinner.
But in a new charity cookbook in aid of the charity Help For Heroes, the 47-year-old reveals his dish of choice is actually a simple vegetable tart....more
Further information is now available for the launch of Food for Heroes at the Greater London Authority Armed Forces Day Celebrations.
Armed Forces Day celebrates and commemorates the past and continuing contributions of the armed forces and veteran communities and is a great chance
for Londoners to show their support for the men and women who make up the armed forces community.
Watch cookery demonstrations by celebrity chef and retauranteur Peter Gladwin and taste todays service food from a real field kitchen, whilst listening to live music in the shadow of Tower Bridge. Childrens entertainers, veterans marchpast and flypast should make the day a memorable one.
This is a free event and all are welcome to attend. Take a look at the brochure.
Breaking News: Waitrose have just confirmed Food For Heroes is to be Book of the Month for July
Waitrose have confirmed that Food for Heroes is to be featured as Waitrose "Book of the Month" for the month of July and have placed a significant order. Along side WH Smith, Waterstones and Borders, Food For Heroes has had a flying start and with a concerted push should be on track to reach it's expected targets
28 May 09
F4H Launch
Launch of Food for Heroes, the official Help for Heroes Cook Book, part of the Greater London Authority Armed Forces Day Celebrations, Potters Field Park by City Hall and Tower Bridge 12noon – 3pm on Friday 26th June - ALL WELCOME!!!
“Who is your hero and what would you feed them?” was the question asked of over one hundred politicians, celebrities, chefs and service people. The result is a unique and inspiring book raising funds for the Help for Heroes charity. Restaurateur and author Peter Gladwin will be creating culinary magic with a live cookery demonstration, meet other contributors from the book, discover who their hero is and the special dish they would serve them and get your copy of Food for Heroes signed. Books will cost £14.99 all profits will benefit the Help for Heroes charity.
20 May 09
Response Source
WHAT would you feed your hero? It’s the ultimate dinner-party quiz question and for Prime Minister Gordon Brown it would be a "Chequers Steak Pie” served to Scottish athlete Eric “Chariots of Fire” Liddell.
But TV presenter Fern Britton would serve a warm and tasty gooseberry crumble to all the injured servicemen and women and the people who help them get their lives back on track....more
More than 100 big names are to collaborate with armed services personnel on a fundraising book for the Help for Heroes campaign, to be published by Accent Press and accompanied by a one-off TV programme...more
Gordon Brown would whip up a "Chequers steak pie" for the Scottish athlete Eric Liddell, immortalised in the classic film Chariots of Fire, while David Cameron would take the time to slow roast a shoulder of lamb for Victoria Cross recipient Johnson Beharry....more
Food for Heroes has won the Gourmand Cook Book Award for Best British Fundraising Cook Book and is now going on to the international finals which will be held in Paris is Feb 2010!! Please spread the word - Many thanks to all who have supported the cause.