Fancy some food you can pick up for free?
For the month of February 2016, vegetarian and organic food experts Amy’s Kitchen bring you Amy’s Mobile Kitchen, a 1980’s Citroen van with a friendly serving hatch and a big heart for the community! The van is going to be touring the UK and will make its’ pit-stop in London from 1-14 of February so be sure to check out Amy’s Twitter to see where they’ll be stopping!
How you can get involved?
Simply pop along and make a small donation to Café From Crisis and receive your warming portion of soup & chillis and a hearty chunk of sourdough, sourced from The Dusty Knuckle – a London-based bakery aiming to provide real life employment experience to young people in need of something great to be a part of! Amy’s will be touring across the UK to three destinations: London, Manchester and Glasgow – with donations going to a local charity in each city, and all bread locally sourced! So why not pop along for your free sample and be good and do good for the New Year?
Amy’s Soup & Chilis – Pic from Amy’s Twitter Page
Details of charity partners in each city are below:
London: Café from Crisis – An inspirational social enterprise that provides on-the-job training and experience for homeless people and ex offenders.
Manchester: Back On Track – A charitable organisation focused on supporting some of the most disadvantaged in Greater Manchester through training, work experience and mentoring, helping them to overcome major barriers and turn their lives around.
Glasgow: End Youth Homelessness – A national collaboration of charities and businesses across the UK coordinated by Centrepoint who have come together to tackle youth homelessness by raising awareness and lobbying government to make a change.
Amy’s van designed by Alice Stevenson
Also joining the Amy’s family for this very special project is artist Alice Stevenson, who has previously created illustrations for fashion designer Marc Jacobs. Alice has created a bespoke logo for Amy’s Mobile Kitchen as well as designing the bright illustrations that will adorn the van, making it impossible to miss as it travels the UK streets.
Amy’s van
What: Amy’s Mobile Kitchen
Where: London: 1-14 February 2016 | Manchester: 16-21 February 2016 | Glasgow: 23-28 February 2016
Note: The van’s exact location will be announced each day on Twitter and Instagram via @amyskitchenuk using the hashtag #amysmobilekitchen
