‘We need to use this Covid-19 crisis as a wake-up call to help those in need’ says top chef

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After two of his restaurants temporarily closed under the lockdown measures, Christopher Evans-Gordon was left sitting at home wondering how he could use his expertise and empty kitchen sites to help those in need. In under just two weeks of operation, Christopher, his co-founder Aidan Christofferson and the team of chefs have already provided more than 5,000 meals to NHS workers and those in need. We’ve now been setup with the Walthamstow hub and Felix comes every day at 12 noon to pick up some meals and then the charity distributes them from one of their hubs.” How have you seen demand change over the past six weeks? I think a lot of people are looking after the NHS but there’s no one really making a band wagon for homeless people, refugees or children who were going to school without food before the Covid-19 crisis.” Is there a single incident or person who embodies what you are trying to achieve?