THREE Michelin star chefs, including TV favourite Tom Kerridge, will appear in the kitchen of a 16th-century Test Valley retreat in a series of one-off charitable suppers to raise money for The Alex Lewis Trust.
Alex Lewis, the inspirational Hampshire dad who beat a near-lethal infection that ravaged his face and also resulted in all his limbs being amputated, is the partner of Lucy Townsend, the owner of The Greyhound on the Test in Stockbridge.
Kicking off the series at the award-winning gastropub, Adam Byatt, chef-owner of one Michelin Star restaurant Trinity in Clapham, will be cooking a special menu on November 22.
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Tom Kerridge, owner of The Hand & Flowers, the only two Michelin star pub in the UK, will take to the pass on January 17.
The series will finish in February with ‘chefs chef’, Phil Howard, chef proprietor of Michelin-starred Elystan Street in Chelsea and recently opened Notto Pasta Bar in Piccadilly.
Known for his honest cooking designed to showcase the very best local produce, Adam’s set menu will begin with Fisherman’s Canapés, followed by warm semi-smoked salmon, beurre blanc, capers and dill. Main course will come in the form of venison cooked on the saddle, truffled celeriac, lingonberries and boulangere potatoes for the table to share, and a dessert of milk and honey will complete the menu.
Tom Kerridge will serve a creative menu which is seasonal, flavour driven and ingredient-led.
Phil Howard is expected to cook up fresh pasta dishes including gnocchetti with smashed sausage, white wine, fennel and chilli and squid ink spaghetti with a sauce of sardines, garlic, sweet peppers, and tomato.
Founder of the Alex Lewis Trust, Alex collapsed and was rushed to hospital in Winchester in 2013 - his only symptom being a common cold. He had contracted Strep A which led to Septicaemia, Toxic shock syndrome and necrotising fasciitis. Alex underwent life-saving surgery resulting in his left arm being amputated above the elbow, and both his legs being amputated above the knee. Six months later he lost his right arm below his elbow.
Funds raised will go towards Project Limitless; providing soft shell prosthetic arms for UK children and The Wild Wheelchairs Project; funded engineering Masters students designing and building handcycles.
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