Celebrity chefs Tom Kitchin and Nick Nairn go Christmas crackers for Mary’s Meals

Michelin star chefs Tom Kitchin and Nick Nairn are teaming up with us to spread joy this Christmas.  

Although living many miles apart, the pair virtually pulled a social-distanced, giant cracker to celebrate the arrival of our online Christmas table. 

The duo are inviting people to set a place at the table as a gift for their family and friends, enabling a child to receive nutritious meals every school day for a year.  

MasterChef guest judge Tom Kitchin said: “Christmas is looking a little different this year, with many planning to pull virtual crackers like Nick and I, instead of around the festive table.  

“I hope that people will join us and share festive hope and happiness with children living in the world’s poorest countries by setting a place at Mary’s Meals’ virtual Christmas dinner table.”  

Nick Nairn became the youngest Scottish chef to win a Michelin star in the early 1990s. He said: “I’m delighted to team up with Tom to promote the amazing work of Mary’s Meals, especially during this year of hardship and hunger for so many across the world. I hope others will get involved and gift hope this Christmas.”   

For just £15.90 – enough to feed a child every day for an entire school year – supporters can set a place at our Big Family Christmas dinner table for their friends and family. Their name will appear online, and they will receive a digital placemat to pass on as a gift.  

And throughout December, thanks to Double The Love, these gifts will go even further, with the UK government matching public donations to Mary’s Meals until 31 January 2021, up to £2 million. Funding raised will allow Mary’s Meals to reach more than 43,000 hungry children in Bong County, Liberia, with a life-changing meal at school.