The Aga Shop celebrates its passion for fresh local ingredients with their local food producers
An unusual sight was to be seen on Southwark Bridge, in the heart of the City of London on the 13th September. Amongst the iconic skyline views, modern buildings and bustling Thames river, sat the ultimate country kitchen, with live Aga!
The Mayor's Thames Festival was the inspiration for this effort - in partiular the food and community focussed event, 'Feast on the Bridge'. Southwark Bridge was closed off to traffic and transformed into a food, family and cultural mecca for the day - a celebration of London life. Besides huge, beautifully decorated banqueting tables (that seated 1600!), was a distinctive open-air Fired Earh kitchen with a live 3-oven Aga.
Demonstrator Mark David, along with our Aga, performed wonders by constantly cooking for thousands of visitors throughout the day! Mark was easily inspired with his ingredients, which included fresh vegetables and herbs from the Mudchute City Farm; succulent pork, lamb and sausages from Jack O' Shea's and flavoursome mustard from Turnham-Green. Our unique location seemed to get everyone in the cooking mood and AgaRangemaster CEO, William McGrath, was soon cooking up drop scones along with our Group Marketing Director, Richard Eagleton.
Samples of our freshly made Aga treats were given out in return for a small donation. Over £650 was raised for our initiative to sponsor seeds to various London schools, in order for them to grow and learn about the benefits of fresh produce.
The staff were dressed in beautifully crafted aprons - made by local artist, Sophie Hexheimer. Sophie also created unique table cloths, for the banqueting tables, by hand. This was without doubt a huge task, but one that she did with much enthusiasm and vivid creativity!
Discover tasty recipes and many pictures from our fantastic day, by visiting our Knightsbridge Shop webpage.
Our Partner Producers:
Turnham-Green, producers and suppliers of ethical, 'green' larder products including preserves, chutneys and mustards. www.turnham-green.co.uk
Jack O' Shea's, family butcher specialising in free range and organic meats, all reared in the British Isles. http://www.jackosheas.com
Mudchute City Farm, a slice of country life in the heart of the financial district. A great place for seeing and learning about fresh produce and livestock.
- Join us at:
- The Aga Shop Knightsbridge, London
- Address: 5 Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 1NG
- Opening times: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30am - 6pm, Wed 10.30am - 6pm, Sat 9.30am - 6.00pm
- Tel. No: 020 7589 6379 Fax. No: 0207 589 6357
- Email Address: knightsbridge@aga-web.co.uk
The Aga Shop Knightsbridge, London
