A Prestwick chef’s cookbook has raised over £13,000 for native charities in reminiscence of his late spouse.
David Bennett, who has spent 40 years as steward and chef at Prestwick Golf Membership, created cookbook ‘40 Programs for 40 Years’, showcasing recipes for a few of the most-loved dishes on the venue by members, friends and guests.
A thousand copies of the e-book had been bought, coining in a whopping £13,365 for the Beatson Most cancers Charity and Ayrshire Hospice.
David – who has cooked for a lot of well-known faces together with Sir Jackie Stewart and Sir Sean Connery who each performed there – chosen these charities following the assist they each provided his late spouse Anne, and household, when she was recognized with most cancers.
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Dad-of-one David stated: “I’m so happy that I’ve been capable of produce this e-book with some much-loved recipes and lift cash for Beatson Most cancers Charity and Ayrshire Hospice, two superb charities that had been such an enormous consolation to my late spouse Anne, and to myself and my daughter Rachael.”
The e-book options recipes together with Surf and Moor, Lobster Thermidor and Pimms Cheesecake, with chapters additionally outlining the historical past of eating since Prestwick Golf Membership was shaped in 1851.
Martin Cawley, CEO of the Beatson Most cancers Charity, stated: “For David to rejoice such an achievement of 40 years’ service by contributing proceeds of this particular cookbook to 2 charities is an unimaginable factor to do.
“Congratulations as soon as once more to David for his service and because of everybody concerned in making this occur.
“For our charity to learn from this venture is implausible.
“It'll assist us to assist varied new companies which we're engaged on this 12 months to reinforce our assist to most cancers sufferers and their households.”
Graeme Strawhorn, assistant fundraising supervisor at Ayrshire Hospice, stated: “The e-book is a celebration of David’s first-class delicacies and the historical past of eating at Prestwick Golf Membership and we're honoured to be a part of it.
“This marvellous quantity means we will present specialist palliative take care of sufferers and their households throughout Ayrshire and Arran dwelling with life-limiting sicknesses.”
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