Tony Singh creates food bank recipes

He’s a celebrity Scottish chef and restaurateur whose glittering career has included high-profile stints at prestigious restaurants including the Royal Yacht Britannia, the Balmoral Hotel on Princes Street and Skibo Castle in the Highlands, as well as hosting his own BBC2 television cookery show.

Now Tony Singh, MBE, has created bespoke recipes for people using food banks across Scotland.

The three new recipes – spiced neep soup, cheese cookies and bread soup – reflect Singh’s signature style of using local Scottish produce combined with fusion influences from around the world.

Launching the initiative at St Augustine’s Catholic Church in Milton, Glasgow, Singh demonstrated to volunteers how to cook the cheap and healthy meals with donated food.

“I was showing them how easy it is to add a little bit of spice to bring some glamour and colour to a simple meal,” said Leith-born Singh.

The project is in partnership with Hilton hotels to tackle food poverty as part of its annual Global Week of Service. It held events worldwide including one in Cairo for vulnerable young people and another for refugees in Berlin.