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Inside Too Many Critics: 25 years of bruised egos, burnt fingers and a very good cause

Food critics judging restaurants is easy. Cooking for a room full of chefs is another matter entirely. Ahead of Too Many Critics’ 25th anniversary, Hannah Twiggs reflects on two failed attempts at glory and why the hospitality industry’s most entertaining fundraiser remains as popular as ever

The Independent UK

Too Many Critics in partnership with OpenTable: Charity cook-off returns at Claridge's

The charity cook-off is celebrating 25 years of raising money to support Action Against Hunger

Evening Standard

Meet Hussain Sajwani: The DAMAC founder donates Dh100 million to UAE’s ‘Edge of Life’ campaign for child hunger relief

In February 2026, Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, through the DAMAC Foundation, committed Dh100 million to the UAE’s ‘Edge of Life’ campaign under an agreement with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), announced in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai. The Ramadan-launched initiative aims…

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Action Against Hunger raises £8.5 million in 2025

The hospitality industry helped support the charity throughout the year

Evening Standard

‘Children are bound to die’: Corruption, aid cuts and violence fuel a hunger crisis in South Sudan

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The Independent UK

Too Many Critics 2025: charity event raises £130,000 for Action Against Hunger

Held at hit restaurant Roe, among those cooking was the Standard’s David Ellis

Evening Standard

Too Many Critics: charity restaurant event returns to raise vital funds for Action Against Hunger

Last year’s event raised more than £145,000 to support those in need

Evening Standard

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The Independent’s Food and Drink Editor to swap pen for pan at charity dinner in aid of Action Against Hunger

Critics become the critiqued as Hannah Twiggs joins a lineup of food writers heading into the kitchen for a one-night-only dinner at Roe in support of Action Against Hunger

The Independent UK

Malnourished Children In Afghanistan At 'High Risk Of Dying' Without US Aid

At a malnutrition treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, the cries of children have given way to a heavy silence, as patients are turned away and medical staff laid off due to US aid cuts.

International Business Times

Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, aid official says

An aid agency official says Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts

The Independent UK

Haiti’s southwest airport accepts international flights for first time after violence halts trips to capital

The Antoine Simon Airport in the coastal city of Les Cayes should be a safer option for commercial airlines

The Independent UK

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis

The Independent UK

Spotlight on Sudan: the world’s worst displacement crisis

Refugees fleeing a brutal civil war in Sudan speak to Peter Caton at an Action Against Hunger site over the southern border

The Independent UK

Too Many Critics 2024: Charity cook-off raises record-breaking £143,000

The money will go to support the hungry in more than 50 countries

Evening Standard

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Too Many Critics: Can restaurant critics actually cook? Here's a chance to find out...

In a reversal of the natural order of things, restaurant writers being asked to cook for a judging panel of chefs — and you can join in

Evening Standard

Too Many Critics: Food writers step up to the pass in aid of Action Against Hunger

This year’s competition will see Robin and Sarah Gill welcome the critics into the Darby’s kitchens

International Business Times UK

Women Leaders Are Fighting The Global Hunger Crisis In Ways You Won't Expect

Women entrepreneurs are using their skills to end famine and acute food insecurity in the countries most affected by climate extremes.

Evening Standard

Too Many Critics: Action Against Hunger fundraiser raises record-breaking £121,000 for charity

Critics cooking include Giles Coren, Grace Dent, Tom Parker Bowles and the Standard’s own David Ellis

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Too Many Critics: Help! I’m a restaurant critic but now chefs are judging my cooking

On June 4, critics plays chef and chefs play critic in a bid to raise £100,000 for Action Against Hunger. David Ellis is nervously donning his whites

Evening Standard

Too Many Critics: Food writers face off at the Cinnamon Club in aid of Action Against Hunger

The Cinnamon Club will host the first event in aid of Action Against Hunger since 2019

Evening Standard

Top UK chefs cooking up a good cause

Action Against Hunger will be hosting a charity dinner next Monday for the Syria Turkey earthquake appeal

Al Jazeera

Malnutrition woes overwhelm children in northeast Nigeria

Over 1.3 million children under 5 are likely suffering acute malnourishment in northeast Nigeria, according to the UN.

Evening Standard

Action Against Hunger: Angela Hartnett, Poppy O’Toole and Sally Abe raise almost £200k on Machu Picchu trek

The journey was the latest of the charity’s “Ambassador’s Challenges”, which have raised more than £1m since 2014

The Independent UK

World Food Day: How a South Sudan community is adapting in the face of the climate crisis

Action Against Hunger are working with local communities to help them build their own sustainable rice paddies after flooding destroyed their homes and crops

France 24

Afghanistan suffering ‘one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises’ under Taliban

Afghanistan has been suffering through a grave humanitarian crisis since the Taliban took control on August 15, 2021. According to the UN, 95 percent of Afghans are going hungry. It’s a catastrophe that worsened after the fall of Kabul one year ago, exacerbated by the US decision to freeze the…

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