BOOK REVIEW
BAKE FOR SYRIA Reviewed By Despina Mina
In this edition of CIBARE, I’ve been looking at their second cook book, #BakeForSyria, but before I get to that, here’s a little explanation of how it all began… Journalist and founder of ‘Suitcase’ Magazine, Serena Guen, had worked on UNICEF’s NextGen project and wanted to do more to help - NextGen is a global initiative bringing together 4
diverse groups of young professionals, committed to helping transform the lives of vulnerable children. The project showed her how environmental devastation following years of civil war had re-shaped Syria: mass deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution have left families starving and facing death. UNICEF have been working tirelessly to help the children of Syria, providing them with daily essentials including access to clean water, nutritious meals, shelter, medication and education. So, Serena pulled in her pal, the highly prolific food editor and travel writer known as ‘Clerkenwell Boy’, and restaurant PR guru Gemma Bell to help set up fundraising dinners cooked by London’s top chefs. Diners were encouraged to take snaps of their mouth-watering Syrian inspired meals and post them to social media with the hashtag #CookForSyria. This trending Cibare Magazine
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PICTURE CREDITS: Despina Mina
Without stating the obvious, I think it’s safe to say that 2020 has left us feeling bruised and delicate. So now more than ever, it feels important to spread some love and kindness to one another. To start the new year right I wanted to focus on the incredible work being done by the charity, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, also known as UNICEF. In particular, a small group of people who’ve put their clever heads together to raise money for the children of war-torn Syria, using food as the catalyst.
