Square Food Foundation

🙌 To mark Volunteers’ Week, we're taking a moment to shine a light on the legendary unsung helpers who keep our kitchen in check!

We are extremely thankful (and lucky) to be supported by such a compassionate, fun and dedicated community of kitchen assistants, generously donating their time every week 🥰

From setting up and packing down our cookery classes, to prepping recipe kits, to watering our kitchen garden, to making all our learners feel so welcome – our volunteers truly are the backbone of Square Food Foundation.

Last year:
💛 52 volunteers supported us in the kitchen
💛 Donating 2,900 hours of their time

Thank you, we couldn’t do anything with you 🙏🙏🙏

☀️ Here come's the sun!

Join us on Sunday 7 June for our pop-up at , where our young chefs on the How to be a Chef course will be taking over the community kitchen.

🌯 They'll be serving up delicious shawarma wraps 11 - 3pm

🧑‍🍳 We're so proud of what they've achieved on the 12- week course. Come and celebrate them with us and taste for yourself how much they've learned! 😍

🏃This weekend (10th May) we are taking to the streets of Bristol for the !

If you're in Bristol this weekend - make sure to cheer on our brave runners as they take on the 10k challenge to raise much needed funds for Square Food Foundation 🙌

You can spot them in their snazzy new branded T-Shirts - thank you to for kitting them out🙏 (joyfully modelled here by our staff)

Every penny raised will support our work, transforming lives through cooking.

Together we can create a community in Bristol, where everyone has access to nutritious food and the skills to prepare it.

🔗 Donate what you can via the link in our bio 🙏

📢 Big News incoming...!!!

Today we announce as the first ever Patron of Square Food Foundation!

💫 This is a huge moment for us, sparking a growing movement that brings together restaurants, chefs and grassroots organisations in collective action to tackle food insecurity in Bristol and beyond.

🤝 Josh has been a longstanding friend of the charity, as a teacher, mentor & advocate. This new role strengthens that relationship as we work together to drive long-lasting change.

This exciting announcement marks the start of a new era of ambition and impact for Square Food Foundation.

👀 We have more news coming very soon...Watch this space!

🫵Could you help inspire our young chefs?

Many of our students have Dyslexia, and many of our staff do too! We’re very proud of this and are passionate about showcasing how having dyslexia doesn’t have to be a barrier to a successful cooking career. 💫

We’re looking for professional chefs who have high levels of Dyslexia to join us for a special workshop with young people who are all Dyslexic. We’d love for you to share your personal journey into the world of food, offering insight and encouragement, showing them what is possible.👨‍🍳

As part of the workshop, we’d also invite you to lead a hands-on cooking session, giving our students the chance to learn from you directly and build their confidence in the kitchen.

💌 Send us a DM to get involved

🐰 Lots of fun happening this Easter holidays, cooking and eating delicious food!

We've even planted potatoes in our veg patch at The Park Centre and made fresh pasta from scratch at 🌱

👀 Grano has got a new look!! We can't wait to see you for our supper club takeover with on Thursday 16th April.

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🍴Menu 🍽️

flatbreads w/ ricotta, chilli + mint
salad 🥗

Braised lamb shoulder, fennel + anchovy
Borlotti beans, garlic + herbs
Carrots + salsa verde

Gigi's legendary tiramisu ❤️‍🔥
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🎟️🔗 Small number of tickets still available in bio

📢 Are you looking for a new opportunity in 2026? Have you ever considered becoming a mentor?

👩‍🍳 We're looking for warm, supportive and encouraging people to mentor graduates of our How To Be A Chef programme. The free 12-week programme provides 16-25 year old's with the skills and experience to pursue a future in food. Learners receive hands-on tuition from our own expert cooking teachers, as well as sessions with some of Bristol's most inspiring chefs, restaurants and food producers. If you're:

🟨 Confident talking to young people
🟨 Committed to supporting young people to fulfil their potential
🟨Free to attend in person sessions at Square Food Foundation on Wednesday 1st April, 9.15am-1.30pm, and to meet the students (if you are matched with a mentee) on the 22nd April from 9.45am-1pm.

.. Then we would love to hear from you.

Mentoring requires the commitment to meet up once 1 month for a period of 9 months, in addition to some additional sessions for training and meet ups.

🔗 Find out more and apply: https://buff.ly/p7eAHlz