Chef Tony Singh MBE is spending a weekend – Friday 19th – Saturday 20th May – in the capital of the highlands to bring people together over a shared love of food and drink, whilst raising awareness and fundraising for Maggies Highlands.
On Friday 19th of May Tony will take over the Highland Food and Drink Trail pop-up unit in the recently refurbished Victorian Market food hall and will be serving up his Signature Dish, a fusion of delicious Indian and Highland Ingredients and pairing it perfectly with local whisky brand Cù Bòcan Single Malt.
The newly refurbished Market Hall has created a vibrant, central social area where families and groups can pick up their choice of food, sit back and soak up the atmosphere. Surrounding the central seating area is a range of independent businesses showcasing the best of Highland food producers. The Highland Food and Drink Trail which was set up in 2022 has a dedicated street food zone next to the River
Ness and Inverness Cathedral and aims to showcase the best of local produce. The Highland Food and Drink Trail also has a pop unit within the Victorian Market food hall which they have generously lent to Tony on Friday 19th. Douglas Hardie, Director of the Highland Food and Drink Trail has said,
“We are so happy to welcome Tony to the Highland Food and Drink Trail pop-up in the Victorian Market. Tony is a legendary figure in Scottish street food, and we really welcome his support as we develop the street food scene in the Scottish Highlands”.
Tony will also visit the Highland Food and Drink Trail on Saturday 20th.
Guests are welcome to watch Tony in action on the day and encouraged to bring their appetites and their wallets as all food and drink sales from Tony’s pop up will be donated to Maggies Highlands. Cù Bòcan, produced at nearby Distillery, Tomatin, will be on hand with drams and whisky cocktails to kick off the weekend, guests can purchase alcohol from “Moonshine” a wine, beer and spirits shop in the Victorian Market. Tony will be serving food from around 12.00 until the his dish runs out so don’t hang around and get in early!
For those looking for a more bespoke experience, two private interactive sessions with both Tony and Cù Bòcan Blender and Global Brands Ambassador Scott Adamson will take place on the Friday, spaces for these will be allocated on a first come first serve basis for a nominal donation to Maggies, the first session will take place around 10.30am with the next session taking place around 3.30pm.
On Saturday the 20th of May Tony is venturing to the Black Isle Brewery Bar, known for only serving the best local organic food and drink. Tony will create his own pizza with all proceeds going to Maggies Highlands. Cù Bòcan, will once again be on hand to quench thirsts with drams and whisky cocktails. Be sure to head to the Black Isle Bar from around 2pm – 6pm to catch Tony in action and donate to a worthy cause. Tony explains,
“These events are about hospitality, so it’s bringing people in and sharing over food and drink, wherever you are in the world, people can relate to food and drink. It’s for a serious cause but you can have fun doing it.”
Maggie’s Highlands relies almost entirely on voluntary donations to cover the £500,000 annual running costs – the money will help support the Maggie’s Highlands Children’s Support Group as well as more than 450 people with cancer supported by the charity on a weekly basis. Maggie’s offers emotional and psychological help and provides help with cost-of-living needs that people with cancer face and enable them to access the benefits they need. Maggie’s supports not just those with cancer but friends and family members including children through their Children’s Support Groups.
Andrew Benjamin, the Maggie’s centre fundraising manager,
“We’re exceptionally thankful to both Chef Tony Singh MBE and Cù Bòcan whisky for their ongoing support and commitment to Maggies Highlands in trying to raise funds for us during this time which has been really tough for fundraising. We are also incredibly thankful to both the Highland Food and Drink Trail and Black Isle Brewery for all of their generosity over the weekend. Not only are we trying to raise necessary funds for Maggies, these events also celebrate and Highlands with food and drink and bring people together, which is what we try to do with all of our fundraising events”.
Catch Tony at events on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th of May in Inverness.
