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Magen David Adom brings an Israeli flavour to fundraiser
Top Israeli chef Avishay Siag was in London to help raise much-needed funds for the Jewish state’s only national medical emergency and blood service
September 14, 2023 11:45
Top Israeli chef Avishay Siag was in London to help raise much-needed funds for the Jewish state’s only national medical emergency and blood service
September 14, 2023 11:45To raise much-needed funds for the Jewish state’s only national medical emergency and blood service, Magen David Adom UK brought the taste of Israel to London this week in a series of three fundraising campaign dinners.
The fully-booked evenings, named Table75 and held in the Engine Rooms in north London, provided guests with Israeli-style cuisine by top Israeli chef Avishay Siag, in collaboration with leading kosher caterer Tony Page and his team of chefs.
Siag joked with the crowd as he introduced each shuk-inspired course, followed by a carefully curated pairing of whisky, donated by Israel’s first whisky and gin distillery, the award-winning M&H (Milk and Honey).
Chef Avishay Siag talks to attendees at MDA UK's Table75 fundraiser night, September 11, 2023 (Credit: MDA UK)
On a more serious note, Siag said: “All around the country, and where I grew up, far in the north of Israel, MDA motorbikes get to us in three or four minutes.
“For us, as Israelis, as soon as we need them, MDA are always there.” Video presentations documenting MDA’s vital work were shown throughout the evening.
MDA Israel’s Ilan Klein shared with guests that, like Rosh Hashanah, MDA “reflects on the past, focuses on the present, but always plans for the future”.
