The Post-Lockdown Sunday Lunch Club

That was a working title, but I can’t think of a better one!

Ever since I started posting my cooking on Twitter, some people have been asking whether I’m going to start a supper club. Now, that may just have been people being polite and friendly… but there’s only one way to find out.

Now I don’t really think it’s practical for me to do an actual supper club. I work full time, and I live in a (very nice) small town in Kent about 80 minutes from London terminus stations. But Sunday lunch could definitely be a runner. So here’s how I think it could work:

• Up to 8 people (that is, me plus a further 7), bookings on a first come, first served basis, and you take pot luck on who the other participants are;
• You book at least a week in advance, letting me know of allergies, likes & dislikes;
• I decide the menu but take into account allergies (obviously, although equally obviously I can’t guarantee an environment which is completely allergen free) and likes & dislikes as far as possible;
• Costs shared between all participants, and I’d keep to a budget of no more than £25 per person (including around half a bottle of wine each);
• If for any reason you cancel any later than the Friday immediately preceding the Sunday, to be fair to other participants you may have to bear a share of the costs anyway, although I will generally aim to shop on the Saturday thus minimising that risk;
• No children under 12, at least for now. I am not averse to children in the slightest, quite the opposite, but give me a chance to settle into it!

My timing may well be a bit off, given SAGE’s latest pronouncements, but it’s this year, next year, sometime, never, so let’s go for it and see how you feel. And how I feel after doing a trial run…

If you’d like to come along on one of the following dates, please email me at helenssundaylunchclub@gmail.com, letting me know your names, any food-related allergies, likes or dislikes and anything else you feel I should know.

• Sunday 3rd October 2021
• Sunday 7th November 2021
• Sunday 5th December 2021

In all cases timings will be 12.30ish arrival for 1.00 pm sit down, and leave say by 4.00 so I have chance to clear up before the evening. So far as I can tell there are no engineering works planned to affect trains on those dates. My house is about a 10 minute walk from the station in Faversham — I will give directions to you when I confirm your place.

I think that’s everything, but if you have a query I haven’t covered please do email or DM me!

Over to you now, did you really mean it….?