Laurie Gear

Chef Patron, Artichoke Restaurant, Amersham – UK

“We were first approached by Anand Kapoor and the CSSG Group back in 2012 to come to India and cook as a guest chef as part of a fundraising event hosting by one of India prestigious and highly respected Hotel groups. Having done our preliminary research prior to leaving we already had a strong understanding of the goals Anand and the CSSG had – it was not until our arrival in India that the true gravity of their task became apparent. Our small part in which we played was a piece in a much large jigsaw – is soon became apparent that months and months of planning had gone into this fantastic event and it was humbling to witness an experience the total loving support that surrounded us during our visit. This event has now gained great momentum since we first joined it at the beginning on our last visit in 2013 we were privileged to cook alongside some of the world’s greatest chefs and experience first-hand the impact that Anand and the CSSG were achieving. Their energies and imagination seem to hold no boundaries with the ultimate goal to great opportunities for the under privilege youth of India. Over the years we have been requested to support many charitable organisations and our reasons for choosing the CSSG group were that they really do have the personal touch and the ability to really make a difference. We can finally conclude that Anand and is lovely wife Aditi and his organisation have truly created a solid foundation for future charitable works that can really impact on people’s lives of the most positive nature”