This is a menu with a difference: the recipes, all from much-loved chefs, have been created for an event called 1,000 Mouths. Held this month at Nancarrow Farm in Cornwall, it aims to support a very worthwhile cause: the charity Action Against Hunger

RECIPES DARREN BROOM, ANDY APPLETON, BEN TISH & GILL MELLER FOOD PHOTOGRAPHS TARA FISHER FOOD STYLING ANNIE RIGG STYLING DAVINA PERKINS

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We all know that coming together over good food can be transformative. Sharing a meal with family, friends (and strangers) is one of the things that makes us human. The 1,000 Mouths event is a way of bringing people together for good times and fun, but it also has a deeper purpose – two, in fact. One is to introduce feasters to the work of Action Against Hunger, which tackles child hunger around the world. The other is to demonstrate the importance of eating socially and conscientiously.

The concept is to feed 1,000 guests over the course of 12 feasts held during the four nights of the festival, using meat from a single bullock reared on Nancarrow Farm (for details of the festival, see overleaf). The bullock is the traditional Devon breed and its meat will feature on all the menus, alongside seasonal ingredients grown on the farm or locally. The Nancarrow team show, through the events, how meat can be enjoyed with little waste, as well as inspiring people to try new ways to use lesser-known cuts.

Guest chefs including James Knappett, Phillip Branch, Dougy Robertson and the River Cottage team will be cooking alongside Nancarrow’s resident chefs Darren Broom and Jackson Bristow. They’ve shared some of the recipes with us so you can create your own (seriously full on) beefy feast. To find out how you can support Action Against Hunger, see p78.

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The beef from a Devon bullock serves 1,000 guests at three feasts over four nights, while raising money for charity

PLACE OF INSPIRATION: THE NANCARROW FARM STORY

It’s a 100-acre working organic farm near Truro in Cornwall, which rears beef, lamb and pork using traditional methods. The land has been farmed by the same family since 1782. A few years ago, they made the decision to diversify, and careful and sensitive renovation of several barns on the farm has resulted in a striking event space, as well as nine en suite bedrooms in the stone barns surrounding the courtyard outside. Apart from the 1,000 Mouths festival, which runs from 5-8 October, Nancarrow now hosts regular feast nights with a focus on nose-to-tail eating. All profits from 1,000 Mouths will be donated to Action Against Hunger.