A youth food charity in London empowering young people through cooking and food education
At Eat Club, we believe that cooking is more than just preparing food—it’s a gateway for London’s youth to better health, life skills, community building, and personal growth.
We run weekly hands-on cooking sessions for young people, using food as a tool to improve health, combat social isolation, and boost employability. Led by professional chefs, our programmes teach practical cooking skills while growing independence, creativity, and confidence. Beyond our weekly sessions, we also run hospitality focused courses with industry experience and cooking sessions for parents with children.
Our food education and cooking courses…
Improve Wellbeing
We teach healthy cooking skills for lifelong physical and mental wellbeing, building young people’s confidence in the kitchen and beyond.
Combat Social Isolation
We encourage teamwork, communication, and friendship through shared meals and community events.
Develop Life Skills
We equip young people with budgeting, meal planning, and cooking skills for independence.
Enhance Employment Horizons
We provide career guidance, transferable skills, and industry connections.
Who we work with
Eat Club supports vulnerable youth in London, including NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) individuals, PRU (Pupil Referral Units) students, refugees, young carers, and those facing homelessness. These young people often experience food poverty, poor nutrition, and limited opportunities. Our programmes aim to empower them to break the cycle of disadvantage and build better futures.
Where we work
We partner with youth centres, food and homelessness charities, schools, and community centres to reach those in need. Collaborating with local food businesses, like Caravan and Dusty Knuckle, we offer hands-on experience and industry exposure to expand employment opportunities for young people.
Safeguarding for young people at Eat Club
“The Eat Club sessions have been amazing. The chefs [session leaders] have been so much fun and very interactive with the young people… they make the young people feel really comfortable and at ease and just make them feel confident to test out all their cooking skills.”
Jordan, Youth Worker at Mary’s Youth Club in Islington
Participant at DePaul, Youth Homelessness Charity
“We often forget the importance of nutrition… we want to see young people progress and advance in their careers and in their self-confidence and what underpins all of that is their health, and what underpins their health is nutrition. The work that Eat Club is doing to ensure that they have that foundation is really critical and really important, so that’s why we picked [to fund] Eat Club.”
James CVC, Funder
Eat Club Young Leaders
Eat Club’s Young Leaders programme is a year-long paid internship for 16-25-year-olds in London, offering hands-on experience, mentorship, and career development. Interns contribute to our mission through project work, gaining industry insights, developing leadership skills, and bringing fresh perspectives that shape our services to better serve London’s youth and community. Click here to meet the Young Leaders.
Get in touch
For all inquiries contact Eat Club by:
Phone
+44 7452 999751
General: info@eat-club.org
Events: events@eat-club.org
Address
Hackney Cooperative Development,
62 Beechwood road, London, E8 3DY