Leon Aarts:
the power of sharing a meal
Inspired by a lifelong love story with food, Leon Aarts is passionate about the power of sharing a meal to make a positive difference at scale in the world.
He is a chef, visionary humanitarian, philanthropist and TEDx speaker, committed to helping transform lives for the better.
READ more: Leon’s Story in Food [hyperlink]
“No one to go to bed hungry and there is always enough food to share.” Leon Aarts
Leon’s top 3 achievements are:
- Feeding Lononders during the pandemic and beyond - In September 2022, Leon was awarded the BBC Radio London’s Make a Difference Award - The Fundraiser category for leading a volunteer team to feed up to 4,000 Londoners every day in lockdown during the pandemic through the charity he founded, With Compassion. Under Leon’s leadership through With Compassion and Felix’s Kitchen, 2.3M meals have been cooked and redistributed from 2020 to 2023.
- Supporting refugees - Providing daily nourishment for up to 10,000 refugees in ‘the Jungle’ refugee camp in France through his charity, Calais Kitchens, and then becoming a TEDx speaker talking about this experience.
- Entrepreneur - Being successful in the hospitality space and food sector - owning a restaurant, being a head chef at celebrity owned Le Garage restaurant, the equivalent of the British, ‘The Ivy’, and launching a fine food business, TFC Express, worth £3.5M which grew to be #1 in the niche market.
WATCH Leon in action with Miriam Margoyles OBE, writer, political activist and television personality on Miriam’s Dickensian Christmas (screened on Channel 4, December, 2023) as he creates a Christmas dinner from surplus food.
“Leon is a creative and highly-motivated professional who exceeds expectations and a passionate visionary. He is devoting his life to making a massive difference to humanity and inspiring others to do the same.”
William Picket, Marketing Professional (supported Extraordinary Ones)
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