Covent Garden launches food auction

All dishes will start with a bid of 50p. The auction, in collaboration with Too Many Cooks, is the latest in a line of events at the Covent Garden Real Food Market to entice Londoners to the Piazza. Following the success of 'Tea Party on the Piazza' and the recent launch of Covent Garden's giant cupcake, which fed over 2,000 people, the food auction will provide Londoners with another opportunity to experience food in an engaging way. The Too Many Cooks team will prepare a selection of dishes including Dorset crab with avocado and land cress, and an open rib-eye steak sandwich with rocket and red onion - all in front of a live audience on the Piazza. On both lunch and dinner auctions, visitors to Covent Garden will be able to bid for a special lot– a meal for four people on Chef's Table right on the Piazza (three course lunch/ four course dinner respectively). In between lunch and dinner, Too Many Cooks will host a jam-making demonstration alongside an afternoon service of tea and scones. Food producers attending the event include SJ Frederick & Sons, Spore Boys, The Arabica Food & Spice Company and Crumbs & Doilies. The Covent Garden Real Food Market runs every Thursday until September 24th. For more details on the Covent Garden Real Food Market or Too Many Cooks: coventgardenlondonuk.com or toomanycooks.tv