It has been called "London's swankiest hotel". But last Monday Claridges served a different kind of clientele, as the executive chef personally delivered meals for 15 homeless people and 10 volunteers at Farm Street church in Mayfair.
The meals are part of a scheme organised by the West London Day Centre, Marble Arch, to care for a group of homeless people, provide a warm bed for them through the winter months, and work towards rehousing them and reintegrating them into society.
Farm Street church, run by the Jesuits, is one of several Catholic and Protestant churches - as well as a synagogue - in the Mayfair area which take turns in caring for the homeless.
