Chefs from Saundersfoot and Narberth were amongst fourteen that pledged to cook up a storm for Tŷ Hafan recently helping to raise more than £1m for the iconic Welsh charity.

Fred Clapperton of Coast Saundersfoot and Douglas Balish of The Grove in Narberth were among the top chefs that took over the kitchens of Cornerstone in Cardiff on Saturday, March 25, and each cooked four course meals for 140 members of South Wales’ business community to raise vital funds to support Tŷ Hafan’s work with children with life-shortening conditions and their families in Wales.

It is the seventh time that the event has taken place since the very first Chefs’ Night Out in 2011.

This year’s event saw a whopping £265,000 raised on the night, taking the overall total fundraised by Chefs’ Night Out to £1.1m.

Several of the chefs then went on to help raise yet more money for the Sully-based children’s hospice by offering their services to the highest bidders to cook for them at home at a later date.

Chefs’ Night Out is the brainchild of David Loosemore, Managing Director of award-winning Cardiff-based property development company Portabella and his friend, Huw Edwards, Head of Auctions, for Seel & Co, also of Cardiff. Journalist and presenter John-Paul Davies was host for the evening.

Said David, speaking after the night: “Huw and I are absolutely blown away by the runaway success of Saturday night, thanks to the generosity of our chefs, guests and support team.

“It’s a life-changing amount of money to raise for such a wonderful cause that is so close to our hearts.”