Many acclaimed Hackney restaurants including Morito, Clutch, The Richmond and Ellory have signed up for the new ‘Solidarity Tax’ initiative, where part of the bill will go directly towards charities that “use food as a catalyst for long term sustainable change” says organiser Eva Tausig.

The aim is to raise £2,500, which will cover the cost of a year’s worth of food at the Hackney Migrant Centre and a year of cookery classes at Spitalfields Crypt Trust.