The Good Kitchen

About the Author

Originally from Australia, Danny McCubbin had a successful seventeen-year career in London with chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver, working as a mentor for Jamie's 'Fifteen' apprentice programme. He also mentored for San Patrignano, the world's most successful drug rehabilitation community, in Italy. He has spent years promoting food-focused social enterprises and helping diverse businesses create social value, with the belief that food has the power to transform lives. Through his work, Danny has created a worldwide network of both small and large-scale social enterprises, sharing ideas and information, and consulting on various food-focused projects, as well as fundraising, hosting supper clubs, and aiding collaboration between diverse communities. He has been a judge on the well-respected Young British Foodies Awards, been nominated for the Foodism 100 Positive Change Heroes, and collaborated on the hugely successful 'Cook for Syria' campaign. He is regularly asked to speak at international conferences on how food can be used as a tool for positive change. During the pandemic in 2020, Danny set up two community kitchens in London; one in a church in Notting Hill and the other with a charity called CDARS in Clapham Common. His latest project at The Good Kitchen has also provided meals for many people by utilising food surplus and tapping in to a strong Sicilian culture of preservation, generosity, and community.