Table tennis club members and David Shrigley dream up a charity pizza
The Champion is on the menu at Fatto a Mano until 22 November, and £1 from each one goes to Brighton Table Tennis Club.
Fatto a Mano has a new pizza special called The Champion, chosen by members of Brighton Table Tennis Club and the artist David Shrigley. It is on at all the chain’s pizzerias in Brighton and London until 22 November, and £1 from every one sold goes to the club.
The pizzeria put up a suggestion box at the club for members’ dream toppings. Its kitchen team drew up a shortlist, and members and Shrigley picked the winner at a tasting. Shrigley, whose studio is above the club’s Kemptown venue, chose the name.
The pizza is mozzarella on a Neapolitan-style base, finished after the oven with stracciatella, figs, red onions marinated in aged balsamic and a wild rocket pesto made with lemon and pine nuts. It is vegetarian, and you can add Calabrian ’nduja.
Shrigley has also drawn the takeaway box. A limited run of Shrigley T-shirts and tote bags is on sale on Fatto a Mano’s website while stocks last, with all the profits going to the club.
The two go back about four years. Fatto a Mano says it has trained some of the club’s team to make pizza and travelled to Paris with the club for the 2024 Paralympics to support two of its members. The club was the UK’s first Sports Club of Sanctuary and is home to the first person with Down’s syndrome to qualify as a coach in any sport.
Sources
- Fatto a Mano x David Shrigley x BTTC (Fatto a Mano)
- This week: Half-term heroes | David Shrigley pizza | Say cheese! (Restaurants Brighton)
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