A buzzing charity.

As the chill sets in and leaves start to golden I embrace one of my favourite months of the year. There is definitely something about September, with the crisp, fresh, sunny days and autumn fashion trends starting to emerge around the capital. So with the new month, comes the new drive to try something new and this time it’s one of my main passions, food.

I have always heard great things about Jamie Oliver’s 'Fifteen' restaurant (www.fifteen.net) and it most certainly did not disappoint. If you are in to charitable giving and want to know exactly where your money goes I recommend you trot down to Fifteen, near Old Street, and suss it out. The story behind the restaurant (that opened in 2002) was that of 15 unemployed but talented young people who were taken on from the community and trained for a year by Jamie to become professional chefs. They work as chefs in the restaurant over the year and all profits go to the Jamie Oliver Foundation, which puts money back in to training the next year’s future chefs.

The food is truly incredible and every detail spells out Jamie Oliver from the funky candle holders and matching wine racks to the radiant ambiance and trendy waitresses.

Specials included mackerel (see right) with almonds, beef ragu ravioli and plenty of buzz.

What more can I say? Delicious food, fruity wine and addictive atmosphere - that’s my kind of charity.