Sandeep Channa

Sandeep Channa is Head of Community Work at Ministry of Food Stratford. Sandeep has always been passionate both about food and her community. As a little girl in Newham, she helped with school lunches, at 14 she helped older people prepare food from different cultures, and as a 6th Former she helped people with learning disabilities. She went on to study nutrition, all-the-while working every weekend for 6 years in a local supermarket. Sandeep joined NHS Brent, where she could be seen carrying large boxes of food from one children's centre to another- once in the middle of a blizzard! Today she is a star cook in Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food Stratford, using the same kitchen she cooked in as a 6th Former. She shares with everyone her infectious can-do attitude, her strong focus on value "because Newham people don't have too much money", her friendly smile that opens everyone's heart, and, her passion for cooking food. CR