The NSPCC's 15th Great Chefs Dinner brings chefs from Michelin-starred kitchens to Guildhall, with a Champagne reception and wines matched to each course, in aid of Childline.
The NSPCC’s Great Chefs Dinner holds its 15th edition at Guildhall in the City of London on Thursday 10 December 2026. Chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants cook the menu.
The NSPCC is the children’s charity incorporated by Royal Charter, and it runs Childline, the free helpline for children and young people. Money from the dinner goes to Childline and to the charity’s other services for children.
The 2025 dinner raised over £300,000 net. The NSPCC puts that at more than eight days of running Childline.
The evening opens with a Champagne reception. The headline chefs design the menu, and each course is matched with a wine. Around 400 guests attend, many of them senior figures from finance, insurance and law.
Tables seat 10 or 12. At a chef’s table of 10, one of the headline chefs joins the guests.
The NSPCC names five headline chefs. They are Martin Wishart of Restaurant Martin Wishart, Chet Sharma of BiBi, Josh Overington of Myse, Robert Ortiz of Chakana and Dom Chapman of Jack O’Newbury.