What We Do

We cook delicious Caribbean food and deliver it to those who need it across Hackney. Taking the time to stop, connect and chat.

Our Mission

Carib Eats’s mission is to tackle food poverty & isolation amoungst the people of Hackney.

37% of children in London are living in food poverty, with Hackney being the third highest place for child poverty in the UK (2018). Although other food services exist, Carib Eats is the only one that provides Hackney’s notable Caribbean population with the option of the food they grew up on. Everyone should be able to embrace their heritage through their cultural food, regardless of their circumstances.

Only we are more than the meals we deliver. Carib Eats also aims to be a friendly face who can connect the community, providing conversations to those experiencing isolation due to the pandemic or personal circumstances. We take the time to stop, connect and chat.

Currently we reach 72 people a week.

Our immediate aim is to grow enough to support 130 people, reaching everyone on our waiting list. By the end of the year we hope to sell our food alongside the free food service. With Carib Eats Spice Mix’s, T Shirts and an E Cookbook also supporting our service.

 
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“Gracefully, Carib Eats has managed to help without shaming; they do cool Caribbean food. It’s a weekly treat to look forward to. It’s a warm conversation for free.”

Catalina Imizcoz, Post

What We’ve Achieved

  • Provided 3,000 meals.

  • Made over 2,000 check in calls.

  • Sucessful funding applications from Hackney Giving, Lottery, LRF Fund & Hackney Council.

  • Ali became part of Hatch, a female founders program.

  • Gained an space to use as an office.

  • Gained a kitchen space for our community cooks project.

  • Formed the Carib Eats Community.

Community Cooks

Project.

Currently we’re limited to 72 meals a week and with an ever growing waiting list we need to adapt. The Community Cooks Project is our solution. Community members with a passion for Caribbean cooking coming together once a week to match demand and gain professional kitchen experience. Right up your street? Click here to go to our ‘Get Involved’ page.

Follow our journey.

 
ooooooooo we’ve got an Ad coming out tomorrow for our birthday cook-along and we’re so excited! Huge thank you to everyone sharing the event and buying tickets! It’s nerve wracking putting on things like this but we really appreci
FRIED DUMPLING, SALTFISH FRITTERS AND MAC & CHEESE Join us on the 25th and we’ll show you how to make these whilst interviewing some special guests about food & Carib’s first year! Link’s in the bio, We’ll see you
Here’s a few Mother’s day appreciation posts💛 Happy Mother’s Day to you all, Love Carib x
Can anybody guess what the venue for our birthday event is?? Have you got your ticket? We’re going to be showing you how to cook 3 Caribbean Dishes! Link is in the bio :))
🌟SOUND ON🌟 “Whoever’s your inspiration and whatever it is that inspires you to get up and do something, then I hope you share that story, I hope you share that experience and I hope you share that feeling with somebody else so that ev
At Carib Eats, we are celebrating our first birthday and we would love you to join us for our online cookery class! As a newly formed food delivery service in Hackney, we're looking to raise funds so that we can keep on delivering delicious food to
INSPIRE & GET INSPIRED FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY ✨ We reached out to some of the Carib Eats Community to hear about the women that have inspired you. Scroll through to hear some examples of Women (Past & Present) that have made an impac