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MEET THE CHAMPION
The Champion is our brand new pizza special, dreamt up by members of Brighton Table Tennis Club and David Shrigley. It’s on the menu at all our pizzerias in London and Brighton until 22nd November, with £1 from every one sold donated to BTTC.
How we got here:
Around four years ago, we packed up our mini pizza oven and headed to Brighton Table Tennis Club. We’d heard amazing things about the work they do in our community, and some of us already had loved ones who were club members. We embarrassed ourselves with our terrible ping pong skills (traditional bats soon gave way to pizza paddles) and left that evening totally in awe. Ever since, we’ve wanted to do everything we can to support them.
And we’ve done a lot together! Some of their team have been trained to make pizzas and use our donated ingredients and oven to feed their after-school clubs every Wednesday. We travelled to Paris with them to support Bly and Will, two amazing club members, at the 2024 Paralympics, with countless fundraisers and parties along the way. BTTC’s volunteers and members continue to inspire us every day, and we’ve often talked about doing a special pizza together… finally, it’s happened!
The club welcomes everyone, especially those who might otherwise miss out, from refugees to young people in care and people with learning disabilities. It was the UK’s first Sports Club of Sanctuary, has been named Pride of Sport Club of the Year, and is home to the first person with Down’s syndrome to qualify as a coach in any sport.
We thought it only right that the members had a say in what went on the pizza. A suggestion box went up at BTTC for their dream pizza toppings, Antonio and the team took the ideas away for inspiration, and then came back with a shortlist for a tasting with members and David Shrigley (a long-term supporter of BTTC, whose studio is above the Kemptown venue!) to decide once and for all. David picked the name, and The Champion was born!
Our pizza special is sweet, peppery and tangy. We start with our Neapolitan-style dough, proved for at least 24 hours, and add mozzarella. Out of the oven, it’s finished with cool, creamy stracciatella, sweet and jammy figs, red onions marinated in aged balsamic vinegar, and a bright wild rocket pesto made with lemon and pine nuts to bring it all together. It’s vegetarian, but if you fancy some heat, add Calabrian ’nduja!
David has also designed a bespoke box for The Champion, bringing his famously deadpan humour to the humble takeaway box, as well as a strictly limited run of David Shrigley x Fatto a Mano x BTTC T-shirts and tote bags, with 100% of the profits going to the club. They’re available on our website while stocks last, so be quick!
Come in, grab a Champion, and help us support a club that means so much to us. See you soon!