The ‘HelloFresh Kitchen Orchestra’ played a tune entirely from vegetables and kitchen utensils with a special vocal appearance from La Voix
Commuters were left gobsmacked as an orchestra played them a tune with instruments entirely made from vegetables and kitchen utensils, with Strictly Come Dancing’s La Voix on vocals. The ‘home grown’ instruments included carrot recorders, potato flutes and butternut squash horns, with the unique ensemble performing a jingle urging people to finish for the day, The orchestra performed the tune at 5pm sharp, signalling home time and more importantly, dinner time.
The performance by the ‘HelloFresh Kitchen Orchestra’ took place on London’s South Bank, as commuters made their way to London Waterloo. It comes after a poll, also commissioned by the meal-kit brand, found that 45% reckon they eat dinner together as a family less now than a decade ago.
The survey of 2,000 adults found that 35% reckon mealtimes are also happening later than they used to. This is due to time spent planning what to eat, waiting for family members to get home, or work commitments extending into the evening. With a fifth of workers saying they only clock out on time for dinner twice a week or less.
It also emerged that the ideal dinnertime would be 6:28pm, but only 40% manage this on a daily basis. And people typically dine alone on two days a week – for 17% this is a daily occurrence – while families manage four evenings around the table together.
Mimi Morley, senior recipe development manager for the meal kit brand said: “They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but they’re all vital. When you’ve had a long day of work, parenting or anything else, a proper meal at the end of it is often what keeps a lot of people going.”
Despite many not dining with others as frequently as they’d like, 47% believe doing so can foster stronger relationships and bonds. Four in ten reckon it can make meals more enjoyable, and less monotonous, with folks to chat with over them.
A whopping 84% think it’s important for people to share meals with others, whether they’re family, friends or flatmates.
Mimi Morely said: “Nobody should get stressed when trying to get a meal on the table, whenever that might be. Little changes like meal planning, meal preparation earlier in the week or even quicker solutions can help resolve some of these issues.
“It’s important not to let meals start to feel like routine, so people can truly enjoy what they’re eating, and who they’re eating it with.”
