family, friends and fellow hospitality professionals paid tribute to young chef Luke henderson as he was laid to rest at the weekend, a month after his untimely passing.
The 27 year-old chef, widely admired and loved within and outside of the hospitality world, tragically took his own life in May.
Friends and family came together for the ceremony and shared messages of rememberance on social media.
When Luke passed away last month, his family launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover the £10,000 expense of repatriating him from Oslo, where he opened his own restaurant last year. Ithelped raise almost £27,000. Luke's family have decided that the excess raised will go to a mental health charity.
Speaking to The Staff Canteen, Luke's stepbrother, Sam Glover said: "We’d just like a others to know that they aren’t alone and if they’re struggling that there are people out there that will listen and can help. We want this to be Luke’s legacy."
Luke's career spanned from The Hand and Flowers and The Laughing Heart in London to Maeemo in Norway, before he opened a restaurant in Oslo, Imperial, in February last year.
The message on the fundraising page, which you can still donate to here, explains that "Luke in recent years hasn’t been very well mentally and sadly he took his own life.
"We’re not a rich family and We would like to raise £10,000 for the repatriation of his body from Norway. Any help given would be massively appreciated! Thank you."
An outpouring of messages and donations ensued from friends, family and people who worked with Luke over the years, for a chef who was "loved
