The founder of a community kitchen is opening a new community café and cookery school to teach people about healthy food and nutrition.

Taz Khan, founder of London’s Community Kitchen, is partnering with the Grand Union Development Trust charity and St George, part of the Berkeley Group, to open the new initiative in Alperton, near Wembley.

Mr Khan, a cordon bleu chef turned social entrepreneur, runs a 'zero waste, zero hunger' charitable organisation, aiming to prevent good food from going to landfill and instead distributing it to communities in need.

Every week, London's Community Kitchen supports around 25,000 individuals and intercepts approximately 75 metric tonnes of food from going to landfill.

Mr Khan's new project in Alperton will involve transforming the Community Hub and Centre at the 22-acre Grand Union development into a community café, set to open early next year.

The café will be run by students from the College of North West London in Brent as part of an employment training pathway, serving freshly prepared, high-quality food.

A small cookery school will also be established at the Hub, providing adults and children with regular workshops on healthy food and nutrition, cooking with new produce, and how to eat well on a budget.

Mr Khan said: "We currently run the largest, single day food operation near Alperton in Wembley Road, helping around 1,000 families every single Saturday, many of which join our short-term cookery courses, and so it is important for us to have a permanent base here."

The new project will form part of the Grand Union canalside community, which comprises 3,350 homes, of which 35 per cent are affordable.

Brian Wilson, chair of the Grand Union Development Trust, said: "London’s Community Kitchen is experienced and committed in creating places where people of all ages and backgrounds feel safe, welcomed and included.

"Taz and his team share our vision for creating a really exciting, community-focused neighbourhood at Grand Union and we can’t wait for them to get started."

Any proceeds made through the Grand Union Hub will be reinvested back into London's Community Kitchen to continue supporting communities across London.