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National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival Schedule 2025

Your guide to the 2025 Food Festival

Explore the full 2025 Food Festival Schedule and start planning your weekend. Returning to London’s Business Design Centre this summer, the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival promises a packed programme of culinary inspiration, live demonstrations and expert masterclasses.

Across two flavour-filled days, you’ll encounter world-renowned chefs, food writers, and travel experts from across the globe. Expect appearances from big names in the food and travel world, insightful talks on global cuisines, and the chance to sample delicious dishes from every corner of the map.

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your cooking skills, discover new destinations through flavour, or simply soak up the atmosphere, this is your guide to everything happening at the festival — across the Main Stage, Masterclass Theatres, and the Speakers’ Corner.

 

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19 Jul 2025
  1. Main Stage
    Clodagh cooks two of her favourite recipes — crab cakes with fresh dill aioli and rosemary soda bread.
  2. Main Stage
    Yotam makes his much anticipated debut on the Main Stage, cooking his signature chicken shawarma.
  3. Main Stage
    Join Asma as she cooks up white cabbage with tomatoes and cashew nuts (shadha bamdhakopi).
  4. Main Stage
    Cookbook author Dina celebrates Omani flavours, making a salmon, tamarind and aubergine curry.
20 Jul 2025
  1. Main Stage
    Chef José shares his passion for the flavours of Spain by making tortilla vagas and chilled roast tomato soup with figs. 
  2. Main Stage
    Andi marks her returns to the Main Stage by serving up saltfish buljol, chop-up, Mum's banana pancake and sticky boiled egg. 
  3. Main Stage
    Jeremy offers us a taste of the city he calls his second home, cooking up wonton braised noodles with tobiko plus dry-fried green beans with pork mince.
  4. Main Stage
    Hoppers founder Karan dishes up Keralan fish with banana leaf and lemon rice.

 

FAQs

What time does the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival start and finish?

The festival takes place over two days: Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July 2025, at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London.

Saturday 19 July: 10:00 - 18:00 
Sunday 20 July: 10:00 - 16:30 

Check the full schedule above to see which talks, tastings and demonstrations.

Who is appearing at the 2025 National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival?

This year’s festival features an exciting mix of celebrity chefs, food writers, and travel experts, all bringing global flavours and stories to the stage, including Yotam Ottolenghi, Andi Oliver, Asma Kahn, and more. The full line-up will be revealed in the schedule above — expect live cooking demos, expert panels and cultural conversations across all stages.

Do I need to book separate tickets for individual talks or demonstrations?

Your general admission ticket gives you access to the main festival floor - including the Main Stage, Speakers' Corner, and Masterclass Theatres. To attend a Tasting Session, Photography Workshop or Wine & Spirits Theatre Session, you must purchase an add-on, starting at £6.00 each. 

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