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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.
19 Jul 2025
  1. Saffron Theatre

    Chef Maksut Aşkar brings his distinct modern approach to a Turkish classic — baklava with pistachio cream made with lor and kaymak, candied walnut, roasted almond ice cream and hazelnut croquant.

  2. Saffron Theatre

    David Reyes and Carolina Sanchez showcase Amazonian ingredients while cooking up yuca rosti with smoked fish, neapia and macambo chopped salad.

  3. Saffron Theatre

    Cookbook author Petty Elliott makes one of Indonesia's most beloved dishes — gado-gado, a vibrant and hearty salad that reflects the archipelago's rich culinary diversity.

  4. Saffron Theatre

    Mixologist Dameain Williams shows how to make the perfect Bajan rum punch.

  5. Saffron Theatre

    David Reyes and Nancy Paredes showcase the best of the Manabí region by making a ceviche jipijapa with salprieta.

20 Jul 2025
  1. Saffron Theatre

    Rahel Stephanie offers an introduction to Indonesian cuisine by cooking one of the country's classic dishes.

  2. Saffron Theatre

    Chef Gabriela Cepeda showcases Encebollado — a bold, comforting fish stew that's both a beloved national dish and a purported hangover cure.

  3. Saffron Theatre

    Vakhtang Gobejishvili makes gebzhalia cheese rolls, using local cheese sulguni and traditional herbs.

  4. Saffron Theatre

    Experience the richness of Türkiye’s cuisine by learning how to make one of the country’s most beloved dishes.

  5. Saffron Theatre

    A special session dedicated to Ecuadorian chocolate, which is made primarily from the native arriba nacional cacao and prized for its rich flavour.

19 Jul 2025
  1. Cinnamon Theatre

    Sebastián Espinoza makes a potato soup infused with milk and roasted pork bones. 

  2. Cinnamon Theatre

    Tyler Spreen, from New Orleans restaurant Herbsaint, demonstrates how to make Louisiana boudin with wholegrain mustard.

  3. Cinnamon Theatre

    Chef Guram Baghdoshvili will be cooking up a reimagined version of Georgia's iconic bean-filled bread, lobiani.

  4. Cinnamon Theatre

    Join Antonio Lakrori, head chef at The Life Goddess, as he makes a traditional savoury pie with creamy feta and local potatoes from the region of Rhodope.

  5. Cinnamon Theatre

    Learn how to make a delicious Louisiana shrimp creole with Jeremy Langlois of Houmas House.

  6. Cinnamon Theatre

    Cookbook author Keshia Sakarah joins chef Kareem Roberts and makes soused pork belly, a variation on an Antiguan classic.

20 Jul 2025
  1. Cinnamon Theatre

    Cookbook author Keshia Sakarah joins chef Kareem Roberts and makes soused pork belly, a variation on an Antiguan classic.

  2. Cinnamon Theatre

    Join Jeremy Langlois from Houmas House as he cooks up chicken and sausage gumbo.

  3. Cinnamon Theatre

    Join Antonio Lakrori, head chef at The Life Goddess, as he serves up a crustless Greek feta and herb pie from the Arcadia region.

  4. Cinnamon Theatre

    Tyler Spreen, from New Orleans restaurant Herbsaint, makes watermelon gazpacho with fresh crab.

  5. Cinnamon Theatre

    Chef Jason Howard cooks up crush spice roasted plantain and chickpea bite with aromatic coconut curry sauce.

 

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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