Foodies Festival - Clapham Common

Foodies Festival is delighted to hold a festival at Clapham Common for the first time in 2013, a perfect new location for London Foodies.

The UK's largest celebration of food and drink will see visitors flock from the surrounding areas to feast on a vast array artisan producers and culinary activities.

Visitors can watch top chefs in action including Atul Kochar, Jun Tanaka, Ed Baines, Andy Cook, Andrew McClay, Martin McGuiness, Michael Wignall and Sean Burbridge cook their signature dishes in the Chefs’ Theatre, which will be compered by winner of Masterchef 2012, Shelina Permalloo.

After being inspired to make new dishes, visitors can then stock up on a vast array of artisan produce in the extensive Producers’ Market.

An exciting addition to Foodies in 2013 is the Cake and Bake Theatre incorporating a ‘bake-along’ where members of the audience will be invited to participate. And as if that wasn’t enough, chocholics will love the new Chocolate Theatre with daily demonstrations from Divine Chocolate and Coeur De Xocolat.

Food geeks will love Homeware Village offers the latest in gadgets and gizmos guaranteed to excite.

Taste the best local restaurants’ signature dishes in the VIP and dining section. Complement your meal with wonderful British ales and ciders from the countryside bar. Or step aboard the bus bar, a converted open-topped double-decker bus, and enjoy views across the site.

Take a class with some of the UK’s most talented sommeliers, mixologists and drink experts in the Drinks and Cocktails Theatres, then discover and taste new wines in the dedicated village where you’ll find producers and wine regions from across the world.

Street Food Avenue is back! Enjoy a huge selection of ready-to-eat hot and cold food from around the globe including hog roasts, exotic meats, tapas, churros, burritos, Moroccan tagines, South American prime beef, continental sausages, pizza, Jamaican and Thai street food.

The inspiring Children’s Cookery Theatre will again educate and entertain youngsters with a range of gastronomic experiments.
The whole family can chillax at City Beach on a deckchair with an artisan ice-cream or an afternoon tea, or even build a sandcastle. Superb specialist tea, coffee and fresh juice vendors can be found around the site.

The entertainment stage features lots of great live music acts performing every day until 8pm.