Foodies Festival at Alexandra Palace

Foodies Festival, the UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink, comes to Alexandra Palace for the first time this summer, transforming the grounds into a foodie heaven 3,4,5th July with celebrity chefs, new food and drink theatres, artisan producers and more street food than you can shake a satay stick at.

Festival-goers can look forward to a day of feasting, fun and cooking inspiration from top chefs including Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite, who will share his top tips for creating delicious summer bakes in the Aga Rangemaster Chefs Theatre.

Summer cooking inspiration comes from the Aga Rangemaster Chefs Theatre with Michelin-starred and celebrity chefs cooking favourite dishes from their summer menus, inspiring the audience to recreate these dishes at home for friends and family and experiment with new flavours and ingredients. Confirmed chefs include:

- Aldo Zilli - TV Chef
- Rakesh Ravindran Nair - The Cinnamon Club
- Adam Handling - Adam Handling at Caxton
- Arnaud Stevens - SixtyOne
- Andrew Jones - The Chamberlain
- Maria Tampakis - Heddon Street Kitchen
- Gerald Mirey – The Narrow
- MasterChef finalists Saira Hamilton and Jackie Kearney

A Tasting Theatre hosts masterclasses with local experts, inviting visitors to try the latest foods and learn new skills including Oyster Shucking, Bee Keeping, Cheese Selecting, Foraging, Raw and Vegan foods, and Herb Cocktail Making.

To toast Foodies’ big year, a Wine and Champagne Theatre hosts tutored tastings with experts Neil Phillips and Charles Metcalfe who will guide visitors through this season’s best British bubblies from the UK and around the world, and beer expert Melissa Cole hosts masterclasses in the New Craft Beer Theatre, matching foods with locally produced craft beers.

Chocolate addicts should head to the Cake & Bake Theatre for an instant hit of coco in ‘How to Sniff Chocolate like a Rockstar’ masterclasses with Coeur de Xocolat, and London’s best bakers and pâtissiers host masterclasses in 3D cake modelling, Pastry, Chocolate Making and Sugar-Craft. A complementing Chocolate, Cake and Bake Village sells bakes, jams, gadgets and baking essentials.

Delicious smells wafting from the Street Food Avenue will tantalise visitors to feast on the huge selection of hot and cold dishes from around the world, including Gone Burger, OHSO British, GB Sausage and Boy Meats Grill. Japanese, Thai, Brazilian, Argentinian, Vegetarian and Vegan, Mexican, French and African cuisines are also served for visitors to tuck into at communal tables in the Feasting Tent.

Emilia Italian Deli, That Hungry Chef, Stoats and Ecopeace join the Artisan Producers Market, where visitors can meet and stock-up from over 200 producers selling award winning cheeses and wines, breads and bakes, jams and condiments, cured meats and more to take home and enjoy.

Little foodies can explore their taste buds and learn basic skills with Picnic in the Park themed masterclasses in the Childrens Cookery Theatre, where Kiddy Cook will show them how to make finger sandwiches, jellies and chocolate bugs.

After a day of feasting and fun, foodies can relax with a spot on the grass and soak in the atmosphere with live music from the entertainment stage and a refreshing cocktail, glass of bubbly or a Pimms from the Giant Pimms Teapot and Galleon Mojito bars.