Taste of London: The Festive Edition

From 16th- 19th November 2017, the festive edition of the capital’s finest culinary celebration, Taste of London, will return to the stunning Grade 1 listed Victorian splendour of Tobacco Dock. With so much to celebrate in London’s thriving restaurant scene, the festival has been specially curated to showcase all that the capital has to offer as an exciting and innovative global culinary hot-spot – the best chefs, the best restaurants and best gourmet producers.

Visitors will enjoy festive tipples and take part in hands-on masterclasses where they can learn how to create an impressive dish or shake up a cocktail or two ahead of the party season. Plus, there are more than 100 of the UK’s finest gourmet producers to sample and shop, making Taste of London the perfect way to kick off the festive season in style.

This year’s Taste of London will shine a light on the talented chefs leading the charge in bolstering London’s reputation as culinary capital of the world. Heroes of modern cuisine, including Ollie Dabbous (Henrietta), Jackson Boxer (Brunswick House), Lee Westcott (Typing Room), Sebby Holmes (Farang) and Sam Kamienko (Ellory) are all set to cook up a storm live on stage at the AEG Taste Theatre in association with Etihad Airways where they will wow the audience with what’s hot right now, and unveil the trends of tomorrow. The theatre will be hosted by food journalist and Instagram star Rosie Birkett. Plus more exciting chefs will join the line-up at the Fire Pit, hosted by DJ BBQ, providing expert culinary tips to satisfy London’s obsession with cooking with fire and smoke.



Taste of London creates the rare opportunity for food lovers to curate their perfect taster menu as 22 of the capital’s most acclaimed restaurants appear over the 4-day duration of the festival. Expect mouthwatering dishes from a line-up that includes cult Taiwanese restaurant BAO and Mayfair’s Jamavar, whose upscale take on Indian street food has just won them a Michelin star. The unique combination of champagne and hot dogs will be on offer from Sandia Chang’s Bubbledogs. Sandia will also introduce her upcoming dining concept Chang's Bar. There will be delicious Middle Eastern fare from Delamina – a new launch by the team behind Shoreditch’s Strut & Cluck, and event visitors will be able to soak up the Soho House vibe as they join the line-up for the first time, presenting a menu from, Soho House, Cecconi’s and Dean Street Townhouse. Plus, there’s refined French dining to enjoy from Les 110 de Taillevant and Nordic cuisine cooked on an open fire courtesy of Rök Smokehouse. Appearing for one day only as part of the Daily Special restaurant spot, Barrafina will be serving up Michelin-starred tapas on Friday 17th November, followed by Anglo-Indian small plates from the critically acclaimed Kricket on Saturday 18th November. Throw in the best dim sum in town courtesy of Dumplings' Legend and inventive British fare from Salon and it will be the most decadent feast of the year.

Additionally, this year Belazu Ingredient Company have pulled together a barnstorming line-up of restaurants who will each be joining them for one day of the festival. On Thursday, visitors can expect to have their taste buds bedazzled by the hottest topic in the restaurant world right now, Flavour Bastard. Cooking up a feast of Moorish treats at the restaurant on Saturday will be Moro, and Blanchette will move into the kitchen on Friday, with Bistro Vadauvan closing the festival at the restaurant on Sunday.

For the very first time, Taste of London is proud to announce that the largest cheese competition on the planet, The World Cheese Awards 2017 will be taking place at this year’s event. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the awards will bring together more than 3,000 cheeses from around the globe, with 260 judges from 20 countries to crown the world’s best cheese. It really is the ultimate food have