The Future Of Food Festival Returns To London Next Month

What will our food scene look like in the next 10, 20 or 30 years? That’s the question at the heart of The Future of Food Festival, a forward-thinking event which delves into topics of the environment and innovation in relation to the culinary world. The festival launched in 2023 with a week of talks, pop-ups, tastings and more, and now it’s back for a third edition, running from 15 – 21 September 2025. So what can visitors expect this year?

Future of Food Festival 2025: What’s On?

Taking place in the heart of London’s West End and running once again in collaboration with food waste charity The Felix Project, the Future of Food Festival 2025 will include a programme of dining experiences, panel discussions, special menus and more. Many of the capital’s top chefs and restaurants are getting involved, with events centred around the Regent Street and St James’s areas.

London chef Alex Dilling is collaborating with Da Terra owner Rafael Cagali on a one-night-only dinner at Hotel Café Royal, while Hide founder Ollie Dabbous and Tendril’s Rishim Sachdeva will be championing rising talent in a cooking session at Smeg HQ. Two young chefs from Kingsway College will be teaming up with Dabbous and Sachdeva to cook dishes live on stage, using ethical ingredients like Win Win tempered chocolate and Morrow coffee beans.

An eight-course tasting menu at Bentley’s Oyster Bar will spotlight seabed restoration and sustainable seafood, hosted with the Essex Native Oyster Restoration Initiative (16 September). And skilled shuckers will be going head to head in the annual Speed Shucking Competition, also taking place at Bentley’s (19 September). Elsewhere, The Felix Project will be running a series of charity dinners at The Crown Estate, alongside cookery writer Melissa Hemsley, focused around surplus ingredients. Festival goers can also learn about eco-friendly spirits in masterclasses hosted by brands like Sapling Spirits, The Wild Wine School, and The Blind Pig at Sael.

Many restaurants will be making the most of the summer weather by throwing al fresco banquets on the streets, including Fowl, Toba, Yokocho and Ziggy Green, complete with live entertainment from the London Vegetable Orchestra. There will also be special offers available at eateries like Jason Atherton’s Sael, which is offering a £25 two-course menu, while local stores such as SMEG and Bija Coffee will be treating shoppers to discounts.

Clays, the London venue which combines virtual clay target shooting with food and drinks, will host an event in its private room on 20 September. Guests will be given coaching from a British Shooting athlete, alongside food curated by Culinary Director Roger Olsson, and unlimited drinks.

Talks, meanwhile, will include a panel discussion on the intersection of food, sustainability and female leadership on 18 September, hosted by BBC Radio 4’s Sheila Dillon. She’ll be joined by Michelin Green Star chef and Apricity founder Chantelle Nicholson (who will also provide canapes for the event) alongside Botivo co-founder Imme Ermgassen, co-founder of Women in the Food Industry Mex Ibrahim, and food consultants Harris and Hayes.

Sure to be a highlight, too, is a lunch and film screening at BAFTA Piccadilly, where diners will enjoy a three-course meal before sitting down to watch a film about the future of food, plus enjoy a live cooking demonstration (this is currently sold out, but you can join the waitlist).

The Discovery Zone will be open throughout the month, this year exploring the relationship between food, the environment and nature restoration, with workshops and events for local school children plus an on-site cafe. You’ll also find a donation point for The Felix Project here, which is working to fight hunger across London. The festival will also donate £1 from every ticket to the charity.

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The Future of Food Festival runs from 15 – 21 September 2025. Find out more and buy tickets at regentstreetonline.com