{"id":11850,"date":"2024-07-23T11:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/?p=11850"},"modified":"2024-07-23T11:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:49:42","slug":"national-geographic-traveller-uk-celebrates-the-success-of-its-fourth-annual-food-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/national-geographic-traveller-uk-celebrates-the-success-of-its-fourth-annual-food-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Traveller (UK) celebrates the success of its fourth annual Food Festival\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thousands of food-lovers came together at London\u2019s Business Design Centre over the weekend for the 2024 National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival \u2014 a globetrotting celebration of the world\u2019s most exciting culinary destinations. Now in its fourth year, the event has established itself as a fixture on the UK culinary festival calendar with its blend of world-class street food, hands-on workshops and a high-profile Main Stage line-up, which this year included Nadiya Hussain<\/strong>, Matt Tebbutt<\/strong>, Nisha Katona<\/strong> and Theo Randall<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 show was sponsored by luxury pasta brand Atavi<\/strong> and Kenwood, <\/strong>which kindly provided stand mixers for the weekend\u2019s various cooking demos. Meanwhile, trip provider Trailfinders<\/strong> sponsored this year\u2019s Cinnamon Theatre<\/strong>, while online wine retailer Laithwaites<\/strong> sponsored the Wine & Spirits Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicola Trup, editor of Food by<\/em> National Geographic Traveller <\/em>(UK), said: \u201cThis year’s Food Festival was a huge success, with the Saturday sold out and a brilliant line-up of chefs and speakers representing numerous international cuisines across the two days. The new additions of tasting sessions and photography workshops went down really well too, with many booked up well in advance. \u00a0Thank you to everyone who came, celebrated global cuisine with us and made this another Food Festival to remember.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlights of the 2024 Food Festival<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main Stage<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Main Stage<\/strong> welcomed its highest-profile chef line-up to date. Nadiya<\/strong> Hussain<\/strong>, Matt Tebbutt<\/strong> and Nisha Katona<\/strong> were just some of the big names who prepared signature dishes live, the latter marking her festival debut with her Bengali prawn curry. The weekend also saw cooking demos from:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n