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With under three weeks to go until the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival returns with a packed programme of live cooking demonstrations, tasting sessions and expert-led masterclasses, a selection of expertly crafted campaigns is raising excitement levels and offering a flavour of what’s to come. 

Food-lovers can now enter a poll competition for the chance to win a pair of VIP tickets granting priority entry to the festival, a goody bag and access to exclusive areas. With a focus on culinary questions, the poll is available to take and closes at 23:59 (GMT) on Thursday 3 July 2025. 

Beyond this, readers can catch this year’s headliners across London on TFL buses, event spotlights in , and more ticket competitions in ’s and ’s newsletters. 

Explore highlights of the full line-up: 

• The Main Stage will host live cooking demos from the likes of , , , , and . ÌýÌýÌý
• This year’s expanded programme of focuses on specific foods such as British and French cheeses, Italian truffles, chocolate and coconuts, as well as cocktails from the Caribbean and Latin America. Ìý
• Guided tastings of wines from Portugal, Georgia, Greece and Czechia, plus a special session on the joys of sake will be available in the  Ìý
• Sit down with the authors behind some of the year’s most talked about cookery books, including Irina Georgescu, Tim Anderson, Noor Murad and Christina Soteriou. Ìý
• Learn how to make classic local dishes from destinations such as Ecuador, Louisiana, Turkey, Barbados and Indonesia in the Ìý
• Master the art of taking food photos on the go at one of four dedicated sessions, each hosted by an experienced National Geographic Traveller (UK) contributor. Ìý

Join us at the Business Design Centre on 19-20 July for a weekend dedicated to the dishes, drinks, ingredients and innovations that define the world’s greatest culinary destinations.  

Limited-time offer: £18.75 (full ticket price £25, including booking fee). Offer ends 18 July at 11.59pm.   

Get tickets .  

Find out more about how we manage the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival here.  

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About APL ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ 
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