Urban Food Fortnight 2017

Urban Food Fortnight, the annual celebration of the capital’s good food, is back for its sixth year. This year will see another packed programme of events, from botanical campfire cocktails at Midnight Apothecary, to a Disco Soup with Feedback at Mercato Metropolitano, with music provided by Ministry of Sound DJs. There’ll be hyper-local London-sourced supper clubs, urban foraging walks, a celebration of cheese and the chance to experience a day in the life of an urban beekeeper.

Brought to you by London Food Link, part of charity Sustain, Urban Food Fortnight shines a light on the food that is made, cooked, grown, saved and - new for this year - foraged in the capital, as well as the amazing people behind the scenes. People like Bill Oglethorpe from Kappacasein in Borough Market, who hand crafts mouth-watering cheese using raw milk from Commonwork Organic Farm in North Kent, and is constantly looking for ways to be as near to zero waste as possible. Or head grower Alice Holden at Growing Communities, an enterprise which not only grows and sells tonnes of certified organic food but also trains others to become urban farmers.

The people behind this great food scene will also be celebrated by the launch of the new Urban Food Heroes award. London Food Link in collaboration with UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, will be inviting entries from individuals and organisations to nominate themselves - all they need to do is tell us how they are helping individuals and communities of people in London, and the planet through growing, making, cooking or saving food.

Key events already announced for Urban Food Fortnight include:

• 8 September: A an exclusive launch party of the Orchard Project’s new tipple, the Local Fox, at Canopy Beer in Herne Hill
• 10 September: Pearly Queen Beer beekeeper experience at Stepney City Farm
• 13 September: The Launch of Urban Food Heroes at the Food for Good Celebration at Today Bread, Walthamstow
• 15 September: Disco Soup at Mercato Metropolitano, Elephant & Castle in conjunction with Feedback charity and music provided by Ministry of Sound
• 18 September: Pop up preserves: learn to harvest the hedgerow with Rachel de Thample at The Table Café, Southwark
• 24 September: Crayfish Bob’s annual UFF Crawfish boil at Doodle Bar in Bermondsey
• Exciting menus across the fortnight from restaurants including Foxlow, Mews of Mayfair and Rude Health Café

You can find more details on all of the events taking place throughout Urban Food Fortnight at www.urbanfoodfortnight.org.