Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast An international BBQ festival is coming to Scotland in the summer of 2025. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on WhatsApp Share on Email Food lovers are sure to be fired up as it’s been announced that one of the UK’s top food festivals is coming to Scotland for the first time. Meatopia, taking place at SWG3 in Glasgow from June 6 to 8 next year, will showcase renowned chefs from around the world, along with local culinary talents, crafting unique dishes over open flames, as well as drinks and live music.
For the past 12 years, some of the biggest names in cooking – including household names like Yotam Ottolenghi, the pioneer of "nose-to-tail" dining Fergus Henderson, and Scotland’s youngest chef from a Michelin-starred restaurant, Sam Yorke of Heron – have gathered at Tobacco Dock in London to cook to their hearts’ content, using nothing but sustainable wood, charcoal, and responsibly sourced, quality meat, fish, and vegetables. Over the course of the year, chefs hold multiple tasting sessions, refining each dish before unveiling their creations to the public during the festival. Meatopia, which is built around sustainability, top-quality ingredients, and unforgettable flavours, was founded in the US by the late American writer Josh Ozersky.
The concept was brought to the UK in 2013 by Mat Kemp, Richard Turner and James George, and a marke.
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