About this Event
Sustainble Gastronomy Day 2026 at Mercato Mayfair - 📅 8 June | 10am – 6.30pm
🌍 We’re back — and we’d love you to join us.
🍽️ Celebrate Sustainable Gastronomy Day with a dynamic day of conversation, insight and connection, bringing together 18 leading voices from across food, drink and hospitality (full speaker list below). Through three thought-provoking panel discussions and a mini food fair, we’ll explore who is shaping the future of food, what practical steps businesses can take today, and what must change across the system to build a more sustainable and resilient industry.
Whether you’re a chef, founder, policymaker, student or food professional, this event offers fresh perspectives, real-world insight and meaningful discussion at the intersection of culture, sustainability and leadership.
🏛️ Set within the stunning surroundings of Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair - a beautifully restored Grade I listed former church - this full-day event creates space for honest conversation, audience participation and shared learning.
🌱 Each panel runs for two hours, allowing time to go beyond surface-level discussion and explore the real opportunities and challenges facing food, drink and hospitality today. Sustainability affects us all, and everyone - women and men are welcome to attend.
What Attendees Can Expect
✨ Inspiring conversations with leading voices across food, hospitality and sustainability
🎤 Three expert-led panel discussions with audience Q&A
🌍 Fresh perspectives on the future of sustainable gastronomy
🍽️ Practical insights for food businesses, restaurants and hospitality professionals
🤝 Opportunities to connect with chefs, founders, policymakers and industry leaders
🏛️ A unique full-day experience in one of London’s most beautiful food venues
💡 Honest discussion on the challenges, opportunities and future of the industry
🛍️ A curated mini food fair showcasing sustainable female-founded food and drink brands to discover, sample and shop
10:30 – 12:30 |Shaping Sustainable Gastronomy: Women, Culture, and the Power Behind Our Food Systems
This opening panel brings together leading voices from across the food industry to explore how women are shaping sustainable gastronomy through culture, leadership, and influence. From heritage and identity to system-wide impact, the discussion will set the stage for the day by examining the human forces driving change in how we produce, experience, and value food.
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch & Mini Food Fair
Take a break for lunch at Mercato Mayfair, home to a vibrant range of international food concepts focused on fresh and sustainably sourced ingredients. You’ll also have the chance to explore our curated mini food fair, showcasing innovative female-founded food and drink brands championing sustainability, quality and great taste. Watch this space for further details.
14:00 – 16:00 | From Principle to Plate: A Practical Guide for Sustainable Food Businesses
This session moves from ideas to action, exploring how food businesses of all sizes can embed sustainability into everyday operations. Bringing together expertise from across food, nutrition, policy, and safety, the panel will share practical approaches to sourcing, menus, waste, and responsibility - offering realistic steps that can be implemented immediately.
16:00 – 16:30 | Afternoon Break
More time to explore the mini female founded food fair.
16:30 – 18:30 | The Future of Sustainable Gastronomy: Leadership, Systems, and What Comes Next
As the food system faces growing pressure - from climate change to food security - what comes next for sustainable gastronomy? This closing panel brings together senior leaders from across food, hospitality, and policy to explore the structural shifts, leadership decisions, and system-wide changes needed to shape a more sustainable future.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mercato Mayfair, North Audley Street, London, United Kingdom
GBP 30.00 to GBP 40.00
