Meatopia

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Meatopia, the renowned London food festival, comes to Scotland for the first time at SWG3 in Glasgow featuring top global chefs and live fire-cooking!

About Meatopia

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Food lovers are sure to be fired up when one of the UK’s top food festivals comes to Scotland for the first time.

Meatopia, taking place at SWG3 in Glasgow, 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 Michelin-starred chef, 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 marker was firmly placed in London’s culinary calendar.

Last year’s event celebrated 10 years of Meatopia, welcoming over 100 renowned chefs and 16,000 visitors. Previous lineups have included chefs such as former Pujol and El Bulli chef Adriana Cavita, and “The Professor” of BBQ, six-time pit-master Tuffy Stone.

Meatopia Glasgow 2025’s day-by-day line-up:

FRIDAY 6 JUNE
• Roberta Hall-McCarron & Dominic Greechan, Ardfern
• Craig Nelson, Ox and Finch
• Ashley Bennett, Ka Pao
• Zak Young, Outlier
• Sam Evans & Shauna Guinn, Hang Fire BBQ
• Maureen Tyne, Maureen’s Brixton Kitchen
• Kaori Simpson, Harajuku Kitchen
• Andrew Manson, Cafe XO
• Iain Gourlay, Smoke N Flame
• Rob Hallas, Bastards Bistro
• Hattem Mattar, Mattar Farm
• Gregg Boyd, Auld Hag
• Rafa’s Diner
• Cai Ap Bryn, Games and Flames
• Bruce Clyne-Watson, Feast Alba
• Nick Watkins & Elliot Cunningham, El Perro Negro x Lagom

SATURDAY 7 JUNE
• Dean Parker, Celentano’s
• Roberta Hall-McCarron & Dominic Greechan, The Little Chartroom
• Danny Carruthers, Sebb’s
• Ashley Bennett, Ka Pao
• Zak Young, Outlier
• David Summertime & Gerrard Warrender
• Pat Martin & Lee Tiernan, Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint x FKA Black Axe Mangal
• Sam Evans & Shauna Guinn, Hang Fire BBQ
• Melissa Thompson & Maureen Tyne, Maureen’s Brixton Kitchen
• Calum Montgomery, Edinbane Lodge
• John-Ross Patrick, Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox
• Chris Roberts, Flamebaster
• Rob Hallas, Bastard’s Bistro
• Colin Anderson, Brett
• Nick Watkins & Elliot Cunningham, El Perro Negro x Lagom
• Hattem Mattar, Mattar Farm
• Gregg Boyd, Auld Hag

SUNDAY 8 JUNE
• Hamish McNeill, Eleanore
• Craig Grozier, Fallachan
• Robin Aitken, Margo
• Thomas Greer, BABA
• David Summertime & Gerrard Warrender
• Pat Martin & Lee Tiernan, Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint x FKA Black Axe Mangal
• Melissa Thompson & Maureen Tyne, Maureen’s Brixton Kitchen
• Amy Elles, The Laughing Stock
• Sam Grainger & Mark Dickey, Belzan
• Cai Ap Bryn, Games and Flames
• Bruce Clyne-Watson, Feast Alba
• John-Ross Patrick, Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox
• Alex Brady, Corner Shop

Meatopia Glasgow is made possible with the support of: Yeti, Jameson Black Barrel, Make It Scotch, Altos, Flint & Flame, Blackthorn Salt, Orion Lager, Xapron, Gipsy Hill, House of Charcoal, Succulento, and Social Hub.

Admission is ticketed and pre-booked here. Each day of the festival, chefs cook a bespoke dish over live fire, in front of your very eyes. Eat as many as you like using Meatopia’s Meatbucks, purchased before the festival with ticket bundles, or from the roving MeatBucaneers during the event.

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