Belfast Explores ‘Future of Food’
More than 120 Belfast restaurateurs, chefs, and food and drink specialists gathered to explore “the future of food and drink” as part of a workshop designed to power new opportunities in the city’s culinary scene.
Organised by the industry-led Belfast Food & Drink Collective, supported by Belfast City Council and the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera), Irish chef, restaurateur, and TV personality Anna Haugh was joined by food industry stalwart Paul Rankin in a panel designed to inspire the city’s food and drink champions with new ideas and insights.
Hosted by Northern Ireland food ambassador Joris Minne, the panel also included Sunday Times restaurant critic and journalist Patrick Hanlon, sustainable seafood champion Stevie McCarry from Coleraine’s award-winning restaurant and shop Lir, kitchen sustainability advocate and Culinary Director of FoodSpace Conor Spacey, Flout Pizza owner Peter Thompson, and Belfast Stories’ Programme Director Wendy Langham and Eimear Henry.
Designed to give Belfast a fresh edge by promoting best practice, collaboration, and sustainability, the Belfast Food & Drink Collective works to promote the city’s world-class culinary reputation through training, networking events, and partnerships to support the industry’s growing economic and cultural impact.
The event – the first in a special series to take place this spring - was hosted at leading Belfast cookery school and restaurant Waterman in the city’s Cathedral Quarter.
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