After four days of culinary excitement, Eat Festival 2024 has ended in style, leaving behind delighted visitors.
With more than 16,000 dishes tasted and 12,000 drinks served (with Bordeaux wines taking the lead) the edition highlighted the diversity of Brussels gastronomy.
This year, more than 40 renowned chefs, including 8 cheese makers and 8 pastry chefs, gathered at the Gare Maritime in Brussels to offer a “gastronomic experience.”
Dishes like the zucchini millefeuille from Racines, the free-range pig with green curry from Klok or the crunchy peanuts with salted butter caramel and miso from Julien Othomene took visitors beyond the borders of the capital.
This year’s new concept of the festival focused on eight creative teams formed for the occasion, a collaboration between chefs, producers and artisans that made it possible to design surprising menus.
In partnership with BXLBeerFest, Eat Festival also highlighted the best of Brussels breweries. Eight different local breweries offered their artisanal creations, allowing visitors to discover unique beer and food pairings.
A spokesman said, “In line with the values increasingly anchored in contemporary events, Eat Festival has made it a point of honour to reduce its environmental impact.
“Thanks to reusable tableware and zero waste initiatives, the organizers have once again demonstrated that it is possible to reconcile gastronomic pleasure and ecological responsibility.”
