2025 Recap

A feast so good, we’re still talking about it

Food Fest 2025 was pure Philly energy. Photos, highlights, and updates for 2026 coming soon.

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Savor the Highlights

Check out the sights, bites, and smiles from Food Fest 2025.
Browse the gallery and relive the region’s biggest celebration of flavor and culture.

Press Highlights

Check out what the media had to say about Food Fest 2025 — plus our own recap of the day’s best bites, moments, and memories.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Hira Qureshi

Best things I ate at The Inquirer
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From pistachio baklava mille-feuille to rendang cornbread bao.

NBC Philadelphia

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NBC Philadelphia

Inaugural Inquirer Food fest takes place at The Fillmore

NBC’s Aunyea Lachelle live with Inquirer food writer Kiki Aranita.

Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association

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Philadelphia Inquirer launches Inquirer Food Fest

A major leap forward for The Inquirer’s live journalism.

Impacto

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Impacto Staff

Philly’s first food festival proves the city is a culinary powerhouse

A delicious affirmation of the city’s place on the food map. (Spanish-language article)

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Food Fest 2025 wouldn’t have been possible without our wonderful partners.

The 2025 Lineup

Food Fest 2025 served it all — collabs, chefs, bakers, beats, bites,
and the Glizzy Gauntlet that stole the show.
Explore the full lineup and see who brought the flavor this year.

A plate of food representing the cuisine of the restaurant Friday Saturday Sunday, a Philadelphia restaurant participating in the Philadelphia Inquirer Food festival, November 15th, 2025, at the Fillmore.
A plate of food representing the cuisine of the restaurant My Loup/ Her Place Supper Club a Philadelphia restaurant participating in the Philadelphia Inquirer Food festival, November 15th, 2025, at the Fillmore.
Glizzy Gauntlet judges