Growing Chefs! Ontario: Londonlicious Winter Festival 2026

About Londonlicious

The Londonlicious Festival was relaunched in 2023 with the aim to assist in the recovery of the Food Service industry, which was rebuilding after the impacts from a global pandemic. The goal of Londonlicious is to support local restaurants, growers, farmers and suppliers, and strengthen relationships between local agri-food businesses.

The Londonlicious Festival was recently recognized as a finalist for the 2023​“Culinary Tourism Event of Year” by the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario and the Culinary Tourism Alliance. We are exceptionally proud of this accomplishment, in our first year taking over the running of the bi-annual festival! 

We’re so incredibly proud of our team’s accomplishments and we are deeply grateful to the Ministry for this recognition — and to our community, partners, and supporters who help us continue to grow and share the power of food education. Together, we’re building a healthier, more connected, and resilient local food system for generations to come.

Growing Chefs! Ontario’s procurement practices far exceed the 25% baseline, as we source over 40% of our food and drink from our province! 

This year, participating venues are required to include local ingredients on their menu, highlighting the incredible farmers, suppliers and producers who feed our city! 

As we move forward with Londonlicious planning, it will continue to evolve as we introduce new ideas, Growing Chefs! Ontario is extremely excited and honoured to be partnering with so many amazing restaurants and returning festival attendees as Londonlicious enters this next phase.