After years of creativity, gourmet delights, cross-fertilisation, seasonality, localism and sustainability on the festival menu, it was time to take things to the next level and rediscover a little more simplicity. So last year we tried out a new model, 100% vegetarian, which was the next logical step for the festival.

The results of our switch to 100% vegetarian in 2023? A 6-fold reduction in the carbon footprint associated with catering at the festival, festival-goers convinced that you can eat vegetarian and enjoy an oyster mushroom burger (the superstar of 2023), and restaurants and chefs inspired to come up with new ideas for recipes to cook all year round.