The Chefs' Tent: a experience gastronomic and immersive
On the banks of the pond in Parc de la Boverie, away from the hustle and bustle of the festival, a marquee seating 70 guests offers a unique dining experience at Épicuriales every lunchtime and evening. Here, there is no menu and no choice – just a single set menu, conceived and cooked to order by two or three chefs who share the same open kitchen for the duration of the meal.
You see the chefs at work, you follow the progress of the menu, you are in the kitchen without being there. Chefs tent, This is the meeting place for those who want to go further: an exceptional table, in an exceptional setting, at the heart of the Liège gastronomic festival.
Open-plan kitchens: watching the chefs at work
The large open kitchen is at the heart of the setup. The chefs work in plain view, under the eyes of the diners. And so that no one misses anything, a live broadcast on screen allows you to follow every movement, every plating, every detail of the preparation.
It is this element of live performance that makes the Tente des Chefs unique: you don't just come to eat, you witness something. A meal to be observed as much as it is savoured.
Guest chefs from Belgium and beyond
Every year, Épicuriales puts together a guest line-up featuring chefs Belgian and chefs from France, de Netherlands or’England. Meetings born of affinities, reputation, quality… and of the conviction that gastronomy is also nourished by exchanges and the plurality of influences.
At each service, the two or three chefs share the same kitchen and co-sign a single menu. They don't cook separately: they work together, agree on flavours, and pass the baton from one service to the next. An unprecedented collaboration, conceived for the occasion, which will not be replicated twice in the same way.
Two formulas, one requirement
The Chef's Tent offers two distinct services each day, each with its own menu and its own team of chefs.
Lunch: 4 courses from 4 hands
Every midday at 12:00, two chefs share the kitchen for a four-course menu: starter, main, cheese, and dessert. Coffee Charles Liégeois is even included. A complete lunch deal, in a setting that is resolutely out of the ordinary.
Dinner: 5 courses, 6 hands
Every evening at 7:30 PM, three chefs take over the open kitchen for a five-course menu: two starters, a main course, cheese, and dessert. Coffee Charles Liégeois is also included. A full gastronomic evening, by the pond of the Boverie Park.
To accompany these meals, a wine list specially created for the event by Toby Vins, available to order by the glass or bottle.
The programme for the 2026 edition
| Thursday 21 May | |
| Six-handed dinner – Simon Bouille Seize the day – (...) – (...) | |
| Friday 22 May | |
| Four-hand lunch – Gioco – Tribe | Six-handed dinner – Raymond Remmen, Oys Castle, Maes Restaurant Terroir Cuisine – Tim Mertens, Restaurant Bie Portofino – Peter van Rooij, Culinary Creator & Chef (Formerly Restaurant Vanille Eijsden 2007-2025) |
| Saturday 23 May | |
| Four-hand lunch – Pino Edward (Top, London) – Charm (Indonesian Nomadic Chef) | Six-handed dinner – Vincenzo Calderone The ones – Jean-Marc Notelet (À l’Improviste, Paris 17th) – David Rathgerber (L'Assiette, Paris 14th) |
| Sunday 24 May | |
| Four-hand lunch – Alexis Voisenet Maison Avoise in Issy-les-Moulineaux – Hélène Thiry & Yuri Vandam (Jolly) | Six-handed dinner – Simon Poletto Caudalie – (...) – Philippe Fauchet |
| Monday 25 May | |
| Four-hand lunch – Luc Marchant & Fabrice Miserotti Golden Horse – Manu Bejar Olivier by Sens | Six-handed dinner – André Le Letty Bistro du Maquis, Paris Montmartre – Fabrice Malpas At Grandma's – Yannick Bougnet Yannick's Cooking |
Bookings
The Chefs' Tent is regularly fully booked. Reservations can only be made online, directly on this website.
Fancy exploring the rest of the festival?
The Chefs’ Tent is just one of three ways to enjoy a meal at Épicuriales. For a more relaxed experience, the 18 restaurants The food stalls are waiting for you with their varied menus and daily specials. And for a friendly break between stalls, the Épicuriales Plaza proposes the signature dishes of 9 renowned chefs, to be assembled at your leisure on the large communal terrace.
