Madrid Fusión Alimentos de España, one of the world’s leading culinary events, is coming back in March 2023 for its 21st edition in full “live”, in-person format, in all its venues and with the exhibition at IFEMA MADRID. It promises to be an amazing experience for visitors, offering lots of activities and new training spaces.
In 2023, Madrid Fusión will emphasise experiential and sensory aspects for on-site visitors. It’ll also make more training spaces available. The event’s programme will focus on the latest, most interesting trends in haute cuisine from all over the world. As in past editions, it’ll be streamed to reach followers in the far corners of the world.
Highlights include the 3rd MF The Wine Edition and Madrid Fusión Pastry, a baking competition first held in 2022. It’ll be an ambitious event, gathering leading chefs from Spain and abroad, and exploring the latest culinary trends.
A leading culinary event
In 19 editions, Madrid Fusión became a leading culinary event, making a significant contribution to the global haute cuisine market by discovering new chefs and identifying avant-garde trends. In the upcoming edition, it‘ll take on a hybrid format that combines live on-site activities with online sessions in all five continents.
Madrid Fusión 2022, held this past March, hit a record high in the numbers of visitors – 16,500 –, registered conference attendees – 1171 –, and accredited media – 1038 reporters from all over the world.
On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Madrid Fusión welcomed top visiting chefs, including Spaniards David Muñoz and Joan Roca, who’ve been granted three Michelin stars each; René Redzepi, known for his work on the reinvention and refinement of a new Nordic cuisine; Gastón Acurio, ambassador of Peruvian cuisine; Antonia Klugmann, one of the most sensational stars of the northern Italian gourmet scene; Hisato Hamada, from Japan, self-taught chef-turned-wagyu-expert; and Alex Atala, from Brazil, one of Latin America’s leading chefs. Pedro Aguilera was crowned Best Emerging Chef 2022. He currently works at the family-run restaurant Mesón Sabor Andaluz in Alcalá del Valle, Cádiz.
Check out the Madrid Fusión full programme
