market

The market returns this year with even more good, clean and fair food. Have a wander after a film screening or refuel before you head into one of the festival’s debates. And don’t hesitate to chat to the farmers, producers and sellers, who are always happy to answer questions and share their stories.

 

In collaboration with The Food Line-Up, we’ve signed up a host of tasty food trucks and innovative culinary entrepreneurs. Lotte Wouters,  The Food Line-Up founder, is setting a new standard for sustainable food at festivals, and we are happy to support her.

 

Pick up a spicy treat from Curryup! and then cool off with a water ice from MELT Icepops. Looking for a guilt-free snack? The Rainbow Group helps former homeless people get back on their feet by selling organic rainbow popcorn.

 

Buskruid will be dishing up homemade soups, salads and sandwiches, and Grizzl will be flipping their hearty burgers (including an vegetarian option). Vleesch Noch Visch serves pitas with vegetarian gyros and Brandt & Levie tasty artisanal sausages, both dry (at the market) and fresh in a bun (at the food court) with sauce and salad.

 

Bookworms can nose around the stall of De Kookboekhandel, the only shop in the country specialised in cookbooks from around the world. Find kitchenware at Oldenhof and products specially selected by Slow Food at Ark van de Smaak.

 

Meanwhile, Vlaamsch Broodhuys will be filling bellies with sourdough bread and sandwiches, Giel Cider uses only Dutch apples in its homemade ciders, and Willem&Drees sells regional fruit and vegetables, including a number of heirloom varieties. 

 

Ghee, an Indian clarified butter with a delicate flavour, can be found at Ghee Easy, Meeuwig & Zn sources traditional olive oils from around the Mediterranean, and Imkerij Hortensius has honey and mead. 

 

Feel yourself flagging? Head over to Moyee for a shot of excellent, ‘fair-chain’ coffee. Or try the bonbons from the Chocolatemakers, who select their cocoa beans by hand. 

 

Amsterdam was once connected to its surroundings by the milk that was brought into the city. Designer and choreographer Sietske Klooster (the MelkSalon) will launch the MelkWegen during the Food Film Festival, with the aim of re-establishing the link between milk producers and consumers. Festivalgoers will be invited to participate. How? Join the event and find out!

 

The Taste Station from LTO lets you sample Dutch products and then fire all your questions about the agricultural sector at them. At the Kipster’s chicken coops you’ll see a small part of our no-waste policy, and if you come across coffee grounds sprouting mushrooms, then you’ve found a wonderful recycling project from Gro.

 

In the foyer of the MC Theater is The Food Chain Project. Artist Itamar Gilboa kept a diary of what he ate every day for a year. He came to the conclusion that he consumed more meat and alcohol than he thought possible. To give others an insight into our daily consumption patterns, Itamar transformed around 8,000 foodstuffs into a portable porcelain supermarket, part of which will be displayed at the Food Film Festival as an installation. The sculptures are for sale and a portion of the proceeds will go to organisations working to combat hunger. In this way, the installation creates a so-called ‘food chain’.

 

On 9 and 10 May, the Food Film Festival will share the Westergasfabriek with the mini-festival Denim Days. In the Zuiveringshal, you'll find indigo-blue jeans in all shapes and sizes. Buy the latest models or bring in your old favourites to be repaired.