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Ready to make food choices that are good for you and the planet?

#Cook4Climate is an annual campaign taking place every October that brings together chefs and citizens from across Europe to celebrate tasty and good food that also happens to be sustainable!
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Events near you

In October, chefs across Europe are opening their doors to share the joy of sustainable cooking. Join in and learn from the best how small changes can make a real difference.

Join the challenge

Think sustainable eating means giving up the food you love? Think again. Our challenge are designed to fit into your real life, with small steps that make a real difference.

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Discover and join chef-led events near you

50+ events coming this October from 25+ chefs across Europe.

Note: New events are added to the map as soon as their details are confirmed, so check back often.

octEat the Whole HarvestFree drop-in activations at Fat Tomato Honesty Farm Shop, Co. Wexford

08oct5:00 pm8:00 pmFood Heroes (Obesity/Eating Disorder Class)

09oct10:53 amSustainability Education for Culinary Professionals

13oct2:00 pm4:00 pmFermentation: Preserving Food, Reimagining Futures

15oct11:00 am4:00 pmCooking for a Changing Climate

15oct6:00 pm10:00 pmFrom Soil to Table - Zero-Waste Tasting Experience (Night 1)

15oct6:00 pm11:00 pmHands4Climate

16oct9:00 am5:00 pmBases de la cuisine végétale – Intensive plant-based cooking course (Day 1)

16oct6:00 pm10:00 pmFrom Soil to Table - Zero-Waste Tasting Experience (Night 2)

17oct9:00 am5:00 pmBases de la cuisine végétale – Intensive plant-based cooking course (Day 2)

21oct9:00 amCook4Climate: Sustainable Fine Dining

23oct2:00 pm6:00 pmCook4Climate Workshop: Seasonal Two-Course Menu (Day 1)

24oct2:00 pm6:00 pmCook4Climate Workshop: Seasonal Two-Course Menu (Day 2)

27oct11:00 am1:30 pmGlean, transform, create, with The Sortidor Civic Center and Sant Joan de Déu Creu dels Molers

27oct6:00 pm8:00 pmGlean, transform, create, with The Sortidor Civic Center and the youth community of l'Espai Zero Quatre

29oct11:00 am1:30 pmCook4Care (session 1): Healthy, Sustainable and Waste-Conscious Cooking

29oct6:00 pm11:00 pmFour-Hands Dinner: Food, Territory & Sustainability

30oct11:00 am1:30 pmCook4Care (session 2): Healthy, Sustainable and Waste-Conscious Cooking

12nov5:00 pm8:00 pmFood Heroes (Diabetes Class)

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Are you a chef? Host your own event!

Passionate about sustainable food and want to inspire your community? Apply to organise a local event and get financial support to make it happen.

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Put a sustainable spin on your cooking!

Cook a dish, snap a photo or video, and share it on the platform of your choice, always with #Cook4Climate.

Choose your path:

  • Recreate a recipe from our recipe book, or
  • Reinvent a traditional dish of your own with a sustainable twist: local & seasonal, plant-forward, or zero-waste.

Shared on Instagram with #Cook4Climate

Meet our Ambassadors

These chefs are leading the way, championing sustainable food choices across Europe and showing that eating well and eating responsibly go hand in hand.

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Who’s behind Cook 4 Climate?

This campaign is led by FoodChoices4Life, a European-funded project helping people across Europe eat healthier, live more sustainably, and waste less.We believe that making better food choices shouldn’t be complicated, so we bring you practical tools, inspiring events, and expert-backed guidance to make it easier. We also train chefs, journalists, and local policymakers to drive lasting change across communities.