CONSOLFOOD 2025

Last edited: 1 September 2025

The Sixth International Conference, CONSOLFOOD 2025, was held 5-7 May 2025 in Marseille, France. Top experts from all over the world came to discuss topics related to advances in solar food processing and solar cooking.

News[]

September 2025: Conference proceedings updated - Celestino Ruivo releases CONSOLFOOD 2025 updated list of the proceedings

June 2025: Conference presentations available for viewing - Celestino Ruivo, conference organizer, has uploaded the first of the presentation videos of CONSOLFOOD 2025 to YouTube. Along with videos from previous years, they can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/@consolfood7108/playlists

Conference lunch at Le Présage[]

Between presentations, meals and hors d'oeuvres were prepared and served to attendees at the near by solar restaurant, Le Présage. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate fully, but lovely meals were shared. SCI program director, Sara Rosen, offers her reflections of the restaurant experience below.

Le Présage offers more than just a meal —it’s an inspired and ingeniously engineered showcase of solar cooking at its best. Perched on the outskirts of Marseille and brought to life by Pierre-André Aubert, the kitchen relies on Scheffler cookers—sun-tracking reflectors positioned just behind the building—to funnel concentrated sunlight through specially designed windows to heat custom-built stoves. In this way, the chefs can preserve familiar indoor techniques while harnessing solar thermal energy. Read her entire restaurant review...