Behind the Scenes

at Tottenham Hotspur

Arena’s exclusive Autumn ‘behind the scenes’ event takes place at the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club on Monday 29 September 2025.  Opened in April, 2019 Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium is the largest club stadium in London with a capacity of 62,850 and features over 60 food and drink outlets across the stadium which are inspired by London's vibrant street food scene.

Buy Tickets

Single Tickets Excl. VAT

  • Members £189
  • Non-members £350

Tables of 10 Excl. VAT

  • Members £1,701
  • Non-members £3,150

Event Timings

10.30am Guest Arrival and Refreshments
11.15am Insight Session - Global Food and Drink Trends
11.45am Drinks and Canape Reception
12.30pm Keynote Speech
1.00pm Three Course Lunch
2.30pm Mark Reynolds, Executive Head Chef, Tottenham Hotspur
3.00pm 'Behind the Scenes' Tour
4.00pm Drinks and Networking
4.30pm Guests Depart

The Event

Within this state of the art sporting venue, guests in attendance will experience the following:-

Inspiring insight:  the event will begin with an inspirational session looking at global food and drink trends

Behind the Scenes Tour:  Step behind-the-scenes with an exclusive VIP tour experience like no other.  Embark on a journey through some of the most iconic and unseen areas of this world-class venue including the state-of-the-art kitchens and catering facilities.  Walk through the changing rooms, down the tunnel and out onto the 62,850-seat stadium to experience the matchday magic for yourself. 

Exclusive Drinks and Canape Reception:  Enjoy the stunning surroundings within the exciting and sophisticated East Quarter Level 2.  With amazing views of the pitch there will be plenty of opportunity to catch up with industry colleagues and form new business relationships

Keynote speeches:  Throughout the event, guests will hear from key personnel within Levy Restaurants – Tottenham Hotspur’s official hospitality partner.

Mark Reynolds, Executive Head Chef of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and Chair of the Craft Guild of Chefs will inspire the audience with interesting and enlightening facts about the catering and hospitality side of the stadium in addition to some anecdotal stories.

Three-Course Lunch:  Guests will enjoy a mouth-watering three-course lunch prepared by Mark and his chef brigade, whilst enjoying the stunning surroundings within the stadium.

Tickets are strictly limited to 150 guests so book early to avoid disappointment.

Meet Our First Speaker

Mark Reynolds, Executive Head Chef, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Having started his Career in his father’s pub Mark soon learned the love for the industry and started a career at Hilton working at the Famous Park Lane Hotel, the Langham and the launch of Six Hilton Nationals over a 4-year period. Mark has gone on to run some of the biggest sporting venues in the world including the National Stadium Wembley, the opening of the Emirates Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur’ss state of the art stadium and more recently into a regional role looking after the O2, The Oval, Chelsea, Brentford, Tottenham and the Goodwood estate.

Now with over 35 years of experience in the industry, Mark loves to keep progressing; delivering new and exciting methods and techniques of ways of doing things and incorporating this into his food.

During Marks career, he’s had the pleasure of cooking for many public figures including, British Royalty HRH the Queen, as well as Liam Neeson, Wesley Snipes, Sigourney Weaver, Ewan McGregor and Uma Thurman – as well as various football teams!

Mark is extremely proud to be the National Chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs a well-recognized and respected chef organization with Worldwide membership. Being National Chairman allows Mark access to help build and nurture chefs for the future with competitions, school talks and helping training colleges with advice and Guild accreditations.