the 21st symposium of gastronomy

 

For over two decades some of Australia’s leading gastronomers like Stephanie Alexander, Andrew McConnell, Barbara Santich, Joanna Savill, Cheong Liew, Matt Preston and Christine Manfield have been meeting, exchanging ideas and recipes, cooking up dreams and sharing meals at the Symposium of Australian Gastronomy.

This December, Melbourne is host to the 21st Symposium of Australian Gastronomy. This gastronomic meeting will gather both local and international food legends – and we are all invited to attend! There will be performances, debates and reflections on topics ranging from Australian colonial gastronomy and dietary dreaming, to utopian and dystopian food in literature, film, art and design.

International speakers include Josh Evans (Nordic Food Lab), Darra Goldstein (Russian food specialist), David Szanto (Bologna Eco-gastronomy project), and Jane Levi (London- based food curator & space food specialist). Australian contributors range from celebrated chefs Stephanie Alexander, Guy Grossi, Stefano de Pieri and Annie Smithers to award-winning Bunurong author Bruce Pascoe, wine writers James Halliday and Max Allen and good food activist Costa Georgiadis.

 

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For tickets and more information on the full Symposium, which is running 2-5 December 2016, visit the website here.

 

THE 21ST SYMPOSIUM OF AUSTRALIAN GASTRONOMY – EVENTS 

Australia’s Changing Foodscapes, Friday, 2 December 9am-4pm

Feed your mind with four amazing panels covering Australia’s gastronomic heritage from the 1980s to now, with much-loved chefs, writers, food and wine personalities, including Stephanie Alexander, James Halliday, Guy Grossi, Stefano de Pieri, Natalie O’Brien, Miranda Sharp and many more. Feed your body with a degustation of local delights provided by Melbourne Farmers’ Market at the University of Melbourne.

Cost: $95 / $85
Venue: The University of Melbourne, Parkville

 

The Winemakers Fair (18+), Friday, 2 December 4pm-6pm

Taste wines made by some of Australia’s leading vignerons and hear their personal stories that led them from a world of business, law and medicine to a passion for wine making.

Cost: $20 / $15
Venue: The University of Melbourne, Parkville

 

Manifesto for Utopian Food Futures, Friday, 2nd December 6.15pm-8pm

How can we work together towards the best possible food futures in a gastronomic utopia? Hear from award-winning Bunurong writer Bruce Pascoe, Josh Evans (formerly Nordic Food Lab), local chef and author Annie Smithers, Nobel Prize Food Futures Advisor Claude Fischler, fair food activist and author Nick Rose and ethical producer Anna Kelly of Plains Paddock Lamb.

Cost: $25 / $20
Venue: The University of Melbourne, Parkville

 

Australian Terroir and Belonging to Country – The Yeringberg/Coranderrk Friendship with Max Allen, Saturday, 3rd December 2016 1pm-3pm
Inspired by the remarkable 19th century Yarra Valley friendship between William Barak, Aboriginal leader at Coranderrk, and the de Pury family, winegrowers at Yeringberg, this unique lunch brings together the concepts of terroir and country in an unforgettable – and delicious – combination. With our host, wine writer and author Max Allen, and descendants of the Barak and de Pury families, hear stories of cooperation and mutual respect, while enjoying Yeringberg lamb expertly cooked on the spit, accompanied by Yeringberg wines and bespoke beer brewed in the Coranderrk style.

Cost: $110 / $95
Venue: The University of Melbourne, Parkville