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Dance Studio  Saturday 7pm   free event

PAIRING WINE WITH FOOD

Want to know which wine to serve with lemon tart or goats cheese? Join Circle of Wine Writers Peter Hallgarten and Fiona Beckett for a tutored food and wine tasting, with partnered food specially prepared by The Stepping Stones chef/patron Gary Levy.

Dance Studio  Sunday 12am  free event

FOOD IN FILM

Chaired by Tim Foster, writer and director of Silent Sound Films

Panellists: Sami Zubaida, reader in sociology at Birkbeck; Cathy Greenhalgh, writer, film maker and senior lecturer in cinematography at LCP School of Media; Pat Mire: writer, producer and director Dirty Rice; Debbie Brodie, food stylist on Felicia’s Journey and Hotel Splendide; and Clare Ferguson, television commercials food stylist.

What is the metaphorical role of food in film? How can it be used to convey on one hand, the subtle expressions of social class and on another, the most explosive of passions? And what are the practical problems of cooking and presenting food for the camera? How can the arrangement and colour of food contribute to the story’s atmosphere and emotional setting? This session is a must for catering and film students. Props of film food will be on display.

Seating is limited, so reserve your place early!

Dance Studio   Sunday  3.30-5pm   free event

IS THE FUTURE ORGANIC?

Chaired by food writer Rosemary Moon

Fiona Gately of Duchy Originals, award-winning author and organic expert Lynda Brown, nutritionist Tanya Carr and chef Frank Bordoni discuss the pros and cons for growers and retailers supplying organic enthusiasts. Seating is limited, so reserve your place early!
 

Cafe  1.30pm  Saturday 14 October 

CELEBRITY CHEF GOURMET LUNCH

A 2 or 3 course menu, introduced and devised by Peter Gordon and the Tabernacle restaurant Nectar. Price £14.95, including glass of wine or beer.

BRUNCH OPERETTA   London premiere
Enjoy a champagne brunch and savour the culinary wit and infectious musical score, sung by Margery Bruce, Carol Bishop, Suzane Walker and Gillian Wormley, with music by Betty Rose and libretto by Marian Lines

‘Definitely Divas’ presents ‘Lunch at the Cooked Goose.’ The vivacious all women quartet hits the fiesta with a charming music theatre piece, mixing champagne with

Chopin and hilarity with Handel.

In a private room of the newly opened restaurant ‘The Cooked Goose’ , the scene is set for a reunion of four college friends. Twenty five years have passed – six marriages, three divorces, the odd affair and one or two diets. While some have reached the top, others are still stuck in their starting blocks. Will it be a jolly reunion or a recipe for disaster?

RCA INTERACTIVE FOOD SCULPTURES

10 junk  artists funk  prepare a dunk  feast
10 funk  artists dunk  prepare a junk  feast
10 dunk  artists junk  prepare a funk  feast.
 

SONIC CATERING BAND  

Shakespeare may have described music as the "food of love" but for these electronic sound alchemists, a love of food is the stuff of music. Devoted to the art of concocting Dada Cuisine, the band’s experimental music is derived purely from the sound of cooking. Besides charting the different course of a meal without artificial instrumentation, every dish, after performance, is consumed by all members of the public.

SLAM FOOD POETRY CONTEST

A poetic food fight par excellence. Eight of London’s finest and most interesting poets perform for prizes in a food-themed, light hearted SLAM! contest. Starring special guests Leo Aylen and Madeline Sabine.
In association with Farrago Poetry

Foyer 6pm Sunday Poetry  free event

Hosted by the organiser, John Paul O Neill of Farrago Poetry

An early evening poetry performance flavoured with some fine words, rhythms and mellow vibes, and lightly seasoned with interesting food-themed material. Featuring a diverse bill of London poetry performers, including the wonderful Michael Horowitz.

Foyer or outside –  throughout the fiesta  

PHAT PHUC VIETNAMESE NOODLE CART

Sample the delicious home-made fish soups in the foyer or outside

Everywhere –  throughout  the fiesta

FOOD MILLINERY

Theatrical accessory designer Deirdre Hawken has designed sumptuous, witty foodie hats to be paraded among the audience at the festival. Watch out for the chic salad and perky fish creations!

Deirdre’s hats explore the often ambiguous relationship women have with fashion and food. The hats are deliciously produced in hand dyed silks using couture millinery techniques.

Food in the Arts Bookshop