Appetite for Words Festival
A Literary Festival with a Culinary Twist | Oct. 27-29, 2017
DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS YET?
COMING THIS OCTOBER 27th to 29th!
Join us as we launch our unique weekend event dedicated to Food and Book Lovers:
Appetite for Words, a Literary Festival with a Culinary Twist!
Seating is limited. Purchase your tickets today to avoid disappointment!
Here is the full schedule of events:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th
Taste the Tradition with Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer in Residence, Chef Andrew George Jr.
Friday, October 27
Dinner at 6:30pm
SCS Kitchens | 136 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 7Y4
$70 + HST
This event is almost sold out!
“Aboriginal people have a strong tie to the land and to their traditions, and it has been my goal to fuse these traditional values with modern and innovative cooking techniques.”
To open the festival, guests are invited to “Taste the Tradition” as 2017 Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer in Residence Chef Andrew George Jr. brings traditions of indigenous cuisine, teachings, and culture into the modern world at a scrumptious literary dinner.
Three Sisters Soup and Stoney Plains Bannock (Feasts for all Seasons)
Trio of Smoked Fish (Trout, Arctic Char, Salmon)
Braised Buffalo Ribs with Red Pepper Pesto, and Baby Root Vegetable and Wild Rice Pilaf (Modern Native Feasts)
Bannock Galette with Wildberry Coulis
Hudson Bay Tea Included
JoieFarm Wine Pairings Included (15oz)
Chef Andrew George Jr. is the Stratford Chefs School's 2017 Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer in Residence, a member of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia, and author of Modern Native Feasts and Feasts for all Seasons. He was a participant on the first all-Native team at the Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt and chef delegate on a US State Department initiative called “Culinary Diplomacy: Promoting Cultural Understanding Through Food.” George also teaches Native students to cook and develops Native menus for restaurants and hotels.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28th
Perth County Farm Lunch with Jonah Campbell
11:00am to 1:00pm
Church Hill Farm | 4371 Huron Rd, New Hamburg, ON N3A 3C6
$40 + HST
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Is there anything better than an open-air discussion of food and literature at Church Hill Farm? Perhaps when it's accompanied by a ploughman’s lunch buffet and a reading from author Jonah Campbell!
Join us for an open-air discussion of food, literature, cultural influences, and a new perspective on the way we see food. Arrive at 11 to explore the farm and receive informal farm tours. The buffet lunch starts at noon with a discussion, reading and QA with Jonah Campbell.
The menu will be ploughman's style buffet comprised of :
A Selection of Farm-Raised Sausages, Pork, Beef and Lamb
Church Hill Farm Seasonal Produce and Preserves
Farm-Raised Devilled Eggs
Farmstead Cheese from Neighbouring Mountainoak Cheese Ltd.
Cold fresh-pressed Organic Juice from Stratford's Farm Juice Co.
Or a Glass of Beer from Stratford's Black Swan Brewery
Baguette from Downie Street Bakehouse
Jonah Campbell is a Canadian researcher and author. He spends time researching with the Social Studies of Medicine unit at McGill University, and managing the wine programs of Bar Alexandraplatz and Bar Barbara. Campbell also manages a blog called Stillcrapulent. He’s made contributions to the National Post, VICE, Harper’s, and CULTH Mtl. His latest book is Eaten Back to Life: Turning Pleasures into Problems since 2008.
Mastery Theory Class with Chef Andrew George Jr.
Choice of Two Sessions: 1:30 - 3:00pm or 3:30 - 5:00pm
SCS Learning Centre | 184 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 3J3
$20 + HST
Don't miss this one of a kind experience!
Take part in this rare opportunity to sit in on an actual classroom session at the Stratford Chefs School!
You'll join students for a culinary writing theory class where Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer in Residence Chef Andrew George Jr. will talk about translating personal history into a cookbook. You'll learn about his personal journey from the Bush (Wet’suwet’en traditional territories and camps) to Berlin and how this influenced his culinary writing. This theory class is offered at 1:30 pm and again at 3:30pm.
Literature on the Rocks: Literary Cocktails
4:30 - 6:00pm
Junction 56 Distillery | 45 Cambria St, Stratford, ON N5A 1G8
$25 + HST
Reminiscent of a time with great music, literature, and drinks, Literature on the Rocks is here to take you back to the novels that started it all! Join us for an afternoon of cocktails and conversation all inspired by the literary classics. This unique event will be hosted by Junction 56 Distillery—a local favourite. See you at the bar!
Award-Winning Junction 56 Distillery makes the highest quality products with local ingredients. They are committed to challenging traditional perceptions and pushing the boundaries of innovation in all spirit categories. They leverage tried and tested techniques as the basis, then add their own unique methods to deliver a fresh twist on traditional spirits.
Participants are required to be 19 years of age or older.
Literary Dinner with Alice Zorn: A Taste of Old Quebec
Dinner at 6:30pm
SCS Kitchens | 136 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 7Y4
$70 + HST
Fancy a taste of Quebec? In an exclusive Appetite for Words dinner, our chefs will be cooking up a taste of "la belle province" inspired by author Alice Zorn's 2017 Evergreen Award-nominated book Five Roses. Who can say no to an incredible pouding chômeur?!
Five Roses by Alice Zorn is an engrossing story of the complicated relationships and histories between four women living, loving, and working in Pointe St. Charles, a working-class neighbourhood in Montreal. The city of Pointe itself is a character in Five Roses, and Zorn explores the gentrification of the Pointe St. Charles neighbourhood as a backdrop to the turmoil—and, ultimately, growth—affecting her main characters.
Today, menu items such as cretons and pouding chômeur have become trendy in an area of the city where they were once a necessity, but have nevertheless remained staples for well over a century.
Join Alice Zorn for a literary dinner that pays homage to the culinary history of working-class Montreal and Quebec with the following menu:
Smoked and steamed salmon rillettes, with celeriac, apple and baguette
Pea soup "aux habitants"
Tourtière, with red pepper chutney and roasted Brussels sprouts
Pouding Chômeur, with spiced ice milk
Wine Pairings Included (15oz)
revel Coffee Included
Alice Zorn is the author of Arrhythmia and a book of short fiction, Ruins Relics, which was a finalist for the 2009 Quebec Writers’ Federation First Book Prize. She has twice placed first in Prairie Fire’s Fiction Contest. Her novel Five Roses is a novel about overcoming the emotional fallout of a shattering loss.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28th
Cookbook Photography Workshop with Terry Manzo
9:00 - 11:00am
SCS Learning Centre | 184 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 3J3
$40 + HST
Learn what it takes to create snapshots worth talking about! Photographer Terry Manzo will be holding a workshop to inspire bloggers, Instagrammers, and those with a great love of photography. Tools can be as simple as a pocket camera or a smartphone. Learn the basic knowledge needed for success such as the importance of composition, lighting, and camera angles. Discover the smartphone tools and apps needed for editing to create the perfect image. The course will take place in the Learning Centre classroom for visual presentations.
This course is limited to ten attendees, so sign up today and be a part of the fun!
For thirty years, professional photographer Terry Manzo has been combining unique and compelling perspectives with strong technical skills. A Stratford Chef School alumni, she has exhibited regularly in Ontario and worked on several ambitious social media projects, posting daily or weekly photographs or photographic collages for a year during 2011, 2013, and 2016. She has taught photography courses at Gallery Stratford since 1999, and her commercial work encompasses a broad spectrum from publicity, events, products, concerts and theatre, to people at work and play.
Literary Lunch with Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller
11:00am - 1:30pm
SCS Kitchens | 136 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 7Y4
$40 + HST
Vancouver-based writers, adventurers, and foodies Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller travelled the True North to find the best in Canadian food culture. Today, they bring their inspiring stories and the unique recipes they’ve discovered to the Appetite for Words festival in Stratford! With their incredible cuisine and inspiring friendship, this will be an event you won’t want to miss!
The menu will be created by Mercer, served family style and will be comprised of:
Salad of maple molasses braised pork belly, beluga lentils, pickled butternut squash, Soiled Reputations fall greens, wild blueberry and Black Swan barbecue sauce
Pickled garlic scape bannock with smoked butter
Grandma O’Donnell’s warm butter tarts, apple butter sorbet
Vancouver-based writers and adventurers, Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller, embarked on a cross-Canada adventure that brought them to all 10 provinces and all 3 territories in search of diverse and interesting stories of Canadian food culture. The result is FEAST: An Edible Road Trip, a collection of recipes and stories. Dana has authored the food blog, Spoon! while Lindsay was a food blogger for Tourism Richmond’s 365 Days of Dining. Dana is currently working toward a Certificate in Food Security from Ryerson University and Lindsay holds a Masters of Food Culture and Communications from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy.
Exclusive Book Launch and Lunch with Laura Calder
11:00am - 1:30pm
Revival House | 70 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario N5A 3M1
$65 + HST (price includes a copy of Laura Calder's latest book!)
Tickets moving quickly!
Be one of the very first people to receive a copy of award-winning television host and bestselling author Laura Calder's brand new book, The Inviting Life, before it hits bookshelves!
Join Laura for lunch at Revival House as she launches The Inviting Life, her new book about how to live each day with the desire and determination to turn the ordinary into something lovely. During this launch, you will learn directly from Laura about the inspiration behind her book, the value of hosting and what makes a great host, and the importance of creating an inviting life. You will also have a chance to ask her your own personal questions.
Included in the ticket price is your very own copy of Laura’s book, along with an opportunity to have it signed by the author. Each table setting will also feature a hosting tips card from The Inviting Life, a small floral gift from Stratford Blooms and a gift from Bradshaws & Kitchen Detail that participants can take home at the end of the afternoon.
How to Write a Cookbook Workshop with Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller
2:00 - 5:00pm
SCS Learning Centre | 184 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 3J3
$55 + HST
Limited seats!
Go behind the scenes and see what it really takes to create a cookbook!
This workshop will provide all the skills you need to create a bestseller, from tips on formatting, proof-reading, and copywriting to layout design, brainstorming, and recipe development. Nothing will be left off the table! Vancouver-based writers of the highly anticipated book FEAST: An Edible Road Trip Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller join us in an engaging workshop that is both educational and inspiring.
Not Bossy; Brilliant: A Literary Dinner with Jen Agg
Dinner at 6:30pm
SCS Kitchens | 136 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 7Y4
$70 + HST
Tickets moving quickly!
"When it comes to restaurants, Jen Agg seems to have psychic powers: every few years, she reimagines the way we eat and drink..." - Toronto Life.
Leading in any industry is often difficult for a woman. Renowned restaurateur Jen Agg, however, finds strength in her femininity and isn’t allowing the standards set by society to hold her back. “You have to push your accomplishments, because—patriarchy,” she states.
In her debut memoir entitled I Hear She’s a Real Bitch, Agg discusses her life in the restaurant business and her constant fight against sexism in the industry. Join us in an eventful, engaging evening discussing feminism, success, and how to survive in a man’s world. The menu will be inspired by Jen Agg's The Black Hoof restaurant.
Wine Pairings Included (15oz)
revel Coffee Included
Outspoken and inspiring, and a superstar of the restaurant world, Jen Agg is the owner of The Black Hoof, Grey Gardens, Rhum Corner, and Cocktail Bar in Toronto and Agrikol in Montreal. She is a leader in the discussion of sexism and the mistreatment of restaurant workers. She has organized a sold-out conference called “Kitchen Bitches” that addressed gender, sexism, and injustice in restaurants. She is known as a respected voice of feminism on Twitter and an inspiration in the fight against patriarchy in the food industry. Author of the memoir I Hear She’s a Real Bitch, and a big fan of nachos, you can find her on most nights in one of her spots, tipping back rosé as slowly as possible.
Don't miss the opportunity to have dinner with Jen - and hear what's on her mind!
About Stratford Chefs School
Nestled in the heart of Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Chefs School is a not-for-profit career college focused on the innovative, hands-on training of high quality, aspiring chefs and culinary entrepreneurs. Since 1983 the School has helped to set the standard for excellence in culinary training in Canada, and produced over 750 graduates who contribute to the development of a distinctive Canadian cuisine.
Between October and March each year, Stratford’s most cherished culinary secret is the School’s Dinner Series. As part of their training, students enrolled in the 2-year professional program rotate through kitchen positions to produce new menus daily under the guidance of the School's faculty of esteemed local chefs and guest chefs from across Canada and around the world.
In 2017, the Stratford Chefs School established their Open Kitchen program; spring and summer cooking classes and learning experiences devoted to the dedicated home cook. Classes and workshops include hands-on cooking intensives, menu planning, pastry, fermentation, wine tasting, and Team Building & Wellness.
For more information on the Stratford Chefs School, please contact Executive Director Kim Cosgrove at 519-271-1414 or kcosgrove@stratfordchef.com
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