19th Symposium – The Welcoming Table
29th March – 1st April 2013
To invite someone is to take responsibility for their well-being the whole time they are under our roof – Aphorism XX, Brillat-Savarin
The Nineteenth Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, to be held in Sydney, Australia, in Easter 2013, explores ways we open out to others around the table. As simple as a family dinner or more complex than a civic banquet, meals are the basis of social communication and togetherness.
The venue is yet to be finalised, but given the exploration of the table’s contribution to social inclusions and exclusions, expect a Sydney suburb that is characterised by populations of the socially dispossessed, where communities are creating new forms of the table or revitalising more traditional ones.
Expect a call for papers in April 2012.
18th Symposium – The Federation of Tastes
The latest Symposium, the 18th, was held in the beautiful surrounds of Old Parliament House Canberra from 13th-16th May 2011. The program was inspired by the historic venue and developed the idea of The Federation of Taste. The Symposium Proceedings will be published online shortly.
The 2011 Symposium Committee warmly thanks our generous sponsors:
Ginger Catering, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, Corvus Creative, Clonakilla, Collector Vineyard, Croser, Eden Road, Jeir Creek Vineyard, Lake George, Louis Roederer Champagne, Mt Majura Vineyard,
Taemas Vineyard, Lyndsay & Edmunds Chocolates, Robyn Rowe Chocolates and Herbie’s Spices.
And all our colleagues:
Colin Bannerman, Mary Brander, Lenore Coltheart, Karen Goldspink, Josephine Gregoire, Marion Halligan, Bernadette Hince, Carolyn Ho, Janet Jeffs, David Panasiak, Ian Ryall and Peter Young.
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