2018 Daily Schedule
UPDATED! Looking for the Program, times and session details? Find them in the Symposium schedule.
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Out of the Kitchen
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Fat of the land
Symposiast and author Helen Greenwood interviews Vince Heffernan, biodynamic sheep farmer and keynote speaker at the Symposium of Australian Gastronomy 2018.
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Out of the Kitchen
How is Australia’s hospitality industry changing? What can we do better? Join us for a special 1-day industry forum, presented by the Symposium of Australian Gastronomy.
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In search of Parramatta’s lost orangeries
Symposiast and keen windfall fruit picker Paul van Reyk goes on the hunt to find a local touch for morning tea.
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Au Pairs ahoy!
Symposiast Dr Charmaine O’Brien looks at the latest crisis in our national politics and sees parallels with our out of place past.
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From blancmange to garlic dip
Garlic has had quite a journey to the heart of our cuisine writes author, symposiast and garlic enthusiast John Newton.
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‘Doing’ Curry and Rice
Paul van Reyk reflects on when eating a dish central to his being made him feel out of place.
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Migrate
Our sister symposium, the New Zealand Symposium of Gastronomy and Food History, has been announced.
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Early Bird registrations now open!
Book now before our full program is announced for a hefty discount! Offer ends 31 August.
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‘Where eels lie down’: Parramatta’s history and heritage
Historian Jacqui Newling looks at the meaning behind our logo and the site of this year’s Symposium.
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Call for Proposals
The Organising Committee invites proposals from any interested persons or groups for probing and thought-provoking presentations.
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On the theme ‘Out of place’
What’s in a theme? Explore our early thoughts on what ‘Out of place’ could mean and the potential it contains.
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