2018 Daily Schedule
Looking for the Program, times and session details? Find them in the Symposium schedule.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘Doing’ Curry and Rice
Paul van Reyk reflects on when eating a dish central to his being made him feel out of place.
‘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.
Call for Proposals
The Organising Committee invites proposals from any interested persons or groups for probing and thought-provoking presentations.
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.
Announced! The 22nd Symposium is in Parramatta this November
The 22nd Symposium of Australian Gastronomy celebrating ‘Out of Place’ will be held from Friday 16 November to Monday 19 November at Western Sydney University….
Everyday: New Zealand Symposium of Gastronomy, Christchurch, 25 & 26 November 2017
ARA Institute of Canterbury Theme: ‘Everyday’ Food and food-related activities are important, yet often taken-for-granted parts of our everyday lives. The biological imperative that…