Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
SYMPOSIUM ARCHIVES
A record of Symposia past —
Ideally this archive will include published Proceedings, and official programs, but ephemera would be wonderful too, photographs, notes, and reflections.
Please get in touch if you have goodies to share.
The archive project will be discussed at the Bendigo Symposium.
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1 The Upstart Cuisine Adelaide 12-13 March 1984
2 Foodism: Philosophy or Fad Adelaide 21 September-1 October 1985
3 A Multiculinary Society Melbourne 8-10 March 1987
4 Food in Festivity Sydney 16-18 October 1988
5 The Pleasures of the Table Adelaide 10-13 March 1990
6 Much Depends on Dinner Geelong 15-18 September 1991
7 Nature and Culture Canberra 1993
8 Sustaining Gastronomy Adelaide 28-30 September 1994
9 Food & Power Sydney 10-14 April 1996
10 Beyond the tuckerbox – securing the future Grampians 29 March – 1 April 1998
11 The pursuit of happiness from colony to republic Hobart 26-29 September 1999
11a In Holiday Mood Wellington 16-18 March 2001
12 The Edible City: ideas for urban gastronomy Adelaide 10-13 March 2002
13 Food, Fears, Fads and Fancy Orange 13-17 February 2004
14 Preservation or Change? Beechworth 26 – 29 June 2005
15 Beyond the supermarket: learning to overcome gastronomic poverty Dover Tasmania 29 April – 2 May 2007
16 Hunter: ‘Cry the Beloved River’ Newcastle 26 October – 2008
17 Economy Adelaide 13-16 November 2009
18 The Federation of Taste Canberra 13-15 May 2011
19 The Generous Table Newcastle 5-8 April 2013
20 Ferment Wellington NZ 29 November – 1 December 2014
21 Utopian Appetites Melbourne 2-5 December 2016
22 Out of Place Parramatta, Western Sydney 16-19 November 2018
23 SAG Covidium – The education of the senses: Aesthetics of food and drink Brisbane 17-20 July 2020
24 Reclaiming Happiness: The Epicurean Garden, Simple Pleasures and a Sustainable Future Bendigo 8-11 May 2022
The Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink at the University of Adelaide has a useful list of Symposia, since the first in 1984 ‘actively involved in the promotion of Australian gastronomy; that is, one relevant to the culture, climate, and history of the Australian continent’.
Reclaiming Happiness – SAG 24
The 24rd Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
8-11 May 2022 Bendigo VIC
Reclaiming Happiness:
The Epicurean Garden, Simple Pleasures
and a Sustainable Future.
THE COVIDIUM – SAG 23
The 23rd Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
17-20 July 2020 Brisbane QLD
The Education of the Senses:
Aesthetics of Food and Drink
2018
Out of Place – SAG 22
The 22nd Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
16-19 November 2018 Parramatta, western Sydney
Out of Place
Utopian Appetites – SAG 21
The 21st Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
2-3 December 2016 University of Melbourne
Our fault is not, as has been thought, to desire
overmuch, but to desire too little.
2014
Ferment – SAG 20
The 20th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
29 November – 1 December 2014 Wellington NZ
Ferment
The Generous Table – SAG 19
The 19th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
5-8 April 2013 Newcastle
Australian gastronomy academics featured among the myriad of award-winning local restaurants showcased to share their views on food.
2011
The Federation of Taste – SAG 18
The 18th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
13-15 May 2011 Canberra
A surprising range of papers to savour.
2008
Cry the Beloved River – SAG 16
The 16th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
26 – 29 October 2008 Hunter Valley, NSW
Cry the Beloved River – A loaf of bread, a glass of wine, a piece of coal. Living well and in a sustainable manner in the 21st Century
Economy – SAG 17
The 17th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
13–16 November 2009 Adelaide
“Gastronomic Economies” ...celebrating 25 years of Australian Symposia
The Pursuit of Happiness: – SAG 11
The 11th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
26 – 29 September 1999, Hobart Tasmania
The Pursuit of Happiness:
from Colony to Republic
Beyond the Supermarket: – SAG 15
The 15th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
xxxx 2007
, Dover, Tasmania Hobart Tasmania
Preservation or Change: – SAG 14
The 14th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
xxxx 2005, Beechworth Victoria
Food, fears, fads & fantasies: – SAG 13
The 13th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
2004, Orange, NSW
The Edible City : – SAG 12
The 11th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
2002, Adelaide, South Australia
In Holiday Mood: – SAG 11a
The 11th (a) Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
2001, Wellington, New Zealand
The Pursuit of Happiness: – SAG 11
The 11th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
26 – 29 September 1999, Hobart Tasmania
The Pursuit of Happiness:
from Colony to Republic
1998
Beyond the Tuckerbox – SAG 10
The 10th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
1998 Grampians, Victoria
1996
Food and Power – SAG 9
The 9th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
xxxxxxxxxx 1996 Sydney, New South Wales
Sustaining Gastronomy: – SAG 8
The 8th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
1994 , Adelaide, South Australia
1993
Nature and Culture – SAG 7
The 7th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
xxxxxxxxxx 1993 Canberra, A.C.T.
The Pleasures of the Table: – SAG 5
The 5th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
1990 , Adelaide, South Australia
1988
Food in Festivity – SAG 4
The 4th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
xxxxxxxxxx 1988 Sydney, New South Wales
Multicultural Society : – SAG 3
The 3rd Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
1987, Melbourne, Victoria
1985
Foodism – SAG 2
The 2nd Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
1985 Adelaide, South Australia
1984
Upstart Cuisine – SAG 1
The 1st Symposium of Australian Gastronomy
xx August, 1984 Adelaide, South Australia