Edible Book Festival
'In Defense of Food' by Erin Walker
Where: Asheville BookWorks When: April Fool’s Day , April l, 2011, Friday. 5:30 – 8:30 PM Who: Bibliophiles, Foodies, Book Artists, Chefs, Bakers, Librarians, Kids and Punsters. How: View – Vote – Eat. Make an Edible Book or simply come and enjoy the masterpieces. All books will be eaten at 7 PM. Cost: Admission is free for those bringing entries and $5 for those without entries.
Eat a Book Today! Edible Book Festival is an annual world-wide event held on or around April Fool’s Day, to celebrate books and food and the people who love them. It combines the creative and culinary talents of bibliophiles, foodies, book artists, chefs, bakers, librarians, kids and punsters.
'Overview of Ancient Scripts' by Jenna Weston
April 1st is the birthday of French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), famous for his book, Physiologie du goût,’ a witty meditation on food. April Fools’ Day is also the perfect day to eat your words and play with them as the “books” are consumed on the day of the event. This ephemeral global banquet, in which anyone can participate, is shared by all on the internet and allows everyone to preserve and discover unique bookish nourishments. This festival is a celebration of the ingestion of culture and a way to concretely share a book; it is also a deeper reflexion on our attachment to food and our cultural differences.
Produced locally each year by Asheville BookWorks, our regional Edible Book Festival will be held on Friday, April 1st, 2011, 5:30 – 8:30 pm (don’t bother coming after 7:30 pm cuz, we eat all the books at 7:00!) Admission is free for those bringing entries and $5 for those without entries.
Register before March 30th by e-mailing us at gallery@ashevillebookworks.com and we’ll reserve a space for your masterpiece. Click for pdf entry form.
'Book of Kale' by Ester Rimer
Create and bring a piece of edible art related to books. It can be a pun on a title, refer to a scene or character, look like a book (or paper, scroll etc), or just have something to do with books. Whatever the inspiration – it must be edible. If you are interpreting a particular book, bring a copy of it to display alongside your masterpiece. Every type of book—children’s classics, detective novels, biographies, fiction and non, poetry, short stories —will be sculpted from a smörgåsbord of foodstuffs. Imagine The Brothers Karamatzah, S’more and Peace, Alice in Wonderbread, The Bun Also Rises, Goodnight Moon Pie, Curd Vonnegut… and so many more brainy, beautiful, silly, clever and tasty transubstantiations of books we love into treats we eat!
Bringing a book? Arrive anytime between 1 and 4 PM to deliver your Edible Book entry. Your admission to the event will be free! Come back with friends and family to view the Edible Books at 5:30 and at 7 PM the Edible Books will be eaten with tea, coffee and milk, perhaps some wine too.
Eating the Books!
Not bringing a book? Come at 5:30 and no later than 7 PM or you won’t have time to see them!
Friday April 1, 2011 Edible Schedule:
- Noon – 4 PM Edible Entries will be accepted, photographed and exhibited.
- 5:30 – 7 PM Public viewing and voting for Best in Show.
- 6:30 Celebrity Judges award prizes.
- 7 PM Edible Books will be eaten with tea, coffee, milk and vino.
Categories
- Most Pun-derful
- Most Drop-dead Gorgeous
- Most Delectably Appetizing
- Best Young Edible Book Artist (K-12)
- Best in Show by Popular Vote!
And our Celebrity Judges are:
Edible Book Festival, April 1, 2010
Edible Book Festival was held on April Fool’s Day, the perfect day to “eat our words.” The team of judges this year were Harry McDaniel, public artist and sculptor; Jodi Rhoden, owner of Short Street Cakes; and Sebastian Matthews, poet and writer. It was a great evening of celebration highlighting everything culinary, literary, visual and musical. Visitors had a chance to vote for their favorite Edible Book entries. After viewing, the entries were heartily consumed and enjoyed by all!
BookWorks would like to thank the nearly 100 visitors who donated generously to the Tuition Scholarship fund.
Asheville Bookworks to Host Region’s Second Annual Edible Book Festival
On April 1, 2010 Asheville BookWorks will host Western North Carolina’s Second International Edible Book Festival.
The Edible Book Festival, established in 2000, has since expanded throughout the world. According to the festival founders, “this ephemeral global banquet… is a celebration of the ingestion of culture and a way to concretely share a book; it is also a deeper reflection on our attachment to food and our cultural differences”. The event is held on April Fools’ Day because it is the perfect day to “eat your words and play with them.”
Proceeds from this event will fund scholarships for classes at BookWorks for residents of Asheville and surrounding communities.
THE EVENT
The Edible Book Festival celebrates the culinary, literary and visual arts in one exciting event! Arrive hungry – entries will be eaten! A panel of judges will evaluate the entries based on creative use of ingredients and how those materials further the goals of the writing or design. The top three artists selected by the judges will receive prizes. First prize is an original artist’s book created at Asheville BookWorks. In addition, everyone attending the event will have a ballot and can rate the pieces on creativity of materials, concept, and execution.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
BookWorks is soliciting participants for the Edible Book Festival to create entries that are “bookish”. Qualified entries will successfully integrate text or literary inspiration and/or appear “book-like” in form. Entries must be entirely edible and properly prepared according to food safety guidelines. Please provide a list of ingredients with your entry.
Each participant receives a free ticket to the event and is eligible for Edible Book Festival’s competition. Download a submission form here or pick one up at Asheville BookWorks. Books that do not need refrigeration may be delivered to BookWorks between March 30 and 31, 2010. Books that need refrigeration should be delivered on April 1 by 1PM.
INFORMATION SESSION
On Monday, March 15 from 6 to 7 pm, anyone interested in submitting an entry for the festival or who simply wants to know more about the history of the Edible Food Festival, is invited to a Question & Answer session at BookWorks. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Bon Appetit!
About the Edible Book Festival: The Edible Book Festival unites bibliophiles, book artists and food lovers to celebrate the ingestion of culture and its fulfilling nourishment. Participants create edible books that are exhibited, documented then consumed. For more information and images, visit www.books2eat.com
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