Sunday Breakfast

By now we've all really bonded and feel like family... could you please pass me the tea? Who did you hang out with last night? Your host will be Máirtín…

Coffee Break

Sunday morning - coffee badly needed! And then perhaps we share . . . our favorite kitchen gadgets and techniques for using spices (or anything else that suits our fancy)?…

Tea Break and a Recap of The Weekend

Bottoms up, it's just the beginning of the end! Let's have tea, recap the weekend marathon and get ready for the quieter waters of The Conference. Your hosts will be…

Afternoon Tea

Let's reconvene for afternoon tea and chat about the past weeks - what were your discoveries?

2023 Topic Selection

Symposium tradition dictates that the final session be devoted to democratically selecting the theme for the symposium three years hence. The session is joyfully chaotic and will be hosted by…

Farewell Drinks at the Bar

A last chance to chat and say goodbye to everybody - and make plans for 2021: Food and the Imagination. Your, our hosts, will be all organisers, trustees, president, registrar,…

Tea Break with Mark McWilliams

Let's have tea with our editor and discuss Margaret Atwood's ideas, suggestions and insights. Fiction is not reality...

Welcome drinks with Ursula Heinzelmann

Be it virtual or on the St Catz lawn, with Riesling in your glass or elderflower cordial - the Friday predinner welcome reception is one of the most joyous and…

Dinner chat

One of the most important qualities of a successful meal is that it inspires good conversation. Let's make this one worldwide, large table by turning your cameras on!

Q&A with Nilesh Patel, moderated by Cathy Kaufman

This very touching and evocative short surely transported you back to... childhood? India? Share your thoughts, and learn more about the film director's intentions behind and experiences with his work.

Q&A with Ali Kenefick

With her video, Ali Kenefick challenges us to evaluate our relationship with meat and meat-animals through simple yet unusual meat-based recipes that distort everyday conventions surrounding meat consumption. What's your…

Breakfast

Breakfast for you might be cocktail hour for others in the room - what kind of imaginative fortification is sustaining you at this hour? Let's share and get to know…