APPETITE FOR WORDS
A Literary Festival with a Culinary Twist
The Appetite for Words Festival program features authors who have written about food, and fiction writers who allow food to become a strong component of scenes and/or the characters in their novels. The best part is, chefs from Stratford Chefs School create menus inspired by featured books so you can taste the words you’re reading. Our events also feature Literary Cocktail Tastings held at Junction 56 Distillery, and Wine Tastings at Pazzo.
Appetite for Words revolves around storytelling and is created for the enthusiastic and curious — anyone interested in reading, discussing and consuming food (that’s you, right?). We also have educational workshops and tasting sessions. Join us for our inaugural year as Appetite for Words features some of Canada’s best food writing talent.
LITERARY DINNERS: Appetite for Words Throughout the Year!
If you want to taste delicious food throughout the year, sign up for our Appetite for Words Book Club! We’ll be hosting Appetite for Words Dinners and one-off events with visiting authors and food writers, so sign up for our mailing list by emailing AFWdinners@digiwriting.com. Between DigiWriting and the Stratford Chefs School, we put a lifetime of cooking, tasting, and reading about food into our events!
WRITE NOW RETREAT: How to Write A Cookbook
Learn the Art of Food Writing
Food writing can mean many things, and our intensive 3-day writing retreat will take you from concept to completion. Whether you want to write a kitchen memoir, compile your grandmother’s recipes into a book, or create your own cookbook, you’ll benefit from the rare opportunity to spend time with one of Canada’s best food writers to guide your way.
“A natural place to have readers and writers together.”
Stratford Writer’s Festival is a natural place to have readers and writers together.
– Kim Echlin, Giller Prize Nominee
“Unique and inspired culinary literature festival.”
We hope to attend as many Appetite for Words events as possible in October. This unique and inspired culinary literature festival sprouted as a partnership, between Stratford Chefs School’s Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer in Residence Program and DigiWriting, in celebration of Stratford – a culinary and arts tourist destination like no other!
– Ryan Donovan and Carl Heinrich, co-owners of Richmond Station,Toronto
Canada’s Best Culinary Authors & Foodies!
Jen Agg
Author of memoir, I Hear She’s a Real Bitch.
Laura Calder
Award-winning television host and bestselling author
Chef Andrew George Jr.
Literary Dinner with Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer In Residence
Jonah Campbell
Farm Lunch with author of Eaten Back to Life
Dana VanVeller
Literary Lunch with food blogger and author of Feast
Lindsay Anderson
Literary Lunch with food blogger and author of Feast
Stratford: A fusion of literature and the culinary arts
Our unique programming offers an intersection of literature and the arts, from actors reading along with authors, to literary musical performances. There’s so much to see and do in Stratford, from strolling the acres of parks and gardens along the Avon River, to cafes and restaurants, theatre, art galleries and music.
F.A.Q.
Appetite for Words revolves around storytelling and is created for the enthusiastic and curious — anyone interested in reading, discussing and consuming food (that’s you, right?). We also have educational workshops and tasting sessions.
And if you have a creative idea for Appetite for Words, please send any accompanying materials to:
DigiWriting
356 Ontario St.
#299
Stratford, ON
N5A 7X6
Or send electronic copies (PDF or ePUB) to: our email
Stratford Chefs School is a not-for-profit career college focused on the innovative, hands-on training of high quality, aspiring chefs and culinary entrepreneurs.
Vision
To graduate tomorrow’s culinary leaders.
Leads workshops about food writing; provides one-one-one consultations with students who are interested in food writing; presents readings of his or her work to both students and the public.
BENEFITS OF THE GASTRONOMIC WRITER IN RESIDENCE
The writer in residence will benefit the Stratford Chefs School and the wider culinary community in these ways:
1 | He or she will contribute to a more well rounded education for students, a primary objective of the School. The writer in residence will do this by helping students to produce well written documents and to understand how important these are for succeeding in the culinary industry.
2 | By executing a range of culinary / literary activities within the Stratford Chefs School and the broader community, the writer in residence will advance food writing as an important source of knowledge about food culture.
3 | By presenting public readings, he or she will help engage the
public to experience, enjoy and understand the gastronomy of our time.
Trade Secrets | Intensive workshops focused on a cooking technique, dish or product. Subjects include Wine, Pastry, Butchery and more.
Get Cooking! | Intensive workshops focused on themed recipes. Subjects include Bistro, Vegetarian, and International Cuisine.
Boot Camps | A series of classes focused on skill and knowledge development. Subject areas include Fermentation, Cookery, Pastry, Bread, and Wine.
Team Building & Wellness | Social and educational hands on cooking events for groups of 15 to 30 allow guests to cook alongside friends and colleagues or break into teams and compete.
Let us build a unique event to suit your team.