Celebrating the stories behind your favourite recipes.

Join some of Queensland and Australia’s best-loved food writers for the Food Tales Tour. In a series of regional tours visiting libraries throughout Queensland, Food Tales will bring words and stories to the table in a series of luscious narrative feasts.

A joint initiative of the Queensland Writers Centre and the State Library of Queensland, Food Tales is a celebration of the many traditions, cultures, and memories contained within recipes old and new. Come to the author talks to be inspired by our food writers’ stories, share in brunch / afternoon tea, participate in creative workshops to learn how to translate recipes and experiences into your very own food tales, and get the chance to explore what your local library has to offer. As an added bonus, the workshops will include practical digital publishing discussion, giving you the chance to contribute to the Food Tales website or even set up your own blog.

In 2011, Food Tales toured the South West with The Gourmet Farmer, Matthew Evans, food writer, Karen Reyment, and Rachael Berminham and Kim McCosker of 4 Ingredients fame.
Locations included:

• Wondai
• Warwick
• Goondiwindi
• Cunnamulla
• Mundubbera
• Dalby
• Toowoomba
• Stanthorpe
• Nanango
• Roma
• St George

In 2012, from April to June the Lockyer region and Tropical Queensland played host to soul woman chef Dominique Rizzo, Masterchef finalist and food writer Marion Grasby, and food blogger and soon-to-be author, Lorraine Elliott, aka Not Quite Nigella.
Locations included:

• Gatton
• Laidley
• Esk
• Mareeba
• Atherton
• Stratford
• Innisfail
• Ingham
• Bowen
• Charters Towers
• Ayr

For more information or to create your own Food Tales event, contact Aimée at Queensland Writers Centre for an information and support pack on 07 3842 9923 / alindorff@qwc.asn.au

Looking for an event near you? Check out all the locations that the Food Tales Tour will be visiting at the Locations menu on the right.