Friday, August 31, 2012
Events / Clusterfest Food lover's guide to the Decatur Book Festival (clusterfest)
Posted by Stephanie Dazey @stephaniedazey on Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Joeff Davis
- The Decatur Book Festival is this Fri.-Sun.
There's plenty of food love to be had at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend, and organizers say they've diversified the 2012 Cooking Track like never before. Sponsored by The Cook's Warehouse, this year will be a blend of the traditional and contemporary with presenters like author Sheri Castle, who will share ideas and recipes from her newest book: The New Southern Garden Cookbook: Enjoying the Best from Homegrown Gardens, Farmers’ Markets, Roadside Stands and CSA Farm Boxes, and famed Southern food writer John T. Edge, who will be on hand to share photographs and stories from his new book, The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America's Best Restaurants on Wheels. Check out the Food Track schedule below:
Saturday, Sept. 1
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cooks Warehouse Stage
Back in the Day Bakery
Cheryl and Griffith Day bake up a storm at the Book Festival this year, with recipes from their book.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cooks Warehouse Stage
The Mom 100
Discover delicious, healthy recipes that'll work for the whole family.
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cooks Warehouse Stage
Tasia's Table: Cooking with the Artisan Cheesemaker at Belle Chevre
Cheesemaker Tasia Malakasis shares her adventures with cheesemaking.
Sunday, Sept. 2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cooks Warehouse Stage
The New Southern Garden Cookbook: Enjoying the Best from Homegrown Gardens, Farmers’ Markets, Roadside Stands and CSA Farm Boxes
Author Sheri Castle shares her fresh perspective on Southern sourcing and cooking.
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cooks Warehouse Stage
The Shamrock and Peach: A Culinary Journey from the North of Ireland to the American South
Judith McLoughlin journeys through the cultural similarities between Ireland and the American South,... Read more.
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Decatur Library
The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America's Best Restaurants on Wheels
Hear from John T. Edge as he reflects on his cross-country food truck romp.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cooks Warehouse Stage
Foraged Flavor
Tama Wong will be joined by Woodfire Grill executive chef E.J. Hodgkinson to show you how to make a meal out of what's readily available in your own backyard.
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