Gefiltefest 2011 programme is rather tasty

I know I said was excited before, but having just received the (draft) final programme (pdf) for Gefiltefest 2011 from Michael Leventhal, the organiser, now I'm really excited.

For far too long I have harped on about the parlous state of kosher food in the UK, feeling like I was screaming into a void.  It turns out there are others out there who actually care and Michael has corralled them for the day.

There are almost too many interesting things to contain in one measly post, but I'll have a go:

Adam Taub's talking on 'Have you eaten? 4 meals that transformed the Jewish People'.  You may not have heard of Adam but he's a great speaker, brilliantly engaging.

Rose Prince - yes as in that Rose Prince, and that one and that one, yes her - is doing a cookery demonstration on Jewish flatbreads.  I'm guessing there's more to this session than just pitta.

There are sessions on bee-keeping, the politics of food, the Torah's approach to farming and a demonstration of Tunisian cooking.

More esoterically there's an event on Japanese Jewish cooking.  Eh?  And a session called 'Reel Food and Sex: Food on Film'.  Ahem.

Back to the straight and narrow, there's the all important tasting session comparing staples like bagels, cheesecake and challah.

And finally, I may even be doing the odd session.  Oh ok then, I'll stop being bashful.  I am doing three sessions, one on the current state of kosher restaurants entitled a little bit provocatively 'Kosher restaurants are rubbish', I'm compering the tasting mentioned above and hosting a film screening of three shorts.

UPDATED: You can download the final programme here (pdf).

I will update this post, especially once the programme is finalised. 

Gefiltefest will be taking place at the LJCC on Sunday 22 May 2011.  Tickets and further info are available here.

 

 

Comments

[msmarmite]

Goddammit I missed that. I hope they will do another.

[Anthony Silverbrow]

@msmarmite if e success of this year was anything to go by then I'm sure there will be a Gefiltefest 2012

[Layne]

Dear Anthony Silverbrow,
My name is Layne Mosler, and I'm the editor at Rama Food, a new digital food tour company. I'm not sure if you got my email, but I love your blog and wonder if you'd be interested in writing a London tour for our iPhone app? If you'd like to send me an email - [email protected] - I'd be glad to tell you more.
Cheers and happy eating,
Layne
PS - No, I'm not going to ask you to write for free!

[Anthony Silverbrow]

Thanks Layne, I'll email you about this.