Special Edition: Announcing Novel Food #9
Calling all readers with a passion for cooking and cooks with a love of literature: the new edition of Novel Food, the culinary/literary event that Lisa of Champaign Taste and I co-launched a few seasons ago is here again.
As in the previous editions, we are interested in published literary works (a novel, novella, short story, memoir, bio, poem) that provided you with culinary inspiration.
If you are new to the event, and you are wondering what it is about, follow this link to view my portion of the roundup of all previous editions. In each post, you will find a link to Lisa's portion of the roundup.
Believe me, this is a fun event. And at the end, you get a nice reading list, which can be easily turned into a wish list for the Holidays: it's called advanced planning.
Here are the simple rules for participating in Novel Food:
- Prepare a dish of your choosing that has a connection to a published literary work (novel, novella, short story, memoir, bio, poem).
- Publish a post about it on your blog by the end of Saturday November 7, 2009 (midnight, Pacific Time), referencing the Novel Food event. Include a link to this or to Lisa's announcement. If you wish, you can use the Novel Food logo.
- Send an e-mail to Lisa (champaigntaste AT gmail DOT com) or to me (simosite AT mac DOT com) and include your name, blog name and blog address, and a permanent link to your post. Please, include the words "Novel Food" in the email subject, so we can more easily retrieve the message in our inbox.
- Non-English submissions are fine. If possible, include an introduction in English.
If you don't have a blog, send us an email telling us about the recipe, the literary work that inspired it, and, if you have it, a picture of what you made: we will add it to the roundup as well.
Note: If you don't receive an answer to your email or a comment on your post within two days of sending me or Lisa the email, please contact us again: sometimes email messages get lost in cyberspace.
Lisa and I will do a roundup soon after the deadline.
Looking forward to this once again. I’m not sure what I’m doing, either, but I’m reading a great old novel by Edith Wharton that might be it.
Me too! I love Edith Wharton, so I hope you go with what you are reading now. I am still searching for my inspiring piece of literature.
I look forward to Novel Food, too. I have to find something, though. 😉
Paz
Yea! Now to find a novel I want everyone to read… I was thinking about The Hunger Games, but that may not need extra press.
Ciao, Paz. I am glad you are planning to join us. I am sure you’ll find something interesting to share.
Hi, Ruhama. I am glad you are planning to join us. I must admit I don’t know the work you are mentioning: the title sounds interesting.
Books and Food,
is there a better pair?
I will see if I can manage to bake a timbale, in time for your deadline!
The recipe? Reminiscent of Tomasi di Lampedusa’s in “Il Gattopardo”, minus an ingredient or two. 😉
Not sure if I can join in this round, but I do know what my post will be if I can make it. Cheers to #9 already!
Indeed, Merisi. I hope you’ll manage to make your timbale inspired by Il Gattopardo: such a wonderful novel!
Now you got me curious, Susan, so I hope you will be able to make it for this edition.