Festival Program Events
 Warning!
You may get really hungry after reading this. Everything from Junior
Mint brownies and Conecuh sausage corn dogs to beer samples and
gourmet popcorn will be offered during the second Eat Drink Read
Write Festival at the Birmingham Public Library, Sept. 8 -15. A
cooking class, food documentary, children's crafts, poetry slam,
writing workshops and more will be featured during the free
festival, which will explore the glorious worlds of the written word
and Alabama foods. Reservations are required for each event. Food
will be provided by member restaurants of Birmingham Originals, MIX
Bakery and Cafe, Whole Foods Market and Yellow Moon Cheese Co.
But that's not all.
Registered EDRW attendees will be eligible to enter a drawing for a
pair of tickets to see renowned chef and author Anthony Bourdain -
the bad boy of cuisine - on Nov. 1 at UAB's Alys Stephens Performing
Arts Center. His show is called "Anthony
Bourdain: Guts & Glory.'' You must attend an EDRW event in order
to enter the drawing. A winner will be selected and notified.
Hungry for more details? Check out the schedule.
All events are FREE. Some events
require reservations.
Saturday, September 8
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pepper
Place Saturday Market
Birmingham storyteller Katie Elkins will perform stories
related to food. The Desert Island Supply Co. will lead informal
produce-themed writing workshops for children and adults, and BPL
will offer food-related crafts.
Tuesday, September 11
Time 6:00 p.m.
Birmingham Public Library, Central
Birmingham Foodie Book Club Presents The World
in a Skillet by Paul and Angela Knipple
Reservations required
(Eventbrite)
Memphis couple Paul and Angela Knipple will discuss their book "The
World in a Skillet: A Food Lover's Tour of the New American South,''
which focuses on restaurants run by first-generation immigrants in
the South. Mr. Chen's Authentic Chinese Cooking of Hoover is in the
book and will cater the event. The Birmingham Foodie Book Club is
presenting the event. (The Knipples’ book will be available for
$30.)
Wednesday, September 12
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Desert Island Supply Co.
Food Stories
Reservations required
(Eventbrite)
Participants will have five minutes to tell a true,
personal story about food. No notes are allowed in this challenge,
known as "Food Stories.'' Participants are ready to tell stories
that will leave an audience laughing. This entertaining presentation
is modeled after National Public Radio's "The Moth.'' Mafiaoza’s of
Crestline Village will provide refreshments. Two free drinks (craft
beer or wine) will be provided, courtesy of The J. Clyde. A cash bar
will also be available.
Thursday, September 13
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Birmingham Public Library, Central
Eating Alabama: A Story About Why Food
Matters
Reservations required
(Eventbrite)
Tuscaloosa filmmaker Andrew Beck will share his "Eating
Alabama: A Story About Why Food Matters'' and then lead a
discussion about it. The documentary is about a young couple setting
out to eat the way their grandparents did, locally and seasonally.
However, they soon realized that nearly everything about today's
food system has changed from the past. Little Savannah will make
Conecuh sausage corn dogs and Alabama slaw; Satterfield’s will
provide gourmet popcorn; Culinard Cafe will make Junior Mint
brownies and M&M cookies; and Slice Pizza and Brew will make Conecuh
sausage skewers with roasted Alabama peppers and onions served with
a mustard jam. Two free drinks (craft beer or wine) will be
provided, courtesy of The J. Clyde. A cash bar will also be
available.
Friday, September 14
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Birmingham Public Library, Central
Bards & Brews Poetry Performance/Beer and
Cheese Tasting
Featuring Beer and Cheese Pairings by Chef and Bread Guru Corey
Hinkel
The library's popular Bards & Brews monthly poetry performance and
beer-tasting event will be packed with activities on this night.
Chef Corey Hinkel of MIX Bakery an Cafe in downtown Birmingham and
Yellow Moon Cheese Co. in Alexandria, Ala. will talk about beer,
bread and his homemade cheeses. Beer and cheese pairings have been a
growing trend through the years, and Hinkel’s tips will put you in
the know. Also, Chef Chris Dupont of MIX Bakery and Cafe and Cafe
Dupont will prepare appetizers, using ingredients donated by Whole
Foods Market. There will also be a poetry slam and prizes to the top
three winners. Avondale Brewing Co., Back Forty Beer Co., Bell's
Brewery and Good People Brewing Co. will furnish the beer. The
Reflections, a band made up of library employees, will perform.
Attendees must be at least 18 to attend and 21 or older to be
served.
Saturday, September 15.
Time: 11:00 a.m.
European Kitchen of Alabama
"Bring Your Own" Cooking Class with Tamar
Adler, Author of An Everlasting Meal
Reservations required (Eventbrite)
Brooklyn-based chef and author Tamar Adler will lead a
"bring-your-own'' cooking class, where attendees can bring anything
from their fridge or pantry and see what Adler can make with it. To
make it really interesting, ingredients can be things such as old
herbs, leftover pasta or even fading vegetables. Birmingham chefs
George Reis of Ocean and 26, Chris Vizzina of Campus Dining Inc. at
Samford University, Eryka Perry of Not Just Catering and Jessica
Cox, a culinary nutritionist with eMeals, will assist Adler in the
kitchen. Crestline Bagel Co. of Crestline Village will provide
additional refreshments. Two free drinks (craft beer or wine) will
be provided, courtesy of The J. Clyde. A cash bar will also be
available. (Adler’s book will be available for $15.)
NOTE: Eat Drink Read Write T-shirts are $15 and can be found at the
Friends Bookstore on the second floor of the Central Library, The J.
Clyde, MIX Bakery and Cafe, Whole Foods Market, and at each EDRW
event. Earth Creations of Bessemer made the T-shirts, which are
colored with Alabama clay dyes. EDRW funding was made possible by
Friends of the Birmingham Public Library.
NOTE: Different library branches will offer EDRW storytimes and
after-school events for children. Please check the
calendar for dates, times and locations for the children-themed
events.
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