Powerhouse Late x Vivid Ideas: Pearls of Wisdom

Date: Thursday 1 June 2023

Time: 5pm - 9pm

Location: Powerhouse Ultimo, 500 Harris St, Ultimo

Price: Free - Bookings recommended, but not required.

Curated by Alex Herbert, the chef behind former Surry Hills institution Bird Cow Fish, this night is dedicated to unpacking what food tells us about ourselves.

Featuring chefs, gardeners, authors, scientists, artists and more, in a wonderful blend of interviews, demonstrations, installations and of course, food and drinks. With a strong focus on how First Nations people and migrant communities have shaped Australia’s culinary landscape, Pearls of Wisdom will have you savouring every moment.

AUSTRALIAN VOICES ON FOOD PANELS

5.15-6pm Pearls of Wisdom panel with Joanna Savill

6.30-7.15pm Migrant Voices on Food with Farah Celjo

PODCAST RECORDING

8.15-9pm Three Food Memories podcast recording with Savva Savas

CONVERSATIONS

5.45-6.30pm Considering the Oyster with John Susman

7.15-8pm Surplus and Creativity with Alex Elliott-Howery

FOOD AND WORDS

5–9pm Vintage cookbook stall run by Barbara Sweeney, founder of Food & Words

7.30-8pm Cookbook Love talk with Barbara Sweeney

PRE-RECORDED INTERVIEWS

5–9pm Creative Connections to Food interview series with Mags King

5–9pm Food Publication Design interview series with Julie Gibbs

FOOD AND DRINKS

5–9pm Trolley’d cocktail bar

5–9pm Oysters by Sydney Oyster Girls

ART

5–9pm Scribe artist Gavin Blake’s See What You’re Saying, documenting creative connections to food and voices on food interviews

MUSIC

5–9pm Live jazz band

FREE event as part of Powerhouse Late. Registrations recommended.

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