2023 Topic Selection
Symposium tradition dictates that the final session be devoted to democratically selecting the theme for the symposium three years hence. The session is joyfully chaotic and will be hosted by…
Farewell Drinks at the Bar
A last chance to chat and say goodbye to everybody - and make plans for 2021: Food and the Imagination. Your, our hosts, will be all organisers, trustees, president, registrar,…
Tea Break with Mark McWilliams
Let's have tea with our editor and discuss Margaret Atwood's ideas, suggestions and insights. Fiction is not reality...
Welcome drinks with Ursula Heinzelmann
Be it virtual or on the St Catz lawn, with Riesling in your glass or elderflower cordial - the Friday predinner welcome reception is one of the most joyous and…
Dinner chat
One of the most important qualities of a successful meal is that it inspires good conversation. Let's make this one worldwide, large table by turning your cameras on!
Q&A with Nilesh Patel, moderated by Cathy Kaufman
This very touching and evocative short surely transported you back to... childhood? India? Share your thoughts, and learn more about the film director's intentions behind and experiences with his work.
Q&A with Ali Kenefick
With her video, Ali Kenefick challenges us to evaluate our relationship with meat and meat-animals through simple yet unusual meat-based recipes that distort everyday conventions surrounding meat consumption. What's your…
Breakfast
Breakfast for you might be cocktail hour for others in the room - what kind of imaginative fortification is sustaining you at this hour? Let's share and get to know…
Coffee
Coffeine gets the synapses going, so that our imagination can run wild - whatever the stimulants of your own choosing are, let's talk and discuss.
Coffee
Grab your cup and get some fresh air - open the window, step out on the patio, lawn or balcony, and let's chat.
Tea
We don't stop for tea, we just go on discussing, and chatting, and mingling! And perhaps you'd like to grab an apple?
Tea
One person's tea might be another one's breakfast - here is some toast to nourish everyone while we're setting off in our imagination...
