Berry Writers Festival 2024 - 25-27 October 2024
Berry Writers Festival 2024 - 25-27 October 2024

Because Words Matter

The Taste of Australia: Ancient Food & Modern Palates

Rebecca Sullivan and Damien Coulthard, authors of the First Nations Food Companion, and Adam Liaw (Seven Days of Dinner, Easy) will explore the modern taste of Australia; ingredients we know, those we should know more about and how what we eat tells us not just where we came from - but who we want to be.

Featuring:
Rebecca Sullivan, Damien CoulthardAdam Liaw

Location: Studio 34

Saturday, 26 Oct: 5-6pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

From: $25.00

Featuring:

Damien Coulthard

Damien Coulthard is an Adnyamathanha and Dieri person of the Flinders Ranges, an international artist, cultural educator, and high school teacher. He is a former board director of the South Australian Native Title Service.  

Damien and his wife, Rebecca Sullivan, are co-founders of Warndo, a native food enterprise and ethical lifestyle brand which runs pop-up restaurants and workshops, employs local Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Their first book, Warndu Mai, was awarded best cookbook in Australia at the Gourmand Awards.   In 2022, their book First Nations Food Companion: How to buy, cook, eat and grow Indigenous Australian ingredients was published.


 

Adam Liaw

Adam Liaw is a cook, writer and broadcaster. One of Australia’s most in-demand media personalities, Adam hosts Adam & Poh’s Great Australian Bites (SBS), The Cook Up with Adam Liaw (SBS), Tomorrow Tonight (ABC), Who The Bloody Hell Are We? (SBS) and Good Food Kitchen (Nine). He also presents the podcast “How Taste Changed the World” for Audible.

He is the author of nine cookbooks and his 10thTime For Dinner: Smarter Recipes for Faster Cooking, is out on October 1, 2024. Adam is the #1 recipe writer for Good Food, a weekly columnist for Sunday Life Magazine, and summer columnist for The Guardian.

Adam knows how Australian families eat. As a busy father of three, he understands the importance of practical, healthy eating. His approachable and family-friendly recipes are enjoyed by thousands around the country. He is also UNICEF Australia’s National Ambassador for Nutrition.


 

Rebecca Sullivan

Rebecca Sullivan (@grannyskills) is a food educator, regenerative farmer, Yale World Fellow, and TV presenter who has featured in ABC’s Gardening Australia as well as on Channels Nine and Ten. She has a Masters in sustainable agriculture, worked in the UK Slow Food movement and teaches natural living and cookery at River Cottage UK and The Agrarian Kitchen in Tasmania.  Her writing can be found in Peppermint, ABC Organic Gardener, SA Gardener and Delicious.

Rebecca and her husband, Damien Coulthard, are co-founders of Warndo, a native food enterprise and ethical lifestyle brand which runs pop-up restaurants and workshops, and employs local Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Their first book, Warndu Mai, was awarded best cookbook in Australia at the Gourmand Awards.   In 2022, their book First Nations Food Companion: How to buy, cook, eat and grow Indigenous Australian ingredients was published. 

The Berry Writers Festival acknowledges the Dharawal and Dhurga language-speaking groups who are traditional owners of this area. We acknowledge their customs and culture, which have nourished, and continue to nourish, this land. And we extend our respects to Elders, past, present, and future.

Principal donor:

Festival partners:

ABC Illawarra - Berry Writers Festival 2024 - Festival PartnerBangalay Luxury Villas - a Berry Writers Festival PartnerBerry Writers Festival Partner: BundanonDymocks books & gifts, NowraSilos Estate - a Berry Writers Festival PartnerSociallifeSouth Coast Property Styling - - a Berry Writers Festival PartnerBerry Writers Festival Partner: South Coast Writers Centre
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