Edible Books!
Posted on: April 7, 2013
Boy was it lucky I happened to stop into my local bookstore the other day (picking up an Iain M Banks book, of course). My friends there let me know about the Edible Books Festival that was happening later than evening. A room full of edible books? why yes, yes I would like to attend! and so I did.
The Edible Book Festival was exactly what it sounded like. Hosted by our Book Arts Center, there were nearly twenty “edible books”, often punning the title. Submissions were from local restaurants, book stores, book clubs, and pretty much anyone who wanted to make something. We looked, we photographed, we voted, and then we ate! Good thing I was able to snap some quick photos, as within five minutes of the winners being announced, the tables were rushed by hungry people. I heard Call of the Wild and Pair A Dice Lost were very tasty.
Ready for a chuckle? here’s the photos, with their punny captions:
Pair a Dice Lost
Ones Upon A Banana
Cherry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Cone
Call of the Wild (this was my favorite!)
Something Pickled This Way Comes (also a favorite!)
Harry Potroast and the Sorcerer’s Scone
The Cheez-Wiz-Ard of Oz
The Scarlet Fritter
11 Responses to "Edible Books!"
April 7, 2013 at 12:19 pm
It’s such an awesome contest! I don’t think I had a chance to really look as much as I wanted to. Call of the Wild was my favorite, too. Thanks for the pictures!
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April 7, 2013 at 8:08 pm
Do you know if they do this every year? I hadn’t heard about it until friday afternoon, good thing I stopped into Kazoo Books! I wish I’d gotten pictures earlier, I really had to push my way up to the front by the time I took them.
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April 7, 2013 at 8:25 pm
Yes, they’ve been doing it for the last 8 years. I’ve been to the last 3.
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April 7, 2013 at 8:33 pm
jeez, I live under a rock! AND I missed the glassblowing competition too. 😦 I totally, epically, live under a rock. you and Eric need to get me out more!
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April 14, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Probably him more than me on some of the details. I do want to meetup again about BLOGGING, though.
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April 14, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Probably him more than me on some of the details. I do want to meetup again about BLOGGING, though.
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April 24, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Some of those look just plain scary!
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April 25, 2013 at 11:17 am
yeah, but they sure were tasty! there was so much icing, omg, so much cake! the roast beef one had been sitting out for a long time, that one I wasn’t gonna touch.
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the Little Red Reviewer 
April 7, 2013 at 9:27 am
Harry Potroast! That’s going to stay with me now.. I just know it.
Lynn 😀
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