It’s your last chance to participate in this year’s Edible Books and Tea event hosted by the Columbia College Library and Center for the Book and Paper Arts! —
According to the official press release… It can look like a book. It can act like a book. It can be a pun on a book. The only rule: it must be edible!
Artists with a culinary streak, chefs with artistic flair, and all local book lovers are invited to participate by whipping up an edible book for the Annual Edible Books Show & Tea event at Columbia College Chicago.
This event unites bibliophiles, book artists, and food lovers around the planet to celebrate the ingestion of culture and its fulfilling nourishment. Participants create edible books that are exhibited, documented then consumed.
Prize categories: Best in Show, Most Book-Like, Best Visual Pun, Best Presentation and Most Likely to be Devoured.
This year’s theme is Children’s Books. Children’s books are deceptively simple, yet loaded with powerful imagery and narrative; their charm and whimsy have captivated the imagination and hearts of many generations. These books are uniquely poised to lend themselves to new interpretations in the kitchen – we can’t wait to see what you bring to the table.
Bookmakers can contact event organizers by 5 p.m. on March 26 with entry name and book title to appear on the Edible Books’ menu. Entries must be delivered on April 1 between 5:30-6 p.m. at the Columbia College Library.
COST: Admission to the show is $10 per person (free for anyone who makes an edible
book) and $5 for Friends of the Library and Members of the Center for Book & Paper Arts, Tickets area available at www.bookandpaper.org or at the door.
WHEN: April 1, 2010, 6 –8 p.m.
WHERE: Columbia College Library, 3rd Floor
624 S. Michigan Avenue
IMAGES: To see edible books from year’s past, click here.
INFORMATION:
For Bookmakers: 312.369.6630 (Gina Ordaz)
For Event: 312.369.7027 (Opal Anderson)
