Gastronomy Insights Welcome to Gastronomy Insights - the Australian Science Festival’s food program for 2010. Canberra is home to some of Australia’s best chefs and unique restaurants - and this series of events will provide the opportunity to impress us with their expertise and knowledge in a culinary experience of science. Blockbuster Events Can you explain the science behind your cooking skills in a dynamic and entertaining way - knockout style? If so we can feature your event within the Australian Science Festival as part of Gastronomy Insights – a celebration of food as a Blockbuster Event. Some of our event ideas include: Unconscious Tasters – Perception of Tastes Uncover the science behind taste and understand the perception of flavours in food and wine. Audience will be able to participate in the taste experience. Cooking Up a Storm In Cooking up a Storm, the dynamic duo of science presenter and master chef deliver expert knowledge through demonstrating cooking which the audience dines on. This event will be a dinner event. Cocktail Party Experience cocktails straight from the lab while enjoying unique and surprising science entertainment. These are just some of the concepts we have so far - we know you have more.

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Welcome to Gastronomy Insights - the Australian Science Festival’s food program for 2010.
Canberra is home to some of Australia’s best chefs and unique restaurants - and this series of
events will provide the opportunity to impress us with their expertise and knowledge in a culinary
experience of science
There are loads of ways to be involved in this program during Australian Science Festival - August
2-15. See below or call us on 02 6205 0588 to discuss.
Blockbuster events Speaker Series and Exhibition
Can you explain the science behind your cooking skills in a dynamic On Sunday, August 8 we will run a series of speaker series
and entertaining way - knockout style? within the lecture theatre of the Academy of Science Shine
Dome accompanied by an exhibition in the foyer.
If so we can feature your event within the Australian Science Festival
as part of Gastronomy Insights – a celebration of food as a Blockbuster Speaker Series
Event. We have already short listed talent for this speaker series, but
if you have any ideas / contacts you think should be included
Some of our event ideas include: here, please contact us.
Unconscious Tasters – Perception of Tastes Exhibition
Uncover the science behind taste and understand the perception of As part of the speaker series at Academy of Science Shine
flavours in food and wine. Audience will be able to participate in the Dome, we are holding an exhibition in the luscious Jaeger
taste experience. Room. There is space for up to 15 exhibitors.
Cooking Up a Storm
In Cooking up a Storm, the dynamic duo of science presenter and
master chef deliver expert knowledge through demonstrating cooking
Super Tasters Trail
which the audience dines on. This event will be a dinner event.
Cocktail Party
Experience cocktails straight from the lab while enjoying unique and
surprising science entertainment. If you already demonstrate, or could easily adapt, an element
of science in your current day to day business, you may wish to
These are just some of the concepts we have so far - we know join the Gastronomy Insight program as an event in the Super
you have more. Please contact us if you have a great idea for our Tasters Trail.
Gastronomy Insights Blockbuster Events section.
You will need to demonstrate the science behind your business.
This can be through
- A talk, demonstration or workshop of the science principles
behind your cooking, food production
- Altering your menu throughout August to explain the science
of your menu. e.g. the green miles of food used.
- Giving a tour to describe the scientific process of your
production cycle – e.g. a tour of your winery, demonstration
of your on-farm practices, leaflet explaining the science of
your food products etc.
To be involved in this area, please contact us with your ideas.
CONTACT US:
Australian Science Festival
C: Eleanor Gates-Stuart, Deputy Director
W: www.sciencefestival.com.au
E: eleanor.gates-stuart@asflimited.com.au
P: 02 6205 0588
M: 0405 121 569
ABN: 96 070 495 797
Australian Science Festival -
2-15 August 2010