The Fourth International Edible Book Festival will occur throughout the world on any day from 1 April - 5 April from 2 - 4 p.m. (Depending upon the time zone.) The edible books are exhibited and at 4 p.m., tea and/or coffee is served and the books are consumed. In 2002, the event was held throughout April due to various considerations of venues and audiences. This year 5 April seems to be a popular day, because it�s on a weekend. It all depends upon you and your location!
For this High/Low Tea, all works of art must be edible and have something to do with books! Each participating group or individual is responsible for its/his/her own audience and website. From 2 - 4 p.m., you sip High/Low Tea while viewing the edible exhibit. At 4 p.m., you photograph the work and eat it too! All venues are requested to take photographs or record in video their event and displayed books. Please send two copies of menus and copies of photographs to Umbrella, P.O. Box 3640, Santa Monica, CA 90408. The documentation will be used for a potential (non-edible) book by Umbrella Editions. A description and links of all participants around the world will be available at http://colophon.com/ediblebooks/books2eat2003.html Tickets may be sold for the event, so that each venue can thus use Books2Eat as a fundraiser for book centers and organizations. For documentation and images of the previous three International Edible Book Festivals, please visit the website. For information, edification and moral support, contact Books2Eat or [EMAIL PROTECTED] To make your own webpage, go to our website and see suggestions such as yahoo and imagestation. Links to other edible culture: The Edible Monument at the Getty Research Institute Culinary history research at the New York Public Library Slow food for the defense of and the art of pleasure The Sugar Museum in Berlin, Germany Countries included in the past two years are Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain, with new additions of Morocco, Japan. In the U.S., Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York and Oregon have participated knowingly. Perhaps there are others. Initiated by Judith A. Hoffberg over a Thanksgiving turkey with book artists in 1999, the Edible Book High/Low Tea has become an international sensation thanks to the website designed by B�atrice Coron, making the radio and TV in 2002! Look for the website at http://colophon.com/ediblebooks/books2eat2003.html
