The 3rd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy will take place in Karanou, Chania, Greece. Its title is “Over a Hot Stove: Women in the Kitchen”.
It is organized under the auspices οf the Historical, Folklore & Archaeological Society of Crete and kindly supported by the Karanou Cultural Association “Riza” and the people of Karanou.
Programme
Saturday, July 25
8:30 Registration
9.30 Welcome messages and a few words about dinner
Session I
Ancient women: cooks and healers
Chair: Stavroula Markoulaki, Ph.D Αrchaeologist
10:00 Amazons, the “different” women: what did they cook, eat and why?
Kleanthi (Cleo) Pateraki, Dr., Archaeologist.
10:20 Women as extraordinary cooks in Ancient Greek literature.
Alexandra Neagu, Dr., Independent Scholar /Teacher
10:40 Skorodon (Garlic) – food and medicine! … The “fertility Test” of Hippocrates, known and applied today by the “Greeks” who live in the Himalayas !!
Vassileios Tritakis, Doctor
11:00 “Agnos” the sacred plant of the goddess Hera. Today (after 3000 years) in Phytotherapy: given as medicine to the serious and responsible wise woman approaching or going through menopause … for hormone regulation!!
Vassileios Tritakis, Doctor
11:40 – 11:55 Questions and answers
11:55 Poster presentation
Paphian culinary traditions in Late Hellenistic period.
Kamila Nocoń, Ph.D Candidate, Archaeologist
12:10 Coffee / Mountain Tea Break
Session II
Gender, class and cooking
Chair: Anayia Sarpaki, Dr. Archaeologist / Archaeobotanist
12:40 Τhe sex of the men in the palace kitchen.
M. Esat Harmanci, Prof., Turkish Language and Literature, Kocaeli University, Department of Classical Turkish Literature
13:00 Cooking struggles in Cretan Folktales: Undermining patriarchy & forging solidarity among women.
Irene Sotiropoulou, Ph.D Economics.
13:20 Dining rooms and food preparation areas in Athenian houses of 19th and 20th century: Class representation and social symbolism.
Maria Leni, Archaeologist, Directorate of Protection and Restoration of Modern and Contemporary Monuments
13:40 Questions and answers
Lunch on your own
Session III
Μemories and culinary traditions
Chair: John Bass, Dr., Anthropologist
18:00 In her Kitchen: sharing memories from grandmothers around the world.
Thei Zervaki, Writer, blogger
18:20 The role of culinary traditions to reconstruct a lost identity and keep a family together…
Ipek Οzel, Lecturer, Istanbul Bilgi University, Department of Communications.
18:40 Questions and answers
Session IV
Cooking, art, poetry.
Chair: Eugenia Galifiannakis, Artist.
18:50 Women in culinary poetry: studying The Hungry Ear.
Thei Zervaki, Writer, blogger
19:10 Questions & Answers
19:20 Edible Tales / Video art.
Katerina Fanouraki, Artist /Performer
Introduction: Mariana Kavroulaki
19: 45 The Meal. A performance-archaeology work
Thanasis Deligiannis, Composer / Performer & Efthimis Theou, Actor / Archaeologist
Introduction: Efthimis Theou
20:30 Conclusions of 2015 Symposium
21:00 Dinner for Registered Guests. The people of Karanou will bring food and recipes to share.
Sunday, July 26
9:30 Attend the feast of Saint Paraskevi who is the patron saint for eye health. The feast combines religious elements with more secular themes as after the liturgy, enjoyable food and drinking.
18:00 Experimental ancient cooking and baking.
Hot-rock cooking, Cooking in replicas of ancient pots, Baking in replica of ancient oven.
21:00 Dinner for Registered Guests