A series of discussions, videos, and collaborative works and participatory actions of the Tale of X Cities project, which aims through art and creativity to set up a network of communities working together on cultural development. The topics discussed during the daily activities are the following:

Food, Memory, Place, Community
Cooking and eating together
Food and Literature
Reading and writing about food
Food, Environment and Nutrition
Persistent gardeners and foragers

Wednesday, 7/6
19:00-20:30
''Bookworms''
Members and friends of the 'Ble Aloni' reading club present texts and books related to the wider theme of food, eating and cooking. The love for books fills an afternoon with culinary stories.

Thursday, 8/6
19:00-20:00
''Show me what you eat, I'll tell you where you're from!''
Four people from different countries living in Greece talk about their lives, their country and their culture. They recall memories of the food of their homeland that they miss, the people who shared it with them, moments of love, tenderness, carefreeness and joy.

Participants: Kristina Hakobyan (Armenia), Oxana Kocherga (Russia), Madalina-Catalina Romascu
(Romania), Lindita Zefi (Albania)
Production: Action Art
Coordination: Rodanthi Dimitresi

Friday, 9/6
19:00-20:30
''What do I write about when I write about food? A conversation about food, recipes and creative storytelling''
How can we convey the experience of taste through a text? Why do we write recipes? What makes cookbooks important? How do personal stories influence recipe writing?

Participants:
Chrysoula Ioannidou (Tale of X Cities community member)
Giorgos Papalexandrou (graphic designer)
Theano Paschali (Komotini Municipality)
Zafeirios Tsakos (Community Library of Komotini)
Discussion moderator: Dimitris Koparanis (chef, journalist and content producer)

Saturday, 10/6
19:00-20:00
''Wheat, sesame, walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, flour, sugar''

Chrysoula Ioannidou from Ormenio Evrou prepares koliva, a traditional Greek offering during the funeral service, and talks about the relationship between food, community, and customs in the Northernmost village of Greece.

Sunday, 11/6
19:00-20:30
''Quarrels in the kitchen - The preparation of the Easter stuffed lamb of Amorgos'' Vivianna Metallinou
''My dad, custodian of the island's culinary traditions, oversees the preparation of the filling as well as the Easter bake on Holy Saturday morning and the kitchen is on fire. Everything must be done exactly as dad says. You see mom cooking, with dad over her head. We always eavesdropped behind the closed kitchen door, which opened when the pan was ready for the oven.''

More information & schedule of activities:
www.x-cities.net

Organizer: ArtBox / Goethe Institut