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“Edible Book Fest 2012”

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“Edible Book Festival 2012”

Edible Book Festival 2012

The 2012 Edible Book Festival was held Tuesday, April 10th in the UW-Madison Memorial Library Commons. An estimated 175 people attended the event celebrating National Library Week to view, vote, and discuss the fabulous entries entered by members of the library, campus, and local community. Entries this year were made from cake, cupcakes, fondant, bread, veggies, fruit and more! Once again, a festival filled with very creative pieces of edible art, showcasing the hard work of all participants, and highlighting the joy of books in a whole new medium - food!

This years judges were: Orange Schroeder, owner at Orange Tree Imports and Cooking School, a specialty shop in the Monroe Street neighborhood featuring kitchenware, toys, gifts and more; and Nichole Fromm & JonMichael Rasmus, blog authors for Eating in Madison A to Z, "a date-night decision-making tool and dining diary" for restaurants throughout the city.

A big thank you to all who helped make this event happen, including: UW Librarians' Assembly, UW Memorial Lirbary's Public Relations committee, the Edible Book Festival committee, all the festival volunteers, and Copps' Food Store (for donation of cakes for serving). We could not have accomplished such an event without any of you!

The Award Winners Were:

  • The People's Choice Award (51 of 155 votes cast): "The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone" by Lesley Wolf
  • Award for Best Visual Presentation: "Gorillas in the Mist" by The Jacobsen Primate Center Library
  • Award for Most Creative Use of Ingredients: "Goat Song" by Ceraso Nieto Family
  • Award for 'Wanna Eat It!': "The Family Gardeners (Book title: Amish Gardening Secrets)" by Jenny Larsen and Jenna Holmes
  • Award for Funniest/Punniest: "Guinness Book of World Records" by UW Memorial Library Reference Department
  • Award for Most Elaborate: "The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone" by Lesley Wolf
  • Award for Most Minimalistic: "May the Odds Be Ever in Your Flavor (book series: The Hunger Games)" by Carrie Wolfson
  • Award for Best entry based on a book for children or teens: "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Grace, Elizabeth, and Carrie Nelson

Do you want to know in advance about the 2013 Edible Book Festival? Please send your preferred contact information to the Edible Book Festival Committee and we will add you to our pre-event mailing list.