Santa Barbara’s inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival took place the first weekend of May, bringing together hundreds of people in a variety of downtown venues to celebrate the power of the written word.
On Saturday, May 2, an intimate crowd of food lovers gathered for the festival’s Culinary Storytellers Panel at Santa Barbara’s historic Pico Adobe. Guests purchased delicious treats from Gipsy Hill Bakery, Rêve Patisserie, Heritage Goods & Supply, and more at the event’s artisan marché. Then followed a lively conversation with the day’s all-female panel of food-based writers.
We sat down and spoke with Anne-Marie Pietersma, author of I’ll Have What Cheese Having, a book of cheese pairings inspired by rom-coms, and Andrea Lawson-Gray, author of Convivir: Modern Mexican Cooking in California’s Wine Country. They filled us in on their favorite cookbooks, what drove them to writing, and even gave a few quick tips for making a quick yet satisfying meal.
For a report on the rest of the inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival, click here.
