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Edible Book Festivals: 2009 Festival

This guide describes the SBCC Edible Book Festivals, present and past.

1st Edible Book Festival

On Wednesday, March 25, 2009, the SBCC Luria Library, School of Culinary Arts and Hotel Management, and SBCC Great Books Program hosted the 1st Edible Book Festival at the Luria Library. Twenty-three edible entries from students, faculty, staff and Luria Library Friends Board Members paid homage to books — great literature and otherwise.

Prize Winners

Best in Show
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Mara Bautista

Most Like a Book
SBCC Board Policies
Leilani Browne and Chantille Marquez

Most Tasty
James and the Giant Peach
Shannon Kenworthy

Most Funny
Cat’s Cradle
Fred Delorenzo

Most Like the Content
Tortilla Flats
Micki Petrocelli and Marllus Salgado

Best in Show 2009!

Breakfast at Tiffany's, created by Maria Bautista

Media Coverage

Gallery of entries

James and the Giant Peach cake

James and the Giant Peach

Winner of Most Tasty! Created by Shannon Kenworthy

Grapes of Wrath grape wrap

Grapes of Wrath

Runner up Most Like the Content category! Created by Nina Warner

Edible Book Festival 2009 Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle

Voted Most Funny! Created by Fred DeLorenzo. Made with pound cake, baguettes, spaghetti, and royal icing

Edible Book Festival 2009 Movable Feast

Movable Feast

Runner up of Most Funny! Created by Lisa Danhi

Edible Book Festival 2009 The Real Thing

The Real Thing

Installed by Eduaro Antonio and Adrian Domingo

A Million Little Reese's cake book

A Million Little Reese's

Runner up for Most Like a Book! Created by Christine Mock and Adriana Heiler

Edible Book Festival 2009 Chicks and Salsa

Chicks and Salsa

Created by Marcus Morosin, Ryan Foo, and Nicolas Delhomme

Edible Book Festival 2009 Life of Pi[e]

Life of Pi[e]

Runner Up for Most Tasty! Created by Laura Birshan, Jessica Kearney, and Marguerita Smith

Edible Book Festival 2009 Life of Pie 2

Life of Pie

Another take of Life of Pi. Created by Elizabeth Bowman

Five Little Pigs entry with five types of bacon wraps

Five Little Pigs (Agatha Christie)

Delicious five takes on ham! Created by Jacquelyn Hubert

Board Policies cake in shape of book

Board Policies

Most Like a Book Winner! Created by Leilani Browne and Chantille Marquez

Edible Book Festival 2009 Very Hungry Little Caterpillar

Very Hungry Little Caterpillar

Sushi caterpillar created by Alysn Doyle

Edible Book Festival 2009 Wuthering bites

Wuthering Bites

Made with crepes, honey, lavender, and peanut butter. Created by Angelique Lang

 

Edible Book Festival 2009 Strawberry fields forever

Strawberry Fields Forever

Created by Gregory Bass

Fin for finn hardened circular sugar mold with fin shaped sugar mold

Fin for Finn

Made with huckleberries and sugar. Created by Travis Morgan

Edible Book Festival 2009 Strawberry shortcakes shortcakes

Strawberry Shortcakes shortcakes

Inspired by Berry Yummy Cookbook. Created by Ashley Luna and Ashley Miller

Book of Kells cake

Edible Book Festival

Supposed to be a page from the Book of Kells; turned into a page of the Book of Gels; then a page from My Dog Ate My Homework. Created by Elizabeth Bowman

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Best in Show! Created by Mara Bautista