OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words
OzAsia Festival’s writing and ideas program returns for another year of conversations between poets, novelists, journalists, playwrights, performers, and creatives from around the world.
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Sunday1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
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Admission
Every dish tells a story, but who gets to own it?
The politics of food writing: from family recipes and cultural inheritance to borrowed dishes.
Navigate the weekend with an interactive planner and venue maps
- Accessibility
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
For more information regarding venue accessibility, please visit https://www.adelaidecc.com.au/attending/accessibility-facilities
- Age Suitability
- All ages
- Runtime
- 1 hour
Part of
A vibrant celebration of Asian and Asian Australian literature, writing, and ideas. Discover, engage, inspire. 7-9 November '25.
Discover OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words
Speakers
Durkhanai Ayubi
Speaker
Tarntanya (Adelaide), Australia
Durkhanai Ayubi is an Afghan-born writer. Her first book Parwana: Recipes and Stories from an Afghan Kitchen was published in 2020 to global acclaim. Her next book (2026) combines memoir, history and food writing to reveal a lesser-seen portrait of homeland and exile.
Appearing in: Whose Recipe is it Anyway?
Elana Benjamin
Speaker
Eora Nations (Sydney), Australia
Elana Benjamin is a Jewish-Australian writer of Indian-Iraqi heritage, and an avid home cook. Her latest book is Indian-Jewish Food: Recipes and Stories from the Backstreets of Bondi (2024, Sydney Jewish Museum). Elana lives in Sydney with her husband and their two children.
Appearing in: Whose Recipe is it Anyway?
Sukhmani Khorana
Moderator
Dharug Country (Sydney), Australia
Sukhmani Khorana is an Associate Professor in media at the University of New South Wales. She lives on unceded Dharug country, and identifies as a public scholar and writer.
Appearing in: Whose Recipe is it Anyway?
Performance Location: Riverbank 2 + 3, Adelaide Convention Centre
View venue maps for directions to Riverbank 2 + 3
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