Kingston WritersFest 2020 Virtual Festival: Diner Cuisine – Tradition and Taste from the Catskills

The Kingston WritersFest 2020 virtual festival takes place September 23-27, 2020, with more than 60 writers in nearly 50 events over 5 days! The festival will include the stories of women, the stories of Indigenous writers, writers of different experiences, cultural backgrounds, and orientations.

Diner Cuisine – Tradition and Taste from the Catskills: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm on September 25th, 2020

Diner food is comfort food, and the Phoenicia Diner celebrates the regional produce and food traditions of the idyllic Catskills mountains region. American author Sara Franklin has made a study of the relationship of food and agriculture to identification with place through the lenses of local food traditions and generational memory. Joined by Kingston food writer and author of Out of Old Ontario Kitchens, Lindy Mechefske, they explore the Catskills region’s fascinating history and the revival that defines it today, and ponder the similarities and differences between its historical food traditions and those of settlers in Ontario, and even Kingston, itself.

While they chat, Kingston participants can enjoy mouth-watering and hearty offerings, home-style cooking with flare, with a menu inspired by The Phoenicia Diner Cookbook, interpreted and prepared with love and local ingredients by Chef Richard Nicholas of Chez Piggy Restaurant. Read below for all the juicy details!*

3 Course Diner Cuisine Dinner from Chez Piggy Restaurant (heat and serve). Option 1 = $55; Option 2 = $45. Applicable taxes + gratuity not included in pricing.

Order directly from Chez Piggy at 613-549-7673. Pick up only. Pick up time can be arranged when the order is made.

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Dinners must be ordered by 6:00 pm on September 21, 2020.