Whose Recipe is it Anyway?

Session 14

Special Event Talks

9 Nov '25

Riverbank 2 + 3, Adelaide Convention Centre

Free event

1 date

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.

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Accessibility: 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.

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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

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