The Sidney and Peninsula Literary Society celebrates the written word. We showcase established and emerging authors and provide regular opportunities for readers and writers to connect. We organize readings throughout the year and sponsor a biennial literary festival. Anyone who enjoys the written word is invited to become a member of the Society.
Our next event is…
“Behind the Recipe”…conversations with three cookbook authors
Deep Cove Winery in North Saanich
Saturday, March 21 from 4:00-6:00pm
Tickets are available only at Tanners Books (cash only)
About Bruno Feldeisen
Bruno Feldeisen has worked at Le Louis XV (Monaco), Patina Restaurant in Los Angeles, and in the kitchens of Four Seasons hotels throughout North America. Currently he splits his time between being Executive Chef at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine Washington, and a judge on CBC’s Great Canadian Baking Show.
He was the winner of the Best Cookbook Award, NYC Big Book Award in 2021 for Baking with Bruno: A French Baker’s North American Love Story. Bruno Feldeisen lives in British Columbia.
About Denise Marchessault
Denise is classically trained in French cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa, where she earned the Grand Diplôme in culinary and pastry arts. She taught for years from her commercial kitchen, French Mint, and later wrote British Columbia From Scratch (2016). Her latest cookbook, The Artful Pie Project (2022), received a silver medal at the 2023 Taste Canada Awards.
Her upcoming plant-forward cookbook, Vegan Sundays, will be published in 2027. Denise lives in Victoria and shares her recipes and cooking tips on various social media platforms.
Website denisem.ca | Instagram |Facebook
About Rebecca Wellman
Rebecca Wellman is a food stylist and photographer, recipe developer and writer, specializing in food and culinary life-style. She has cooked for and photographed several cook-books, including the Outlander Kitchen series, based on the bestselling novels by Diana Gabaldon. She is the author and photographer of First, We Brunch, a cookbook with photos and stories from Victoria’s best-loved breakfast joints, and the co-author and photographer of Bisous & Brioche and Crust.
A dedicated West Coast girl, she is living her best life in Victoria, BC, as she works on her latest cookbook: At the BrunchTable – due out later this year.
The conversation will be moderated by Carla Funk
Carla Funk served as the Victoria’s inaugural poet laureate and has published five books of poetry and two memoirs. After 15 years of teaching in UVic’s Writing Department, Carla now leads her own homemade workshops and online writing classes, and works as an editor and manuscript consultant.
Every Little Scrap and Wonder, a memoir of her childhood in a small town full of logging trucks and God, was published by Greystone Books in 2019, and her follow-up memoir, Mennonite Valley Girl: A Wayward Coming of Age, appeared with Greystone in Fall 2021. She’s currently finishing up her first novel.
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Our festival is supported by granting agencies, local businesses, other arts organizations and individual donors. A special thanks to Tanner’s Books, for their continued support and generous sponsorship. Thanks also to our dedicated team of volunteers without whom we couldn’t hold the festival.
We respectfully acknowledge that the Sidney LitFest and our other events are held on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the SET,TINES – WSÁNEĆ people.