Described as ‘an opportunity for the people of Melbourne to come together and to cook food and to have a conversation with an artist’, the Melbourne Fringe Festival feature event Cooked offers up more than just a free feed accompanied by entertainment during the cost of living crisis: it’s an opportunity to subvert Australian stereotypes while celebrating the cultural ties that connect us.
Nor is Cooked the only work at Fringe to be exploring a food-based theme, with the likes of Pony Cam’s Feast at The Substation (described as ‘a night of appetite and excess’ featuring ‘unforgivable transgressions performed with the utmost care’) and Stirring the Pot: A Feast of Erotic Storytelling and Performance at The Wheeler Centre also featured in the 2024 Fringe Festival program.
