Storytelling Festival Program “Kitchen Talk” Introduces New Community Cookbook

“Kitchen Talk,” an event scheduled at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott​ on Saturday, Feb. 1, as part of the 2nd Annual Festival of Stories and Songs, will introduce the much-anticipated cookbook, “The Amelia Island Table: Celebrating Community with Stories & Recipes.” The project is a joint partnership between Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture and the Barnabas Center. The book sales will benefit Barnabas, a nonprofit helping those in need in Nassau County. Community members submitted the recipes offering a wide variety of recipes, from appetizers to desserts.

Following the cookbook introduction, a mix of home cooks and food professionals, joined by professional storytellers Connie Regan-Blake and Mary Martha Greene will share stories from the kitchen. Connie Regan-Blake will close the session with “Stories to Feed the Soul and Tickle the Funny Bone.”

“The Amelia Island Table: Celebrating Community with Stories & Recipes” can be preordered. The cookbook contains more than 100 recipes contributed by 60 friends and neighbors. Each recipe shares personal stories that will be a favorite go-to cookbook. Pages are filled with suggested recipes that contributors serve their own friends and family, from no-fuss make-ahead dishes to fancier dishes designed for entertaining.

Tickets – $25 for program and $60 for program and cookbook.

For tickets or to preorder the cookbook, go to Story & Song or call 904-601-2188. Or visit Story & Song Bookstore & Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Amelia Island.