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.
‘We’re trying to explode that myth, if you like, that the barbecue is the space for white, Aussie, middle-aged blokes to burn a sausage,’ explains Melbourne Fringe Creative Director Simon Abrahams.
