FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The community was able to digest a good book Monday at a culinary arts festival in Fort Wayne.

The annual Edible Book Festival at Ivy Tech challenges participants to make a dish based on a book, book title, or pun of a book title. Artists competed to win awards for Best Design, Funniest Interpretation, or Best Tasting.

The community was able to see – and taste – the book-themed dishes at the Student Life Center gym on the Fort Wayne campus. This was the 14th year for the festival at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne.

Edible Book Festival Winners

  • Best Design: “Bake Me a Cat Cake” by Melinda Allen (Based on the book Bake Me a Cat Cake)
  • Funniest Interpretation: “Where’s Waldo” by Victoria Gumbert (Based on the book Where’s Waldo)
  • Best Tasting: “Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Cake” by Destinee Todoroff (based on the book Matilda)