Boston Flora

Tag: Gourmet

  • Thursday, September 19, 6:00 pm – Vegetable Literacy: An Evening Discussion with Deborah Madison

    The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts is pleased to host Deborah Madison, renowned vegetarian cookbook author, for an evening discussion, book signing, and recipe tasting on Thursday, September 19 at 6 PM. Tickets are on sale for $50 and include a signed copy of Madison’s new book Vegetable Literacy, as well as a selection of recipes from the book. All proceeds will benefit The Boston Public Market Association.

    For over three decades, Madison has been at the vanguard of the vegetarian cooking movement, authoring classic books on the subject and emboldening millions of readers to cook simple, elegant, plant-based food. Her recipes have appeared in Gourmet, Food & Wine, the Time-Life Cookbook series, Bon Appetit, and Home and Garden, among many other publications. Her awards include the Andre Simon Memorial Prize, multiple James Beard awards, and induction into the James Beard Foundation’s “Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America.”

    Madison’s new book Vegetable Literacy explores the diversity of the vegetable kingdom. Madison reveals the surprising relationships between vegetables, edible flowers, and herbs within the same botanical families, and how understanding these connections can help home cooks see everyday vegetables in new light. The event will take place at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Register online at http://www.cambridgeculinary.com/news/DeborahMadison.asp.

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  • Friday, September 21, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Ancient Grains for Modern Meals – A Book Discussion

    Veteran journalist and food writer Maria Speck is the author of Ancient Grains for Modern Meals (Ten Speed Press), her first cookbook. It recently received the coveted Julia Child Award and award in the Health and Special Diet category from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). Maria’s book previously also won a Gourmand Award as the US selection, Mediterranean category. The cookbook contains 100 Mediterranean-inspired whole grain recipes-from amaranth to wheat berries. Both the New York Times and the Washington Post selected Ancient Grains as one of the top cookbooks for 2011, and Cooking Light magazine named it one of the 100 best cookbooks of the past 25 years. Raised in Greece and Germany, Maria has a lifelong passion for the flavors and textures of whole grains. She has contributed to Gourmet, Saveur and Gastronomica.

    This Massachusetts Horticultural Society discussion will be held Friday, September 21, from 4:30 – 5:30 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, as part of the Garden to Table Program.  Mass Hort members pay $12, non-members $15. Reservations may be made by calling 617-933-4995.

  • Sunday, July 12, 10 – 5 – Georges River Land Trust Garden Tour

    18th “Gardens in the Watershed” tour in mid-coast Maine, featuring seven country gardens in Spruce Head, Tenants Harbor and Port Clyde. A gourmet bag lunch is available by pre-order through the Georges River Land Trust office. Sponsored by and to benefit the Georges River Land Trust. Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 on tour day. For further information contact Linda Arnold at the Georges River Land Trust, 207-594-5166, info@grlt.org, or log on to www.grlt.org.