Tomatoes! With Miriam Rubin

Join cookbook author and avid gardener Miriam Rubin for a celebration of tomatoes – perfectly timed as late summer turns toward harvest. In this demonstration class Miriam will share recipes that celebrate the glory of the tomato, from the sublimely simple tomato sandwich, to salads and tarts, students will learn the versatility of this savory fruit and be inspired to take advantage of it as peak season approaches. We are excited that Miriam has recently settled in our neck of the woods and welcome her into our Hudson Valley – Berkshire kitchen to teach a topic that she literally wrote the book on.

As with most of our cooking classes, students will enjoy lunch with the chef following class, and this one promises to be very tasty indeed. Hip-hip-hooray for TOMATOES!

Menu to include:

– Tomato Sandwiches

– Heirloom Tomato and Pimiento Cheese Tart

– Tomato and Peach Salad

– Ginger Tomatoes

This demonstration class is limited to 12 people.

About Miriam Rubin:

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Miriam was the first woman in the kitchens of NYC’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. She’s a former food editor of Weight Watchers Magazine. Her first cookbook, Grains, was published in 1995. For nine years, she wrote a food and garden column “Miriam’s Garden” for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and has contributed features to their food pages for about two decades.

Her work has appeared in Prevention, Organic Gardening, Redbook, Working Woman, Working Mother and Woman’s Day. She was line-editor for Gil Marks’ Encyclopedia of Jewish Food and has contributed to The Encyclopedia of Appalachia and The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink Vol. 2. She’s Americanized several cookbooks and reworked and Americanized British recipes for websites.

Her book, Tomatoes grew out of a love of planting and devouring a favorite vegetable (fruit). She presented on the book at the Harvest Festival at Monticello and at Beard on Books at the Beard House.

Miriam and her husband have recently relocated to the Hudson Valley from Southwestern Pennsylvania. The garden is planted with about 14 different tomato varieties.

Cancellation policy: We do not offer refunds on purchased tickets. Persons who notify us at least seven (7) days in advance that they cannot attend will receive credit and may register for another class of equal value held within the subsequent two months.

Notes: Cooking class attendees receive 10% discount on kitchenware purchases on class day. Classes are geared to adults unless otherwise noted. However, children over 7 are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult.