TUES MAY 14 / FLAVORS from the FARM with author Emma Hearst in conversation with Odette Williams

6p

Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Flavors from the Farm: Vegetable-Forward Food to Share. Author Emma Hearst will be joined in conversation by fellow cookbook author Odette Williams.

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About the book:

From acclaimed chef Emma Hearst, Flavors from the Farm celebrates fresh food from her Upstate New York farmstead with 100+ flavor-forward recipes from the garden.

Harnessing the growing trend of hobby farms, farmettes, community plots, and home gardens, Emma Hearst sets out to simplify the complex world of growing and utilizing seasonal produce in this farm-fresh cookbook. From choosing seeds to making use of microseasons to creating quick and vibrant meals, Fresh from the Kitchen Garden encourages home cooks to maximize the flavor of home-grown vegetables, fruits, and more along with and choice farmers’ market selections. The ingredient-driven recipes include easy vegetal soups with beans and peas, crisp salads with shoots and microgreens, small plates with juicy tomatoes and eggplants, and other healthy, just-harvested produce.

Managing a 60+-acre farm with over 250 varieties of vegetables, fruit, flowers, and herbs in the middle of the sprawling suburban neighborhoods of New York, Hearst—a former chef and James Beard–award finalist, is uniquely positioned to impart her wisdom to an ever-expanding base of home cooks looking to take charge of their food.

You'll find spirited options like a sungold tomato gimlet, a chapter on the art of salad featuring ten fantastic salad dressings like tahini and honey pickles, and a robust chapter dedicated to savories and hors d'oeuvres. Throughout the book Emma shares the farm's ethos and her entertaining know-how via engaging narrative essays on subjects like a great way to eat cheese, how to nail an interactive snacking platter, and herbaceous drinks

Enjoy 100+ recipes that capture the seasons, emphasize eating well, and are suited for entertaining from garden-driven batch cocktails to shareable cruidite platters, seasonal salads, pastas, meats, and more for eating and gathering with friends and family.

Books and drinks will both be for sale on the premises. Feel free to pre-order your book above to guarantee a copy. Note that there will be chairs for some but not all attendees. 

EMMA HEARST  ◤is a chef, author and founder of Forts Ferry Farm, the 100-acre farm guided by their mission to have fun while growing and sharing chef-quality produce with communities throughout New York. This past winter, Emma expanded the footprint of the farm by opening the Farm Shoppe on Warren Street in Hudson, offering farm-grown produce and flowers, farm-made baked goods, soups and frozen entrees, curated pantry items and antique table attire sourced by Emma. This Spring (April 30), Emma is publishing Flavors From the Farm, which features 100+ recipes inspired by the seasonal produce at Forts Ferry Farm.

ODETTE WILLIAMS  ◤ is an Australian cook and writer. In 2006, Odette packed up her life on Bondi Beach to move to New York for love, after meeting her now husband Nick, in a Sydney bookstore. She pressed pause on her acting career, and had two children, Opal and Ned. Cooking often with her kids, she realized that she couldn’t find a keepsake apron set for them, so she designed one and then launched her eponymous brand that worked with leading brands like goop, Anthropologie, and Le Bon Marche. Odette then wrote her first cookbook, Simple Cake, that was named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2019 by the New York Times and was an Amazon Bestseller. She then followed it up with another New York Times Best Selling Cookbook, Simple Pasta. Odette has contributed to major national magazines and publications, and now has her own column in the Wall Street Journal, titled Party Trick where she shares her signature effortless, elegant style, and simple tricks for making a party, small or large, stress-free, fun and fabulous.

We can't wait to see you! Email information@archestrat.us with questions. Unfortunately, we can’t give refunds, only exchanges. We do not give Covid refunds. Thanks for your understanding.