The Lenox Library is pleased to host an event with Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner, authors of The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook: 125 Home-Grown Recipes from the New England Hills with Chef Brian Alberg on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in Roche Reading Park.
Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of The Bookstore. After the program, attendees are encouraged to also visit the Lenox Farmer’s Market, which takes place every Friday, May 28 through October 1, 2021, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in downtown Lenox. For more information about the Farmer’s Market, click here.
The Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts are famous for their unique culture, from scenic views to artistic and literary attractions. But in addition to the region’s classic landmarks, the Berkshires also boast an impressive number of family-run farms. Together with local restaurants, these farms add another feature to Berkshires culture: heartwarming and homegrown food.
Telling the story of family-run agriculture through the language of food, The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook offers 125 recipes covering the best of the Berkshires’ homegrown food from noted farms to esteemed kitchens. What makes this cookbook truly special is its celebration of the farmers, cheesemakers, chefs, and restaurant-owners behind the recipes, as much as the food itself. Complete with farm profiles and vibrant photographs, The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook paints a vivid portrait of the relationship between the earth and what we eat.
About the authors: Elisa Spungen Bildner is a professionally trained chef and a former CEO of a perishable food manufacturing company. Robert Bildner is a former lawyer who grew up in a food family and went on to found and run several food companies that help local farmers bring their products to market. Both Elisa and Rob are foodies by profession and have lived in the Berkshires for the last 25 years.
Chef Brian Alberg is the Executive Chef of Breakroom in North Adams. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he is an active member of the James Beard Foundation. He is a staunch supporter of the local food movement in the Berkshires and Hudson Valley and is the founding chair of Berkshire Farm & Table.