Join tomato maven Miriam Rubin as she talks all things tomatoes in this demo class on Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. First, we’ll taste a sampling of heirlooms from Miriam’s garden so we can appreciate the differences in taste, juiciness and texture. Then Miriam will prepare some dishes from her book, Tomatoes. Recipes will include a lively curried tomato soup, a tomato pie and an heirloom tomato salad, all of which we’ll get to devour. She’ll also share tips about putting up the harvest, both canning and freezing, and she’ll explain which types of tomatoes work best for different purposes. You’ll be able to buy a personally signed copy of Tomatoes at the end of the class. 

Miriam Rubin was the first woman to work in the kitchens of New York City’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. A food writer and gardener, she wrote the “Miriam’s Garden” column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for many years and her work has appeared in many other publications, including Organic Gardening and Rural Intelligence. She and her husband, the artist David J. Lesako, live in Ghent, N.Y. Find out more at her website, MiriamRubin.com, and Instagram @Miriam Rubin.

You can order the book Tomatoes from our online Gift Shop.