Sep

5 2024

Jewish Food Series: Lunch with Authors Rob Bildner & Elisa Spungen Bildner

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

This Federation event takes place at Knesset Israel 16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Contact Rabbi Daveen Litwin
4134424360
dlitwin@jewishberkshires.org

Special Jewish Food Series Lunch Program with Local Chefs, Authors, Food Writers

In preparation for the High Holy Days, join chefs Elisa Spungen Bildner and Rob Bildner, authors of The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook, for conversation over a home-cooked kosher lunch featuring some of their favorite recipes to Break-the-Fast on Yom Kippur (including squash and spinach quiche, rutabaga latkes, and blueberry crisp). Enjoy lunch and take home the recipes!  

Telling the sto­ry of fam­i­ly-run agri­cul­ture through the lan­guage of food, The Berk­shires Farm Table Cook­book offers 125 recipes to recall the mag­ic of the Berk­shire region.  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.

Elisa Spungen Bildner is a former lawyer, journalist, and CEO of a perishable food manufacturing company, and is a professionally trained chef. Robert Bildner is a former lawyer who grew up in a food family and went on to found several companies that helped local farmers bring products to market. He photographed the farms and restaurants in this book. Elisa and Rob have lived in the Berkshires for 35 years.

Full lunch menu:  Yellow squash and spinach quiche (GF), rutabaga latkes with applesauce, salad, multi-grain bread, and blueberry crisp. 

ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY 9 A.M.THE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM.

Call (413) 442-2200 TO REGISTER.

Sorry no walk-ins. If you need to cancel, please let us know in advance as we are preparing food based on the number of reservations.

All are welcome. Lunch is a suggested donation of $3 for adults over 60 years of age. $7 for all others.

Federation makes these programs possible through the generous support of our community.