programs & presentations
Looking for a special program for your group or organization? Marilou Suszko offers a unique venue of talks and demonstrations that focus on her book, food traditions, local flavors, and more. Booking information is included with the program description and you are invited to contact Marilou for complete details and information.
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Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate
Enjoyed at more than 40 libraries and organizations around the state of Ohio.
Join Marilou Suszko as she brings her book Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate to life through more than 65 wonderful color photos and an entertaining narrative that reveals where some of the best flavors in the state can be found. Acquaint yourself with the friendly faces of farming and discover some of the most delicious as well as unusual foods grown and raised in the state including shrimp, mushrooms, artisan and homestead cheeses, dairy products, and more. If you strive to buy locally grown foods or foods produced using organic or natural farming methods, this presentation will encourage and inspire you.
Presentation Length: Approximately 1 hour including a question and answer period
Fees: $250 plus mileage outside of Erie and Lorain counties
Optional: Book signing
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Traditions: The Blessed Easter Basket
A wonderful program for any group up to 40 participants interested in learning about foods and tradition.
The Eastern European tradition of the Blessed Easter Basket is a meaningful, spiritual Old World tradition that has enhanced family Easter celebrations for generations. The farm-raised foods that fill these baskets were typically the ones used in the first meal served to break the Lenten fast. Learn the rich history behind this tradition and how to put together a basket that will have traditional and personal significance for your family. Sample many of the unique, simple and humble foods and learn the symbolism behind each one. This is a hand-on program where participants will each make a loaf of the traditional Easter bread called Paska, rich in eggs, butter, and raisins, to bake at home.
Presentation Length: 2 ½ hours
Fee: Negotiated on an individual basis. Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
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Seasonal Tastings Series
Experience one or all of these unique sessions focusing on a single seasonal flavor, heirloom varieties, and locally grown foods. Delicious, entertaining, and educational each session invites participants to deep-taste, or slowly savor seasonal flavors to acquaint their palates with the unique nuances of different varieties. Conducted in harmony with the local harvest season, participants will gain an appreciation and understanding of flavor options through tasting, pairing with recipes, and cooking techniques.
Presentation Length: 1 ½ to 2 hours including recipe demonstration and question and answer period
Fee: Negotiated on an individual basis. Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
Heirloom Tomatoes
Whether you’re a longtime fan of heirlooms or someone just searching for a great tasting tomato, this session will delight your taste buds. Sniff, identity flavor, and rate samples on a tasting grid and then enjoy finished dishes where particular tomato varieties really shine. The known history or legends behind different heirloom varieties will also be shared.
Heirloom Pumpkins & Squash
When autumn arrives so do brightly colored and uniquely shaped pumpkin and squash varieties. This tasting session will introduce you to varieties often thought of as only ornamental but are actually the most flavorful pumpkins and squash to adorn roadside stands and farmers markets. Discover the origins of these unique varieties savor the flavor and learn to pair each with recipes demonstrated to highlight their particular flavors.
Antique & Ohio Apples
So many Ohio apples varieties, so many flavors…what’s a cook to choose? This tasting will take you through the paces of identifying flavors ranging from acidic to sweet to complex and identify perfect pairings to balance and enhance flavors. Complete a tasting grid during your sampling that will help you identify not only flavors but also textures and which varieties are better suited for cooking, baking, or eating out of hand. Sample your tastings in a demonstration of perfectly paired recipes.
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Cooking Lessons, Demonstrations, & Private Events
From cooking basics to intensive instruction on a single technique or ingredient, Marilou Suszko offers a variety of cooking classes and demonstrations for all skill and interest levels, including hands-on sessions developed exclusively for your group or organization. Sessions can be conducted at the host site or as a private event at Laurel Run Cooking School in Vermilion, Ohio where Marilou has been an instructor since 1996.
Fee: Negotiated on an individual basis dependent on subject and number of participants. Programs conducted at the host site will be subject to facilities and equipment availability. Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
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Classes at Laurel Run Cooking School in Vermilion, Ohio
Visit the Laurel Run website for complete information about classes, including those taught by Marilou Suszko, and a seasonal schedule.
appearance
schedule
June 26, 2010
Farms & Foods of Ohio at Dayton Public Libraries
June 28, 2010
Dorothy Lane Cooking School, Dayton
August 21, 2010
2nd Annual Tomato Fest Dean's Greenhouse, Westlake
October 2, 2010
Ohio 2010 Master Gardener Conference
