Author Event: Gesine Bullock-Prado, My Vermont Table

Join Darien Library on a culinary journey north to celebrate celebrity pastry chef and cookbook author Gesine Bullock-Prado's new book, My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons. Gesine will be in conversation with Barrett Bookstore's Page Berger.

Wait, there are six seasons? We will let Gesine explain as she takes readers on a sweet and savory journey through each of these special Vermont seasons. Mouth-watering recipes like Vermont Cheddar Soup, Maple Pulled Pork Sliders, and other quintessential Vermont flavors we know and love, are updated with ingredients and spices she grows in her backyard. With stunning photos, Vermonters and visitors alike will revel in a seat at this table. There is so much to talk about! 

As owner and baking instructor at her Sugar Glider Kitchen in Vermont, Gesine's classes sell out within minutes. Come join us for a very special gastronomical evening!

About Gesine Bullock-Prado

Gesine Bullock-Prado is a renowned pastry chef, cookbook author, baking instructor and television personality. She is the author of five baking books, Sugar Baby, Pie It Forward, Bake it Like You Mean It, Let Them Eat Cake, Fantastical Cakes, and her baking memoir My Life from Scratch. Her confections have been featured in such publications as Better Homes and Gardens and People Magazine, she has been the contributing food editor of both Runner’s World and Food + Wine, she has co-hosted Cooking Channel’s Unique Sweets and is a regular food presenter on the Today Show and NPR’s All Things Considered. 

She is the host of Food Network’s Baked in Vermont and has appeared as a judge on several Food Network competitions. She is the owner and baking instructor at Sugar Glider Kitchen and is working towards getting her Vermont Master Gardener Certification in 2023.

About Page Berger

Page Berger currently works as the event and marketing director at Barrett Bookstore, bringing dynamic programming and authors to Darien and surrounding towns. She also is a freelance writer. Page began her career in education administration at Davidson College's Office of Admission and Financial Aid. Relocating to New York, she worked in event management, marketing, and communications at the Robin Hood Foundation and, after that, for the national office of Teach For America.

She graduated cum laude from Davidson College with a bachelor’s degree in English and subsequently earned dual master’s degrees from Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English, and Harvard Graduate School of Education in education policy and management. Page has a particular love for creating community through conversation and storytelling. 

Books, courtesy of Barrett Bookstore, will be available for purchase at the event.