{"id":154158,"date":"2024-03-25T10:43:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=154158"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:01:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:01:27","slug":"area-libraries-invite-fruit-lovers-to-talk-with-chef-author-abra-berens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=154158","title":{"rendered":"Area libraries invite fruit lovers to talk with chef &#038; author Abra Berens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-154160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AuthorTourPoster.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan Notable Book Tour Abra Berens\" width=\"325\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AuthorTourPoster.jpg 325w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AuthorTourPoster-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/>The Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) Library and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tadl.org\/\">Traverse Area District Library<\/a> (TADL) will host author and chef Abra Berens at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 in the McGuire Community Room at the public library on Woodmere Avenue. The speaking engagement is part of the Library of Michigan\u2019s 2024 Michigan Notable Books Author Tour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berens, currently farmer and chef at Granor Farm in Three Oaks, started cooking at Zingerman\u2019s Deli in Ann Arbor, co-founded Bare Knuckle Farm in Northport, and has collaborated with Farm Club in Leelanau County. She currently serves on the advisory board of NMC\u2019s Great Lakes Culinary Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abra Berens will discuss her latest cookbook <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; recently selected as a Michigan Notable Book for 2024. In addition to highlighting recipes using fruits of the northwest lower peninsula, Berens will discuss challenges and opportunities related to area agriculture and food production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the April 11 event at TADL, students of NMC\u2019s Great Lakes Culinary Institute will recreate both sweet and savory recipes from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulp<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for attendees to sample.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about this free event celebrating a Michigan author, contact NMC Library at (231) 995-1064 or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:library@nmc.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">library@nmc.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2024 Michigan Notable Books program and Author Tours are made possible by the Library of Michigan, the Library of Michigan Foundation, and Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/NotableBooks\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.Michigan.gov\/NotableBooks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraryofmichiganfoundation.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.LibraryofMichiganFoundation.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) Library and Traverse Area District Library (TADL) will host author and chef Abra Berens at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 in the McGuire Community Room at the public library on Woodmere Avenue. 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