Rescheduled: TODAY show April 17! February 20, 2009
Posted by Max in : Events , 2commentsHey everybody! The TODAY show is still on, but it’s been rescheduled for April 17. More details to come!
Can you say The Today Show with Hoda and Kathie Lee?
I am sure you are reading this post and thinking “How did 2 young guys with a cookbook get noticed by a national TV show?
Well here’s the answer : Luck, amazing family friends and having something that you really believe in (whatup Hallmark card…)
Anyone from Michigan will tell you that we help each other out there. Maybe it’s that Midwest mentality, but when people in Michigan have something to offer to another person – be it time, connections or just some good ol positive encouragement, Michiganders are quick to dish it out.
So through this Michigan networking, a family friend’s relative was given a copy of our cookbook and liked the book enough to show it around to some of her work friends. Oh yes, this family friend happens to work at the Today Show in New York City. This far flung shot in the dark actually came to fruition when we received a phone call that the Today Show was interested in us and our cookbook.
Max called me and in his typical dry, very nonchalant fashion he said something like “So I think The Today Show wants us to be on sometime.”
A week went by and Today Show called us and said “Can you clear a week of your calendar?”
We didn’t want to seem desperate and tell them that pending nuclear disaster we would be in New York at any time or day they wanted us, so we gave a few “potential dates that would work for us.”
Once the Today Show settled on March 20th, we both bought calendars and circled the date.
This post means we are only a little more than a month away from our Today show appearance. If you think we’ve slept well since we found out you are very very wrong. We’ve been ramping up our efforts and practicing our witty banter (we hope to be better than Penn and Teller and near Vince Vaughn Swingers by the time of our appearance).
In order to connect with all our web-saavy fans out there we decided to create a twitter account. Now you can now instantly follow the food musings, dinner party menus, random thoughts and blatant self promotion at FreshmanKitchen on twitter.
Max and Eli
LA here we come! November 5, 2008
Posted by Max in : Events , add a commentWell technically Eli’s already there but Max will be flying out tomorrow and we’ve got two great events if you are in the area. First is a cooking demonstration and book signing at the renowned chef and kitchen supply store Surfas in Culver City. We’ll be cooking Angel Hair Pasta with Bacon and Cream Sauce and Sweet Peas and our famous Bruschetta (Come by on Saturday at 1PM for the demo and stick around for the signing). Then we’re heading to the American Jewish University to participate in this great dinner:
Let’s Eat: Judy Zeidler cooks with
Jayne Cohen, Jennifer 8. Lee and Max and Eli Sussman.
Tuesday, November 11, 7:30pm $45Join us for a delicious gourmet kosher meal that features recipes from Jayne Cohen’s Jewish Holiday Cooking • Jennifer 8. Lee’s The Fortune Cookie Chronicles • Max and Eli Sussman’s Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef • Judy Zeidler’s Gourmet Jewish Cook. Schmooze with the authors while you eat. Three-course meal included.
Hopefully you can join us!
East Lansing Saturday! Whole Foods Ann Arbor Sunday! October 28, 2008
Posted by Max in : Events , add a commentEli is flying back in to Michigan and we’ve got two awesome events for you. On Saturday at 10AM we’ll be doing our first Lansing event at the Student Book Store at 421 E. Grand River Ave. We’ll be signing books and giving away food so come by!
Then at the spiffy new Whole Foods Ann Arbor we are going to be doing a serious cooking demo with some select cold weather friendly dishes from the book. And it’s free! Here are some more details on the Whole Foods event:
Sunday, November 2nd
Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef with Max and Eli Sussman
1:00-3:00 p.m. Free
Join Max and Eli in the Lifestyle Center as they prepare recipes from their new cookbook, Freshman in the Kitchen, and autograph personal copies. The book will be available for purchase. Their fun and inspiring book provides step-by-step cooking instructions to new cooks, as well as instructions on grocery shopping, how to outfit the kitchen, and a myriad other kitchen tips.
Homegrown Festival this Saturday! September 11, 2008
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This weekend in Ann Arbor is the Homegrown Festival, a celebration of local food, local chefs, local authors, local music, you get the idea. It’s going to be in the Community High School field right across the street from the farmers market in Kerrytown. Local restaurants will be partnering with farms and offering tastes of their signature dishes. There will be cooking demonstrations and booths galore. Of course, Max will be there signing copies of Freshman in the Kitchen. Our dish is going to be Potato and Leek Soup and will be at the Zingerman’s table along with Pawpaw Gelato and Chicken Paprikash (delicious). Come out and say hi, it’s going to be a fun day (starting at 10am). For more information check out the Homegrown website.Book Release Weekend August 22-24 June 15, 2008
Posted by Max in : Events, Updates , 1 comment so farOur book officially drops August 15!! In typical Sussman brothers fashion we are going to spend an entire weekend having events around the state so that everyone can come – No excuses! (unless you live in the UP – we understand – but even then, you could probably catch a boat down Lake Huron – seriously)
Here are the events:
Saturday August 23: Book Signing at Noble Lexington. Maybe you’re vacationing in beautiful Lexington, MI this weekend? If so, stop by Noble Lexington and say hi, we’ll be signing books and cooking up some delicious dishes from the cookbook!
Sunday August 24: Book Release Party at the Book Beat. We’re excited to be signing books and sharing some recipes at the Book Beat, the bookstore where Eli and I got some of our first books as kids and have been getting books ever since.
Monday August 25: Book Signing and Party at eve – the restaurant. This is it, folks. The Ann Arbor party to celebrate the release of Freshman in the Kitchen is going down at one of the town’s best restaurants. We’ll be providing some tastes of our favorite dishes from the book and eve’s well-stocked wine bar will be open throughout the evening. Books will be available for purchase, Eli and Max will be happy to sign, and there will be music and merriment all evening long.
Come stop by, grab some snacks and a signed copy of our new book! Feel free to RSVP by clicking the link for each event but it’s totally cool if you just show up!!
Also keep checking our calendar on the right side of this website for more events in Southeast Michigan, LA, and beyond throughout the year.
