Award-Winning Author, Homegrown Chef to Talk about Sustainability

Chef and award-winning author Didi Emmons, a native of Darien, will read from and sign copies of her book, “Wild Flavors, One Chef's Transformative Year Cooking from Eva's Farm.” She will also bring herbs for people to see and smell.

The minute Emmons, a chef from Boston, met Eva Sommaripa—a near legendary farmer whose 200-plus uncommon herbs, greens, and edible “weeds” grace the menus of many famous restaurants in the Northeast—something amazing happened. Not only did Sommaripa’s Garden become Emmons’s refuge and herb-infused Shangri-La, the two women also forged a lasting friendship that has blossomed and endured over time.