A lively lecturer, Ms. Cotler has spoken on a wide variety of culinary themes, often, but not always about the farm to table connection —The Locavore Way — before intimate groups and large audiences at a wide variety of venues.
Empowering talks range from general to specific culinary topics, always targeted to meet the group’s needs. They may focus on personal, family or social issues, often all, placing food within its context. Lectures cover cooking, health, as well as environmental and farm-to-table advocacy. They are always designed to reach out and engage the audience and are followed by a question and answer period.
Talks have covered many aspects of seeking out and savoring local farm fresh foods, including the whys and hows to become a locavore, seasonal food preparation, local food advocacy, the local food movement 101, as well as general culinary topics, such as how to cook without recipes and more.
Ms. Cotler also conducts culinary lecture demonstrations. These combine speaking engagements with a culinary demonstration to illustrate the point of the talk. They can be held on a stage or less formally, workshop-style or in a classroom setting.
