“Take a stroll through your local farmer’s market this weekend, even if it’s only to ogle the foodies reveling in the abundance of their favorite time of year: Heirloom tomato season.

If that’s not enough to inspire you to whip up some fresh gazpacho, check out “Heirloom,” an artful new web series on Vimeo. When the movie that was supposed to be her big acting break suddenly fell apart, creator and star Paten Hughes absconded to her family farm in the Sonoma Valley to grow tomatoes. At the time, she had no clue that those tomatoes would lead to her greatest role yet.”

Check out the entire article on IndieWire.

“If you’re someone who appreciates Bloody Marys, a new culinary challenge, and/or female-driven comedy series, we’ve got a few treats for you. HEIRLOOM is a new short form romantic comedy series by Bekah Brunstetter (NBC’s This Is Us, Switched at Birth) about a young actress who rediscovers herself after inheriting a small plot farm in Sonoma, California.

Lucky for us, the show’s creator and star, Paten Hughes, agreed to share her Great Aunt Ada Claire’s Bloody Mary mix recipe exclusively with Glamour. Hughes updated the family recipe with a new flourish: heirloom tomatoes from her own garden in Sonoma, California—the very garden that helped inspire the series.

HEIRLOOM’s Heirloom Tomato Bloody Mary Mix

Ingredients (in order of use):
2 dozen medium-sized heirloom tomatoes (cubed)
2 stalks of celery (with leaves)
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, cut
1 tsp oregano
2 Tbsp salt
3 parsley stalks
1 tsp basil
5 whole cloves
2 Tbsp raw sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tsp celery salt
1/4 cup Worcestershire
1 tsp Sriracha
2 tsp Horseradish

1. Simmer the tomatoes in their own juice for 15 minutes in a large saucepan
2. Add celery, onion, carrots, oregano, salt, parsley, basil, and cloves
3. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the carrots are soft. Blend everything in a food processor (in batches if yours is small); strain twice through a fine strainer or cheese cloth, pressing the vegetables gently.
4. Add the mixture back into the saucepan and stir in the remaining ingredients: raw sugar, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, celery salt, Worchestershire, Sriracha, and horseradish
5. Heat the mixture just until it starts to boil. Take it off the heat, allow it to cool, and serve with your favorite vodka or store in mason jars to enjoy over the holidays.

The garnish is almost the best part. Get creative! The possibilities are literally endless, but we always—at baseline—add a celery stalk (for stirring/snacking) and stuffed olives and a lemon wedge on a cocktail pick. If you’re feeling really adventurous, go for bacon, shrimp, and/or an oyster on a half shell.”

 

Check out the entire feature here.

To view the entire Heirloom web series, check it out here.

(Tolucantimes.info) “In addition to acting, Hughes is also the co-creator of the web-series, Heirloom, ‘The true story of my being an heirloom tomato farmer,’ she says. ‘Crazy things happen when growing and selling tomatoes. Heirloom is a meaningful rom-com written by Bekah Brunstetter that will be released in the coming weeks.'”

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Actresses Cassandra Freeman, Helen Rogers, Paten Hughes, writer/director Chadd Harbold and actresses Christine Evangelista and Layla Khoshnoudi attend the premiere of ‘Long Nights Short Mornings’ during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Alamo Lamar A on March 12, 2016 in Austin, Texas.

I’m tickled pink that Chadd Harbold’s LONG NIGHTS SHORT MORNINGS will have its world premiere in Austin at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival!

LONG NIGHTS examines the romantic life of a New Yorker James (Shiloh Fernandez) and his sometimes fleeting, sometimes profound experiences with the women he encounters.  I play the first of those women: Monica, an Upper East Side creature of the night with a dark side and a passion for raves. (No acting necessary, right?! ;)) So proud to be a member of this kick ass cast alongside Shiloh, Ella Rae Peck, Christine Evangelista, Cassandra Freeman, Helen Rogers, Layla Khoshnoudi, and Addison Timlin.