BY KAREN BOSSICK

Esta Hornstein, who had a popular restaurant in Ketchum for many years, is back for her second annual  Apres with Esta at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute.

Hornstein will offer her homemade cooking from 4 to 7 p.m. today—Tuesday, Dec. 27--at the Institute.

For starters there’s Grandma Esther’s matzo ball soup and Reuben sandwiches with Esta’s own homemade corned beef on rye bread with Russian dressing. In addition, Hornstein will serve up her noodle kugel, chopped liver and much more.

Hornstein brought a big city deli to a small mountain town 35 years ago when she opened a restaurant next to the nexStage Theatre and, later, in the 511 Building.

She plied locals with her potato latkes and chocolate cake with chocolate cream cheese buttercream icing. Now, we’re told she even serves up a Reuben sandwich featuring turkey!

COMING UP:

Seattle cookbook author Cynthia Nims is returning to the Sun Valley Institute Jan. 27-29. She’ll entertain food gourmands with a Gourmet Game Night, then teach a class in Preserving Family Recipes and  Homemade Salty Snacks. Visit https://sunvalleyculinary.org/upcoming-classes for more information.