04/08 CARLTON CUSE, A&E NETWORK, BATES MOTEL, MICHE BACHER, COOKING WITH FLOWERS

CARLTON CUSE - Executive Producer OF A&E Network' s "Bates Motel

“Bates Motel” serves as a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Pyscho, and promises to give viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels through his teenage years. Fans will have access to the dark, twisted backstory of Norman Bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is. The series stars Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland), Max Thieriot (Kit Kittredge: An American Girl), Olivia Cooke (Blackout) and Nicola Peltz (The Last Airbender). Season one also co-stars Nestor Carbonell (“Lost,” The Dark Knight Rises) and Mike Vogel (“Pan Am”).

In “Bates Motel,” following the tragic death of her husband, Norma Bates buys a motel on the outskirts of the idyllic coastal town, White Pine Bay, seeking a fresh start. As Norma and Norman get entrenched in their new home, they discover this town isn’t quite what it seems, and the locals aren’t so quick to let them in on their secrets. But the Bates are done being pushed around and will do whatever it takes to survive – and will do whatever it takes to protect their own secrets. Mondays at10PM ET/PT on A&E Network


MICHE BACHER  "COOKING WITH FLOWERS" 

Miche is an herbalist, chef, and owner of the custom confectionery studio Mali B Sweets located in Greenport, NY. Miche really knows her stuff when it comes to cooking with flowers which comes through in her well-organized cookbook, Cooking With Flowers! Bacher discusses:

-How and why she came to cook with flowers.
-The essentials about using flowers in food.
-How to choose and prepare flowers to cook with.
-Ways that flowers can add to desserts, drinks, etc
-The medicinal and cosmetic uses of flowers.