{"title":"C. Marina Marchese","description":"C. Marina Marchese is the international best-selling author of The Honey Connoisseur, Honey for Dummies, and Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper. She is a docent for the Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey, where she received her formal training. In 2013, she established the American Honey Tasting Society, an educational organization that teaches the Italian methods of honey sensory analysis. Marina's website is honeysommelier.com, and she can be found on social media @honeysommelier.","products":[{"product_id":"honey-connoisseur-hardcover","title":"Honey Connoisseur - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike wine, cheese, coffee, and chocolate, honey has emerged as a culinary obsession. \u2028Its popularity at farmers markets and specialty food stores has soared as beekeepers and retailers are capitalizing on the trend. The Honey Connoisseur teaches everything you need to know about how to taste, select, and use an assortment of honeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoney and beekeeping experts C. Marina Marchese and Kim Flottum explain how bees make honey and introduce the concept of terroir, the notion that soil, water, wind, climate, and the wide range of nectar sources can affect the taste of honey. As with wine, the terroir of a honey directly influences its character and flavor profile. The Honey Connoisseur gives a thorough course in the origins and flavors of more than 30 \u2028different honey varietals, as well as step by step instructions on how to taste honey, describe its flavors and determine what other culinary flavors pair best with a particular honey. Some heavenly combinations include linden honey and crispy, green melon, tulip poplar honey and sour red cherries, tamarisk honey and crispy bacon, or avocado honey and vanilla ice cream. The authors also provide a few basic recipes that use varietal honey such as Tomato, Peach, Basil and Summer Honey Salad or Honey Struck Chocolate Truffles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated, it's the perfect book for food lovers, beekeepers, and locavores alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarla Marina Marchese is the international best selling author of The World Atlas of Honey, Honey for Dummies and Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper. She is an accredited instructor for the Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey, where she received her formal training as a honey sensory expert. In 2013, she established The American Honey Tasting Society (AHTS) an educational organization that teaches the Italian methods of sensory analysis of honey. Marchese has appeared on many TV shows like PBS - Weekends with Yankee, ABC-TV The Chew, Dr. Oz, Vice TV and Discovery TV Moonshiners. She has written for Bee Culture magazine and The Guardian. She is the founder of the brand Red Bee Honey. Visit her website honeysommelier.com and follow her on social media @honeysommelier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51364962631903,"sku":"9781914934971","price":67.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ylWxWSd24h9781914934971.webp?v=1789055578"},{"product_id":"the-world-atlas-of-honey-hardcover","title":"The World Atlas of Honey - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A perfect entry point for jumping into all things apiary.\"\u003c\/b\u003e ― \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Readers will browse this volume with wonder and appreciation\"\u003c\/b\u003e ― \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compendium of world honey types is long overdue\"\u003c\/b\u003e― \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured on CBS Sunday Morning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake your taste buds on a global tour of one of the world's most perfect natural foods -- honey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's first certified \"honey sommelier\" and founder of the American Honey Tasting Society, Marina C. Marchese takes you on an epic discovery of the diversity and range of honey from over 80 countries. Blending food, culture, science, and travel, Marchese traces the story of honey from ancient beekeeping traditions to modern production methods. Along the way, she reveals how honey reflects its place of origin--much like wine, coffee, olive oil, and chocolate--and shows you how to taste and evaluate honey like a true sommelier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with full-color photos on every page, \u003ci\u003eThe World Atlas of Honey \u003c\/i\u003eis both a go-to reference and a feast for the eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfiles of more than 80 countries and their unique honey-producing plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe history of beekeeping and honey production across cultures and centuries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpert guidance on tasting, evaluating, and pairing honey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsights into how terroir influences honey's flavor and character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful photographs and illustrations throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a beekeeper, food lover, or armchair traveler, this will be a beautiful addition to any culinary library. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51379413385439,"sku":"9780520397705","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ISj38L9-OM9780520397705.webp?v=1789272479"},{"product_id":"honeybee-paperback","title":"Honeybee - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, Marina Marchese's inspirational and practical story of learning to raise honeybees and creating a life she loves\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1999, Marina Marchese fell in love with bees during a tour of a neighbor's honeybee hives. She quit her job, acquired her own bees, built her own hives, harvested honey, earned a certificate in apitherapy, studied wine tasting in order to transfer those skills to honey tasting, and eventually opened her own honey business. Today, Red BeeÂ(R) Honey sells artisanal honey and honey-related products to shops and restaurants all over the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than an inspiring story of one woman's transformative relationship with honeybees (some of nature's most fascinating creatures), Honeybee is also bursting with information about all aspects of bees, beekeeping, and honey? Including life inside the hive; the role of the queen, workers, and drones; pollination and its importance to sustaining all life; the culinary pleasures of honey; hiving and keeping honeybees; the ancient practice of apitherapy, or healing with honey, pollen, and bee venom; and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recipes for food and personal care products appear throughout. Also included is an excellent, one-of-a-kind appendix that lists 75 different honey varietals, with information on provenance, tasting notes, and food-and-wine pairings.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382153871583,"sku":"9781579128739","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/k7gJPuydQh9781579128739.webp?v=1789286455"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/c-marina-marchese.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}