BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:761@americanbeejournal.com DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240424 DTSTAMP:20240419T210122Z URL:https://americanbeejournal.com/events/back-yard-beekeepers-association -announces-honey-in-the-kitchen-a-demo-and-history-with-michelin-starred-c hef-patti-jackson/ SUMMARY:Back Yard Beekeepers Association Announces Honey in the Kitchen\, A Demo and History With Michelin-Starred Chef Patti Jackson DESCRIPTION:The Back Yard Beekeepers Association (BYBA) in Connecticut is p roud to present a first-ever live delectable talk and brief culinary prese ntation with Chef Patti Jackson on April 23 in Weston. Patti will discuss the historical uses of honey for sweetening\, preservation\, brewing and b aking. Special qualities of honey in the kitchen will be covered\, from ch emistry of honey to the advantages of using honey in home cooking. She wil l cover the celebration and symbolic foods through time and she will inclu de recipes and a small cooking demo with snacks following the brief Q & \; A.\nPatti’s presentation begins promptly at 7:30pm. We suggest arrivi ng at 7:00 to allow time to socialize with other like-minded individuals. The location is Norfield Congregational Church located at 64 Norfield Rd i n Weston\, CT. Even though the event is free\, please register at https:/ /backyardbeekeepers.com.\n\nPatti Jackson is a Michelin-Starred chef\, res taurateur\, and pastry chef who has worked in New York City for 30 years. Jackson was chef and proprietor of Delaware and Hudson\, in Brooklyn.\n\nA proud native of Northeastern Pennsylvania\, she grew up in Clark’s Summ it\, a typical American small town. Originally interested in biology and c hemistry\, Jackson fell in love with the restaurant business as a teenager \, and has pursued all aspects of service and food craft ever since. She i s a proponent of seasonal and regional cooking\, particularly of the Ameri can Mid-Atlantic.\n\nTrained as a Pastry Chef at the Baltimore Internation al Culinary Arts Institute\, Jackson worked for such industry leaders as S utton Place Gourmet and the Pino Luongo organization before taking over th e restaurant Le Madri as an Executive Chef in 2003.\n\nSubsequently she wa s the Executive Chef of the restaurants I Trulli and Centovini in Manhatta n. She opened Delaware and Hudson\, which was awarded a Michelin Star 2015 \, 2016\, 2017\, and 2018.\n\nJackson has been featured in numerous public ations and websites\, including the New York Times\, New York Magazine\, T he Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, Eater\, The Infatuation\, T he Daily Beast\, and others. She has participated in events at the James B eard Foundation\, De Gustibus\, No Kid Hungry\, City Harvest\, Taste of Wa shington\, Taste of New York and many others. She Has appeared on The Food Network\, Mike Colameco’s Real Food\, CBS News\, Fox News\, Ozersky TV and others. She is also mentioned in Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confiden tial.\n\nQuestions? Contact BYBA’s Paula Wolf at paulawolf@email.com.\n \nThe Back Yard Beekeepers Association (BYBA) is one of the Nation’s lar gest regional clubs for beekeeping hobbyists with over 400 members. Some o f their members are just getting started as beekeepers\, and some have enj oyed this hobby for years. All share an interest in the wonderful and rema rkable world of the honey bee. The mission of BYBA is to provide their mem bership with a forum for sharing knowledge and mutual interests in beekeep ing\, and to educate and promote the benefits of beekeeping to the public. For more information\, please visit backyardbeekeepers.com\n\n \;\n\ n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR