Culinary Demonstration and Tasting with Chef Silvia Baldini

Author, beekeeper, and honey sommelier Marina Marchese will present a guided honey tasting of three rare and endangered honeys cataloged in Slow Food USA’s Ark of Taste. She will discuss how honeybees make liquid gold, their importance in our ecosystem, floral nectar sources, and how terroir determines flavor profiles. Marchese is the founder of Red Bee Honey, the author of “The Honey Connoisseur: Selecting, Tasting and Pairing Honey, with a Guide to More than 30 Varietals”, and the founder of The American Honey Tasting Society.

Following a Q&A session with Marchese, Chef Silvia Baldini of Strawberry and Sage will demonstrate how to make an heirloom carrot soup showcasing an Ark of Taste honey while guests enjoy a tasting. Analiese Paik of the Fairfield Green Food Guide will inform guests about rare and delicious heirloom and Ark of Taste foods, and provide insider tips for sourcing them. Immediately following the presentations, guests are invited to socialize while savoring Ark of Taste honey-soaked cakes by Chef Silvia and locally-roasted coffee from Shearwater Organic Coffee Roasters. This event is a co-production of Fairfield Green Food Guide and Strawberry and Sage.

March 26

From 6:30-8:30 pm

$25 per person; RSVP online at CarriageBarn.org