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National Honey Board Press Release

For Immediate Release April 17, 2008| For more information, contact Jami Yanoski

SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS TAKE HOME GOLD IN NATIONAL HONEY BOARD RECIPE COMPETITION

Honeyed Interpretations of Favorite Southern Dishes Earn Cash Prizes

Savannah, GA - Savannah Technical College’s first National Honey Board recipe competition was scheduled for April Fools Day, but there was no joking among the student competitors. With their eyes on the cash prizes for each competition category—$750 first prize, $500 second prize, and $250 third prize—the students demonstrated serious interest in honey’s culinary benefits as they showcased regional varietals in dishes that reflected Savannah’s southern roots. Individual students or teams of two had one hour to prepare and serve an appetizer, salad or entree. Recipes were required to contain at least one-third cup of honey.

Marvis Hinson, Savannah Technical College Department Head of Culinary Arts, organized the competition to challenge her students to experiment with honey. Hinson ensured the competition complied with American Culinary Federation guidelines. Chef Wolfgang Bierer, one of 14 master pastry chefs in the US, and Chef Cynthia Creighton-Jones of Creighton-Jones Catering, representing Savannah’s culinary community, acted as competition judges. The local NBC station filmed the competition, and newscaster Alice Massimi participated as guest judge.

National Honey Board Marketing Manager Jami Yanoski attended the competition and awarded the following prizes. (No prizes were awarded in the salad or honorable mention categories.)

Appetizer Category

Entrée Category

For more information about Honey Board culinary education programs or to schedule a honey culinary competition, contact Jami Yanoski at jami@nhb.org, 303/776-2337. To view short video of the Savannah Technical College competition, visit http://www.wsav.com/midatlantic/sav/news.apx.-content-articles-SAV-2008-04-01-0013.html. Images of the competition winning dishes are available on request. Contact jami@nhb.org.

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National Honey Board Press Release

For Immediate Release April 17, 2008| For more information, contact Jami Yanoski

NATIONAL HONEY BOARD GIVES CULINARY INSTITUTE OF CHARLESTON STUDENTS PLENTY TO BUZZ ABOUT

Spring Theme Encourages Fresh Approaches to Cooking with Honey

Firestone, CO - On March 29, 2008, Culinary Institute of Charleston (CIC) students added another challenge to their curriculum, vying for cash prizes in the National Honey Board’s “Honey Springs Forward” culinary competition. CIC Culinary Department Head Michael Carmel organized the Honey Board-sponsored competition, which rewarded students for outstanding dishes in Culinary/Savory and Baking/Pastry categories. Judges recruited from the Charleston restaurant and culinary community—for culinary/savory, Carolina’s Executive Chef Jeremiah Bacon and S.N.O.B. (Slightly North of Broad) Executive Chef Frank Lee; for baking/pastry, Pastry Chef Melissa Fritz-Walters from Cassique Restaurant on Kiawah Island and Pastry Chef Kelly Wilson from Cypress—evaluated and scored the entries. National Honey Board Marketing Manager Jami Yanoski presented the awards.

For their seasonally inspired recipes, first prize winners received $1,000, second prize winners $500, and third prize winners $250. A $500 honorable mention was awarded in both categories for the most innovative use of honey.

Culinary/Savory Winners

Baking/Pastry Winners

Images of the Culinary Institute of Charleston competition winners and their recipes can be viewed and downloaded from http://www.picasaweb.google.com/TridentPhoto/Honey?authkey=7sh5q2Tlqbg. For more information about Honey Board culinary education programs or to schedule a honey culinary competition, contact Jami Yanoski at jami@nhb.org, 303/776-2337.

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National Honey Board Press Release

For Immediate Release March 20, 2008| For more information, contact Charlotte Jordan

Honey Bear Meets Great Art

National Honey Board Produces New T-Shirts, Posters and More for Purchase by Consumers

Firestone, Colo. – The National Honey Board (NHB) recently produced a series of unique t-shirts and posters featuring the traditional honey bear incorporated into several great works of art.

The items feature original works of art commissioned by NHB for an advertising campaign directed toward retail and industrial bakeries. To promote baking with honey, the ads featured the honey bear in unique versions of Michelangelo's Creation, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Van Gogh's Starry Night.

The t-shirts, posters and other items are available for purchase at cost on CafePress.com at www.cafepress.com/honeyboard. The items must be ordered on the CafePress web site and cannot be ordered directly from NHB.

NHB conducts research, advertising and promotion programs to help maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets for honey. These programs are funded by an assessment of one cent per pound on domestic and imported honey.

Note to Editors: To obtain images of these new items for use in your publications, contact Charlotte Jordan at charlotte@nhb.org

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