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Instagram post 17905923223377035 SAVE THE DATE: 12/7 @ 7:30pm⁠ ⁠ Join us this December for a cocktail hour unlike any other that you’ve been to before. The Connected Chef is partnering with Honey’s Brooklyn and Astor Apiaries to bring you 3 hours of delicious, honey-laced food paired with locally made mead cocktails and wine.⁠ ⁠ When thinking about the menu, Kim Calichio of The Connected Chef wanted to be able to evoke the feeling of dinner with friends in this more free formed cocktail atmosphere. Maintaining the idea of a cocktail hour with wine pairings, this menu was inspired by how it feels to have a sit down dinner with friends - laughter, wine and good food. ⁠ ⁠ We enjoy dinner out with friends so much because of the laughter, comfort and love that comes across the table. If you are anything like us, you also enjoy sharing plates and tastes over conversation - Having a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Although guests for this Hive to Table Tasting will have the freedom to move about the room, the food is meant to anchor you.⁠ ⁠ We will move through each set of micro-courses as we would a 3 course dinner.⁠ ⁠ Cocktail : Honey tasting with Astor Apiaries⁠ ⁠ First Set: (starter)⁠ *Carrot Ginger soup with crispy shallots, bee pollen⁠ *Spiced pork, lime/ginger/cilantro dressed slaw, cabbage wrap⁠ *Herb Marinated Cauliflower Steak (carrot beet chips, garlic herb gel)⁠ Second Set: (main course)⁠ *Veggie tart with layers of butternut squash, eggplant, red cabbage, kale⁠ *Ribeye patacon with chimichurri salsa and pickled red onion)⁠ *Stewed lentils with kale, fresh parsley, diced apple⁠ ⁠ Third Set: (dessert)⁠ *Tapioca Pops, apple/pecans & pears/oats - both with whipped coconut cream!⁠ *Chocolate bombs with flavored oozing honey ⁠ Join us 12/7 @ 7:30pm, Honey’s Brooklyn with The Connected Chef and Astor Apiaries⁠ Link in bio! .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #astorapiaries #urbanbeekeeping #nycbeekeeper #localhoney #rawhoney #madeinqueens #hivetotable #dinnerexperience #gathering #nycevents #queensnyc #dinnerevent #dinnerwithfriends #eatdrinkbemerry
Instagram post 18080928337131780 I hear all around me on the regular about cutting costs in the grocery store. Now, don’t get me wrong. Life is expensive and we all need to be smart with how we spend. But food - GOOD FOOD - is worth your money. ⁠ ⁠ Local Farm fresh eggs🥚are worth $6 a carton instead of the $5 for 2 dozen at Costco (even if they are organic).⁠ ⁠ Lemons 🍋 not sprayed with pesticides are worth the extra $1 at the market.⁠ ⁠ YOUR MEAT, if you choose to eat it, is absolutely worth an extra $10 from a good local butcher🥩or farm.⁠ ⁠ We have slowly lowered our standards of eating. With the industrialization of our food system in the 50’s has come convenience, loss of connection and lost palettes. ⁠ ⁠ It’s not your fault or your child’s fault. ⁠ ⁠ So many of us have been brought up not knowing what good food REALLY tastes like. This is one reason why so many won’t invest money into their groceries. Our taste buds can’t justify the cost.⁠ ⁠ We need to educate our palettes. ⁠ ⁠ Food is worth investing in. 🍴⁠ ⁠ It’s worth investing your time & money into.⁠ ⁠ AND GUESS WHAT!? When you learn to cook without a recipe, you will be able to utilize the more local, seasonal, “high priced” items at your market.⁠ ⁠ If you want to lower your grocery bill and eat to better support your local community, our planet and your body - Hit me up! :)⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #shoplocal ⁠ #community ⁠ #planet ⁠ #seasonalfood ⁠ #groceries ⁠ #theconnectedchef ⁠ #cookwithyoursenses ⁠ #goodfood ⁠ #localfood
Instagram post 17851928608685115 Time in nature is just as important as eating healthy. Living in the city doesnt mean we don't have access. We just need to look harder. #nature #motherearth #livewell #holisticlifestyle #citylife #socialgood #getconnected #grounding #mindfulness #theconnectedchef #childrenareourfuture #cookingmadeeasy #community #activism #socialchange #bethechangeyouwishtoseeintheworld #giveback #dogood #lovemotherearth #connectedwithnature #sustainablehealth #instacommunity #environmentalawareness #tinycooks #childrenwhocook #cookingwithkids #adulting #healthyeating
Instagram post 17984732143287523 Your days and feed are filled with holiday images and work, but can you faintly remember the days of spring? Fresh air, a warm sun and laughter. ⁠ ⁠ Now, close your eyes and imagine this…⁠ ⁠ You have cleared your calendar and are excited for a long over due time out with friends. You enter a room that smells of oak. High ceilings, warm lighting, and the energy of the room is filling up. It’s not overwhelming, but there is anticipation and excitement. ⁠ ⁠ You are handed a cocktail that not only tastes delicious, but includes a wine made from HONEY. ⁠ ⁠ You then move over to an elegant table with more varieties of honey than you knew existed. You enjoy your cocktail and get a taste of various honeys that will be featured in the evening. You begin to talk to more people as you settle into the night and there is a slight line of laughter that proceeds throughout the air. ⁠ ⁠ You are then served a new mead with food that appears small, but when you take a bite, it feels like you are eating a full meal. You didn’t expect to have a sit down dinner, but somehow the food makes you feel as if you are around a table with your friends indulging in the most sensual evening. ⁠ ⁠ The night moves on, course after course after course and by the end you realize that your senses have been stimulated in every way. The tastes of the food, the smells of the mead, the sound of the kitchen space and laughter of people around you. ⁠ ⁠ You stop, pause and feel completely warm, with a full heart as you enter out into the December air. ⁠ ⁠ Sound ridiculously amazing? Want to have that experience?⁠ ⁠ Join us 12/7 @ 7:30pm, Honey’s Brooklyn with The Connected Chef and @AstorApiaries⁠ https://theconnectedchef.com/hive-to-table-dinner-event/⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #astorapiaries #urbanbeekeeping #nycbeekeeper #localhoney #rawhoney #madeinqueens #hivetotable #dinnerexperience #gathering #nycevents #queensnyc #dinnerevent #dinnerwithfriends #eatdrinkbemerry
Instagram post 17861898328572484 "Food is the means by which we develop a more compassionate, connected society."
Instagram post 18075144682146384 Did you know palm oil is in SO MANY of the things we consume? From our processed foods to our beauty products and soaps...⁠ ⁠ It is also a major motivation for deforestation. Deforestation is wiping out species of animals, homes for indigenous peoples and the leading cause of CO2 increase leading to climate change.⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #sustainability ⁠ #theconnectedchef ⁠ #cookingoil ⁠ #palmoil ⁠ #deforestation ⁠
Instagram post 18086128153123148 Getting ready for my pitch on NYC food policy this week! We need to do better as a society in supporting families. Both in food policy and across the board. I'm looking forward to sharing what The Connected Chef is doing to create an impact. We need to speak up to be heard. #nycfoodpolicy @nycfoodpolicy #bethechange #healthyeating #familysupport #connectthroughfood #healthyeatingworkshops #nycpublicschools #supportparents #dinnertime #cookwithyourkids #familytime #eattogether
Instagram post 17857124209610914 This is me eating dinner alone because I've asked my kid 10 times to come and eat and they are ignoring me and I give up because I'm f*n hungry. Sometimes you need to just eat and forget about the "best choice". . . . . . #reallife #momlife #dinnertime #chickensoup #whatsfordinner #noyelling #connectthroughfood (or not)
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