By: Amanda Neal
As a student in the Classic Culinary Arts plus Farm-to-Table program at ICC, I’ve
learned a lot about local product selection, and I’ve been dying to search for
new, local ingredients to cook with in my own kitchen. So last weekend I
ventured to the Union Square Greenmarket to see if anything caught my attention
and was a product I had never tried before. Right as I entered the market, I
saw a stand with all different kinds of honey and beeswax products, and I soon
learned that it was Andrew’s Honey, by Andrew Cote. The decadent and luscious
taste of honey is something I love, so I had to give it a try.
I had actually heard about Andrew and his honey before
from reading the book “Eat the City” by Robin Shulman". The book is about
fishers, butchers, farmers, winemakers, beekeepers and brewers who helped build
the food scene in New York. I found
Andrew’s story of harvesting bees on some of NYC, Brooklyn and Queens’ rooftops
very interesting, and I’ve been dying to try his products ever since. As well,
I had never heard of “whipped honey” before, so I thought it would be an
interesting, new ingredient to try.

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