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2010 Main Stage Event ProgrammingFrom Garden to Cup: Tea 101, Join tea specialist Yoon Hee Kim, on a wondrous journey of a tea leaf.., from garden to cup. Guided by photos taken by the presenter over the years, you will travel through the world tea regions and learn about the different types of tea, their origins and how they are processed. Along the way, you will also unearth some of the existing tea controversies and myths.., and differentiate the various styles of steeping a perfect cup of tea, one that's just right for you! Highly recommended for all tea enthusiasts.., regardless of where you are in your own tea journey. About Yoon Hee Kim: Yoon Hee Kim is a tea specialist, photographer, multicultural educator, chef and tea ceremony artist. As president of TeaClassics and Hancha Tea, offering premium wholesale teas and tea wares as well as tea photos, educational seminars and consulting services, Yoon Hee travels the world in pursuit of the finest teas. An international lecturer and frequent speaker at tea conferences, corporate trainings and educational institutions, Yoon Hee is also a certified instructor for the U.S. Tea Association’s Specialty Tea Institute (STI), Co-Chair of its Education & Certification Committee, serves on the STI Advisory Board, and is Vice President of the Western Tea Businesses Association. As a certified tea master with the Tea Culture Association of Korea, Yoon Hee serves as its U.S. Director, teaches and performs the traditional art of Korean Tea Ceremony, and is the founding director of the Korean Tea Culture Foundation. Prior to transitioning to the tea industry full time, Yoon Hee was a highly regarded Asian Pacific American community leader and civil rights advocate. By sourcing fine teas and sharing her stories of tea from across the regions, Yoon Hee’s lifelong passion for tea and deep seeded desire to create positive social change and help connect the world is being realized, one delicious cup at a time. THE
ART OF CUPPING & TASTING Marcela Zuchovicki, owner of Jalima Coffee will lead an interactive discussion on the art of coffee cupping and tasting. Similar to wine tasting, cupping allows the participant to evaluate and compare different coffees and their characteristics. Rarely seen by the public, cupping is the technique used to evaluate the flavor profile of a coffee. The coffee will be evaluated on five major characteristics: flavor, acidity, aftertaste, fragrance and body. Come be a part of this wonderful, special experience. About
Marcela Andrea Zuchovicki. Chocolate Tasting Have you ever really tasted before? In this fun event, Dina Cheney--author of "Tasting Club" (DK Publishing)--will show you how. She'll share with you the joys of deep-tasting, which she defines as "slowing down and savoring food and drink in a structured fashion, to get in touch with your palate." The learning vehicle in this case: dark chocolate. While deep-tasting chocolate, you'll discover how at-home tastings are a new, fun, educational, delicious, and easy way of entertaining! Get the low-down on "Tasting Club"--the guide to organizing at-home tastings--and ask Dina how to plan your own tasting event! Afterwards, Dina will be available to sign copies of her book. About Dina Cheney: Dina Cheney is the author of Tasting Club (DK, 2006) and Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Salads (Oxmoor House, 2009), as well as a freelance writer, recipe developer, culinary consultant, and tasting host. Her articles have appeared in Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Coastal Living, Plenty, iVillage.com, Connecticut Cottages & Gardens (for which she was a contributing editor/monthly columnist for over three years), The Huffington Post, and more. She has conducted dozens of tastings and talks all over the country, and--previously--taught hundreds of students to cook through her business, Cooking by Heart. Dina and her work have been mentioned extensively in the media, including Redbook, Real Simple, Every Day with Rachael Ray Magazine, The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Post, "Fox" News in Boston and New York City, "A Chef's Table" on NPR, and much more. Dina graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University (Anthropology/English Literature) and the Institute of Culinary Education Career program. She is a member of the New York Women's Culinary Alliance. www.dinacheney.com Elegant Entertaining with Afternoon Tea What could be more relaxing than Afternoon Tea, the beauty of tradition in a contemporary world? Guiding us on this elegant journey of how to's will be afternoon tea and etiquette authority ELLEN EASTON, author of AFTERNOON TEA...TIPS, TERMS and TRADITIONS (RED WAGON PRESS) and a consultant to leading hotels and tearooms, including The Plaza and Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon. Learn about the tea table equipage, placement and serving styles so that you too can prepare your own tea party for business or pleasure. About Ellen Easton. Ms. Easton’s family can trace its tea roots to the early 1800s where German ancestors contributed greatly to the development of the Colony of Ceylon by building one of the biggest and best cultivated tea plantations on the island. Ellen Easton an Afternoon Tea, etiquette and lifestyle authority, in addition to her TEA TRAVELS™ writings as an author, columnist and guest lecturer, is a consultant to the hospitality, food, retail and special event industries, specializing in Afternoon Tea and the design of related products, believing that TEA IS THE LUXURY EVERYONE CAN AFFORD™! Ellen has created afternoon tea programs for the Plaza, Waldorf-Astoria and Lady Mendl's Tea Salon. teatravels@aol.com Think Outside the Cup: Creating Coffee-And Tea-Infused Desserts Chef Melody will lead an entertaining talk about how to use coffee and tea to prepare scrumptious desserts. Chef Melody will offer information on how to integrate coffee and tea into your favorite recipe as well as showcase some of her personal favorites—including her famous “Brownie Melody's” which she will sample to the audience. About Chef Melody: Celebrity Chef Melody McGinley Whitelaw is currently a guest chef at Bloomingdales and Macy’s Herald Square in New York City. She is the Life Style and Chef/Food Reporter for the Saturday Home Show with Jerry Leen, heard every weekend on WOR Radio 710. Chef Melody is also the owner of The Main Event by Melody and Kids’ Green Kitchen, a program designed to teach children how to cook healthy meals and snacks.
GREAT COFFEE: Brewing the Best at Home & Finding the Best in NYC Specialty Coffee Retail Consultant Anne Nylander will cover why her company, TampTamp Inc., chose the top 9 NYC shops of 2009, and how anyone can make their great coffees at home. Anne will cover how to brew the best coffees using the French Press and Chemex brewers, which are both used at several top cafes in the city. With the right tools, the right coffee, and fresh hot water, Anne will demonstrate exactly how easy it can be to make coffee just like your favorite shops in New York. Coffee will be provided by local roaster Dallis Coffee, whose coffee is proudly served in the Danny Meyer family of restaurants, as well as RBC, Tribeca's newest specialty coffee cafe. About Anne Nylander: Anne is President of TampTamp Inc., a coffee-services company in New York City. Her mission is to improve the coffee experience for professionals and consumers. Anne frequently travels the world to both learn and share coffee knowledge. Anne also runs the New York Coffee Society, a club for coffee tasters. DaRye: Korean Tea Ceremony Demonstration "DaRye" refers to the traditional Korean Tea Ceremony. As one of the earliest countries of origin for tea, Korea’s tea culture has had a long and distinct history, deeply rooted in over 2,000 years rich traditions, philosophy and practices of the Way of Tea, Korean style. Yet, even as interests in teas continue to enjoy a dynamic rebirth world over, Korean teas and tea culture have remained largely unknown until recently to tea enthusiasts outside of Asia. Join Tea Master Yoon Hee Kim, founding director of the Korean Tea Culture Foundation, as she shares Korea’s Way of Tea and presents a special demonstration of Korean Tea Ceremony. About Tea Master Yoon Hee Kim: As a certified tea master with the Tea Culture Association of Korea, Yoon Hee serves as its U.S. Director, teaches and performs the traditional art of Korean Tea Ceremony, and is the founding director of the Korean Tea Culture Foundation. For her ongoing efforts to educate and promote Korea's rich tea culture and specialty teas to those outside of Korea, Yoon Hee was officially recognized and appointed by the Governor of JeollaNamdo - Korea's largest tea producing region - as "Korea's Tea Ambassador." Deconstructing the Korean Tea Ceremony for Daily Application "DaRye," the traditional Korean Tea Ceremony, is deeply steeped in 2,000 years rich history, philosophy and practices. Taking the elements found in the traditional tea ceremony, Korean Tea Ambassador and Korean Tea Culture Foundation's founding director, Yoon Hee Kim, will present and demonstrate how to incorporate the core essence of the classic ceremony into your daily life. Through this informative workshop, you will learn to take the essential steps of a traditional tea ceremony and 'bring it home,' in ways that are meaningful, relevant and can easily be adapted into your everyday life. About Tea Master Yoon Hee Kim: Tea Master Yoon Hee Kim is also tea specialist, photographer, multicultural educator, chef and tea ceremony artist. As a certified tea master with the Tea Culture Association of Korea, Tea Master Kim serves as its U.S. Director, teaches and performs the traditional art of Korean Tea Ceremony, and is the founding director of the Korean Tea Culture Foundation. An international lecturer and frequent speaker at tea conferences, corporate trainings and educational institutions, Yoon Hee is also a certified instructor for the U.S. Tea Association’s Specialty Tea Institute (STI) and serves on the STI Advisory Board as a Co-Chair of its Education and Certification Committee. As president of TeaClassics and Hancha Tea, offering premium wholesale teas and tea wares as well as tea photos, educational seminars and consulting services, Yoon Hee continues to travel the world in pursuit of the finest teas. TEA COCKTAILS Tavalon’s Tea Sommelier and co-founder Chris Cason shakes up the Coffee and Tea Festival again this year with an intoxicatingly entertaining and educational demonstration of Tea Cocktails. Great both hot and iced, these tea cocktails are not only versatile, but easy, delicious and at least slightly healthier than what your corner bar usually mixes up. This is a not-to-be-missed demo!
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