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Jason Wilson for the The Washington Post --
"Which is to say Marchese's palate is so finely tuned that she can

literally taste the beekeeper's fear in a smear of honey." 

Carla Marina Marchese is the international best-selling author of The World Atlas of Honey, The Honey Connoisseur, Honey for Dummies and her personal journey into beekeeping Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper. She is the founder of The American Honey Tasting Society (AHTS) and an instructor for the Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey, where she received her formal training as a honey sensory expert. She is the founder of the brand Red Bee Honey.

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In 2024, she was recieved a WISE WOMAN award for her contributions to the Italian American community by The National Organization of American Women. Marchese has presented honey tastings at Murray's Cheese in NYC, Slow Food Nations in Denver, The Columbus Citizens Foundation, The Yale Club, Les Dames d' Escoffier - NYC, Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD), The National Honey Board, Parkhurst Culinary Experiences, Vermont Cheese Festival, EATALY - Boston and Atlas Obscura.

 

She has appeared on numerous TV shows recently the Discovery Channel's Moonshiners, PBS's Weekends with Yankee with Emmy award winner Richard Wiese, Dr. Oz, ABC's The Chew, Vice TV's The Untitled Action Bronson Show, and On the Road with Edible Nutmeg. James Beard Award-winning author Rowan Jacobsen dubbed Marina the “Red Queen” in his book, American Terroir, owing to her obsession with varietal honey.

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