Culinary Events
___Janice has created and hosted many culinary events over the past 20 years, ranging in length from one day to four. They're held at prestigious locales such as Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Big Island of Hawaii, The Phoenician in Scottsdale, AZ and aboard Crystal Cruises.
CHOCOLATE SEMINARS
Lecturer
___Luxury chocolates today are as sophisticated and complex as fine wine. Using every exotic bean -- from single-estate and heirloom to organic -- chocolatiers are creating chocolates with flavor profiles beyond anyone's imagination.
___Janice leads impassioned seminars in maximizing chocolate experiences, teaching attendees how to taste like the professionals. She explains the route from bean to bar, how to discern quality, and leads tastings of all the varieties -- from white chocolate to extra-bittersweet. (Who knew that among the 100s of nuances discernable are notes like French toast and potato skin?) Attendees also learn secrets to sourcing the world's best.
___With more than 20 years experience as senior editor of Chocolatier magazine and Pastry Arts & Design, Janice ensures that seminars are provocative, informational and utter fun.
CUISINES OF THE SUN
Co-Creator - Coordinator - Mistress of Ceremonies
Janice co-created, coordinated and emceed this annual four-night food and wine celebration at luxury resort Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Big Island of Hawaii for 13 years. Each year featured a different theme, with new chefs and winemakers. This star-studded event eventually achieved annual press coverage of 50 million in combined electronic and print media, with attendees coming from such faraway locales as New Zealand and Australia.
Chef roster includes:
- Emeril Lagasse
- Charlie Trotter
- Todd English
- Joachim Splichal
- Roy Yamaguchi
- Mario Batali
- Marcus Samuelsson
- Bradley Ogden
- Michael Mina
- Alan Wong
- Ming Tsai
- Lidia Bastianich
- Nancy Silverton
- Lee Hefter
- Francois Payard
- Bradley Ogden
Winemakers include:
- Justin and Debby Baldwin (Justin Vineyards & Winery)
- Jack Cakebread (Cakebread Cellars)
- Tony Soter
- Jim Clendenen (Au Bon Climat)
- Randall Grahm (Bonnie Doon)
- Forrest Tancer
- James Hall (Patz & Hall Wine Company)
- Alan Sobczak (Billecart-Salmon)
- Olivier Humbrecht (Domaine Zind-Humbrecht)
