Engineer Your Holiday

On this episode I sat down with Kia Benion and we talk about holiday treats and her upcoming Warm Winter Simple Syrup (limited release) that drops Saturday November 27th

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Thanksgiving episode Outline

Welcome back Kia!!

• Who is Kia Benion?
• Episode 24: Helluva Pastry Engineer

How was your Thanksgiving – Staying safe

• COVID-19 Mini-Series: Part 1
• COVID-19 Mini-Series: Part 2
• COVID-19 Mini-Series: Part 3
• COVID-19 Mini-Series: Part 4
• COVID-19 Mini-Series: Part 5

Holiday Recipe ideas (pastries & Cocktails)

• Thanksgiving
  • Spice Forward
    • Apple, cinnamon, fall fruit cobblers
  • Warm and autumn
    • Play into the spices
  • Christmas
    • Still Spice
      • Cinnamon, cloves, mint (peppermint bark)
        • https://www.ghirardelli.com/peppermint-bark-chocolate
      • Southern comfort flavors
        • Red velvet, pound cake, and southern bread pudding
        • The Great Migration
        • Honey Wine
        • Red Fish Grill (get the White Chocolate Bread Pudding)
      • Cocktail – Christmas
        • Bourbon forward drinks
          • Cloves all spice, star anise, red wine, nutmeg
          • Warm tingly communal feeling
          • Large Batch
            • Champagne Punch
            • Winter Sangria
            • Eggnog
          • New Simple Syrup – drops Saturday November 27, 2021
            • Warm Winter Simple Syrup (limited release)
              • Honey, cinnamon, all spice & vanilla
              • https://www.thepastryengineer.com/shop
                • Shipping or local pickup (Atlanta/Chicago)
              • Final Notes – Upcoming Activities from Kia Benion
                • @thepastryengineer
                • @kiabenion
                • GT Alum Food & Beverage Feature – Coming in December

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/