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Known for his dazzling fashion, quick quips in the kitchen, and delicious cooking, Lord Honey Chef Jason Smith brings it right back to his granny’s kitchen in Kentucky in Lord Honey: Traditional Southern Recipes with a Country Bling Twist. He has no culinary or pastry training, nor has he been involved in the professional food world. He is a self-taught cook and baker, learning at his grandmother’s knee from the age of 6, in his beloved home state of Kentucky.

From humble beginnings as a school-cafeteria cooking manager and caterer, the breakout star of the Food Network went on to win Holiday Baking Championship, season 3; Holiday Baking Championship, Kids vs. Adults 2016; and the title of Food Network Star, season 13. He has participated in A&E's Deliciously Twisted Classics, History Channel's Fast History Of..., and recently wrapped up shooting Amazon Freevee's THE GOAT.

Jason has also appeared on the Rachel Ray Show, Pickler & Ben, Home & Family and several other nationally and locally televised programs. Jason has also judged Haunted Ginger Bread Show Down, Holiday Wars, Worst cooks in America, Worst Bakers in America, Haunted Gingerbread Showdown, Christmas Cookie Challenge with Ree Drummond & Eddie Jackson, and is regularly featured on The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Finally, he is a contributor to Southern Living, Martha Stewert Living, Allrecipes.com, Real Simple, and Kentucky Living Mag, to name just a few.

Through the years, Jason has taken his Granny’s heritage recipes and given them his own twist, to develop a style he likes to refer to as Country Bling. Good ol' country and southern-rooted food elevated with fresh, vibrant ingredients, changing the minds of millions on how traditional food actually looks and tastes. Jason is truly the full package in entertaining. He has worked as a professional floral designer and event planner, a caterer and a specialty pastry artist all endeavors that have been self-taught. Jason is an award-winning floral designer and was inducted into the Kentucky Floral Association Hall of Fame in 2016. Having worked as a school cafeteria manager, Jason continues to be active with the School Nutrition Association, making presentations across the United States.

Lord Honey: Traditional Southern Recipes with a Country Bling Twist

Written by Chef Jason Smith

On sale: 8/28/2023

Price: $32.95

Pages: 256

ISBN: 9781455626984

About the Book

From Kentucky ’Nanners Foster Waffles to ’Lasses-Glazed Carrots to Sweet Tea and Bourbon Fried Chicken, celebrate the art of Country Bling cooking with recipes that will have you digging out the cast-iron skillet and running to the store for some butter. Complete with colorful descriptions, accessible ingredients, simple directions, and helpful tips, this book will teach you everything you need to know about cooking with love. Kentucky born and bred, Lord Honey Chef Jason Smith honors his roots and, at the same time, refashions cherished classics. Enjoy beloved Southern traditions and odes to the homespun dishes always perfect just the way Granny did it but with a twist. Some of these recipes have won awards, and others haven’t made it to the competition yet, but all of them are just right for a sit-down with family and friends.

Click the links below to watch the Lord Honey book trailers

30-second book trailer: Short Book Trailer: Lord Honey by Chef Jason Smith - YouTube

Book Trailer w/ recipe: Book Trailer: Lord Honey by Chef Jason Smith - YouTube

For High Resolution Book and Author Photos, please visit: Lord Honey EPK Photos - Google Drive

Sample Questions

1. Where did you grow up and what does that have to do with this book?

2. What makes this cookbook different than others on the market?

3. What will people find in the cookbook that they can use on a daily basis?

4. Why is this book so passionate to you?

5. Why should people purchase this book?

6. Tell me more about your childhood and how does that relate to the cookbook?

7. What made you want to write a cookbook?

8. Why do people call you country bling and how does that play into your cookbook?

9. When did you start cooking and how did that get you to where you are today?

10. What is your favorite part of this cookbook and why?

11. What is your #1 goal that people will take away after reading your cookbook?

12. What was your favorite part of writing this cookbook?

13. Can anyone cook from this book or is it for the advance cook?

14. How will people relate to this cookbook?

Media Appearances

FOOD NETWORK'S HOLIDAY BAKING

CHAMPIONSHIP, SEASON 3

FOOD NETWORK'S HOLIDAY BAKING

CHAMPIONSHIP, KIDS VS. ADULTS 2016

FOOD NETWORK STAR, SEASON 13

A&E'S DELICIOUSLY TWISTED CLASSICS

HISTORY CHANNEL'S FAST HISTORY OF AMAZON FREEVEE'S THE GOAT

HAUNTED GINGER BREAD SHOW DOW, HOLIDAY WARS

WORST COOKS IN AMERICA

WORST BAKERS IN AMERICA

HAUNTED GINGERBREAD SHOWDOWN

CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE WITH REE

DRUMMOND & EDDIE JACKSON

THE BEST THING I EVER ATE

RACHAEL RAY

PICKLER & BEN

HOME & FAMILY

ALL LOCAL NEWS PLATFORMS IN KENTUCKY

NEWS AND AFTERNOON SHOWS IN TAMPA AND AROUND FLORIDA

MIDDAY KENTUCKY

BEST OF THE BLUEGRASS

NATIONAL RADIO SHOWS IN NYC, CALI, INDY, TENN, TEXAS, OHIO, GA, FLORIDA, KY, MISSOURI, AND MANY MORE

WSAZ STUDIO 3 AFTERNOON SHOW

WFLA TV SHOW BLOOM TAMPA

FOX WEATHER AND MANY MORE

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SOUTHERN LIVING

MSN.COM

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MARTHA STEWERT LIVING

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ALLRECIPES.COM

FOX NEWS

FORBES

BUSINESS INSIDER

REAL SIMPLE

THE POINTS GUY

KENTUCKY LIVING MAG

PEOPLES MAG

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