Hudson Valley Connoisseur

    2009        "Kitchen Tours of the Hudson Valley"
    2008         “Regional Craft Brews” Link to supplemental pdf.
    2007        "Hard Cider: Thank the Apple!"
    2007         “Holiday Cheer: Cocktails for Entertaining”
    2007        “The Ultimate Mint Julep”
    2006        “The Finer Side of Hunting and Target Sports
                               in the Hudson Valley”
    2006         “The Joys of Winter Grilling”
    2006         “It’s a Bride’s World” (no recipes)

       Fine Cooking Magazine

    2008 - Issue #96
    Quick & Delicious - interior pull-out
    ~ Artichoke and Smoked-Mozzarella Frittata

    2008 - Issue #95
    Fast & Fresh - back cover feature
    ~ Roasted Salmon with Shiitake, Leek, and Arugula Salad
    Quick & Delicious - interior pull-out
    ~ Lemon-Ginger Poached Halibut with Leeks & Spinach

    2007  Issue # 91  Meatloaf Makeovers

    2006        Issue #80  "Make Room for Basil"* pdf of first page
    Article Reprinted in Special Collections Addition (see right)
     "Fresh" That's Jessica's Heirloom Tomato Salad with Basil Oil

    2006        Issue #79  "Quick & Delicious: Small Bites"  sample recipe-Smoked Salmon and Pea Fritters


    About Town

    Fall 2002                “Challenges of Running a Restaurant” (no recipes)
    Summer 2002        “Chickens: Home on the Range: Free-Range- what's it all mean?” (no recipes)


    Self-Published Cookbook (co-author Cynthia Saniewski)
    1991        An Apple and Art Recipe Book : Hudson Valley Agriculture & Artists
                    -- winner of the 1991 Eclat Award for Publishing Excellence


    The Culinary Institute of America - Cookbook/Publishing Department
    After graduating the CIA in 1996, Jessica worked in the cookbook publishing department through 2001.

    She developed and produced content and art for over 15 culinary textbooks and trade cookbooks with
    a team of chef instructors and two other editors.  
    Pictures below: Prop Styling and Production by Jessica Bard
    (all photos by Louis Wallach except Garde Manger by Lorna smith and Liz Johnson)










  • The New Professional Chef, 7th Edition
  • The Professional Chef's Knife Kit
  • Remarkable Service
  • Garde Manger
  • Techniques of Healthy Cooking 2nd Edition

    Book projects for the home-cook include:
  • The CIA’s Book of Soups
  • Weight Watcher’s Great Cooking Everyday: 250 Delicious Recipes with Techniques and Tips
    from The Culinary Institute of America
  • Four companion recipe books for the CIA’s PBS TV cooking show Cooking Secrets of the CIA.   
    (Complete book list available upon request.)  
    Skills and duties included:
  • Testing recipes at both professional and consumer levels.
  • Developing recipes as needed to fill out a book’s repertoire.
  • Converting professional recipes with cryptic language and weight measurements to consumer
    language and volume measurements.  Write text for accompanying step-by step photos.
  • Editing recipe style to fit diverse promotions including: recipe cards, web site, and video box
    inserts.
  • Food styling for photography shoots and television presentations.
  • Kitchen manager for the in-house segments of Cooking Secrets of the CIA, a PBS TV cooking
    show.
  • Liaison between the CIA’s publishing department, chefs, publishers, and photographers.
  • Managing freelance staff for editorial support and photos shoots.

    JESSICA BARD
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