Mani Niall is chef and spokesperson for the National Honey Board and travels the country teaching culinary students and restaurant chefs how to cook with varietal honey. He is also the proprietor of Mani's Test Kitchen, where his years as a chef, baker, and culinary educator have all come into play as he develops everything from heirloom tomato pasta sauces and frozen desserts to breakfast cereals for a wide roster of clients. Niall is also the author of Sweet and Natural Baking. On completing Covered in Honey, he became the proud parent of a swarm of bees that landed in his yard in Mill Valley, California.