Tis The Season!

As 2008 slowly draws to a close, there are many things to update in the world of Pastries Not Potatoes!

I'm not even sure where to begin, so let's just start with the biggest news!  On Thursday December 11, PNP was asked to help cater the Yelp Holiday Soiree held at Architectural Artifacts.   For those of you who are not aware, Yelp is a nationally based website that offers people the opportunity to become a member, log in and create reviews from everything to dry cleaners, restaurants, doctors offices and auto mechanics.  Several times a year they host parties for their most active members; and this holiday event was the first of many parties that I plan to be involved in.  There were more than 1000 attendees, and I was able to showcase three of my favorite desserts : gingerbread cookies with passionfruit buttercream, chocolate peppermint cannoli, and chai tea latte cookies.  Everything was a roaring success, and I was lucky enough to have even been interviewed by a member of the NBC5 Street Team!  Jen Knoedl and I had a lovely and surprising on camera chat, and you can find a portion of the interview here.  Jen has quite a bit to say about alot of things Chicago-related at her blog, www.jenchicago.com, and I highly recommend you check it out!  The Yelp event was an amazing experience!  I was able to network with a vast group of people, and heard some amazing feedback on the things that people loved!  Be sure to stay tuned...I'll be talking alot about Yelp in the future!

The holiday season also brought me a pretty big group of personal catering orders from PNP.  Flourless chocolate cakes, chocolate peppermint cheesecakes and a rather large chocolate caramel cake that traveled from Chicago to New York!  I got confirmation from the client just this morning that not only did the cake safely arrive in New York, but that everyone loved it and there were no leftovers to be had! Yay!

2009 is going to be an amazing year, and I am looking forward to all of the opportunities to come!  With two weddings in the works and dozens of other functions I am excited about being able to continue to bake for you in the new year!!!

Sweets!
Melissa