Ultimate Pastry Weekend with Kathryn Gordon and Joe Cumm!
A few weeks ago I shared the news that Chef Joe Cumm was returning to ISAC to teach his stunning Valentine Chocolate Mini-Showpiece on February 12, 2017. Things are about to get even sweeter because Chef Kathryn Gordon will also be returning to ISAC to teach two French pastry classes on February 11, 2017! Studio…
Chef Joe and his Chocolate Showpiece at ISAC!
I have some VERY exciting news to share with all of you! Chef Joe Cumm, a longtime friend of Chef Nicholas and Scott, won Cake Wars Christmas (on the Food Network) this week! Yay! Congratulations Chef Joe and team North Star! While I am very happy for Chef Joe, I am even more happy to…
When you Wish Upon a Site!
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires will come to you!” When you wish upon our SITE (our website that is), you can have all that your heart desires too! I am excited to tell you all about the wishlist feature on our website! You can…
Genuinely Good Gingerbread
Chef Nicholas has been judging the National Gingerbread House Competition, at the Omni Grove Park Inn, for many years (quite a few of those as lead judge). This year was no exception, but I do believe that this was the first year that judges and competitors alike needed to brave the terrible wildfires that have…
Happy Thanksgiving from the ISAC Family
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from Chef Nicholas, Scott, and the entire ISAC family. We wish you a happy holiday spent with loving friends and family (and of course beautiful cakes!). Last year Scott wrote a beautiful message to all of our blog readers, and I wanted to share a part of it…
Pop in to our Pop Up!
Have you heard about pop-up stores? Pop-up events are so hot right now. The first one popped up in Los Angeles in 1997, and now these short terms shops can be found all over the US, Canada, UK, and even as far as Australia! These shops and events are short term, sometimes just a single…
Who’s ready for Renshaw?!
As many of you may know, Chef Nicholas is lucky enough to be the Brand Ambassador for Renshaw, the world’s leading manufacturer of rolled fondant. We have been working even more closely with Renshaw for the last few months… doing what you ask? Well, let me tell you! Renshaw was established in 1898 in London,…