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As I mentioned before in my previous blogs, I want to do my best to keep you up to date on the travels and adventures of Chef Nicholas.  I’m sure most of you are aware of the amount of traveling Chef does to share his love for the Sugar Arts.

Here are some of the latest things coming up.  Remember, if Chef comes to your area, be sure to stop in to say “Hi”!

• Sunday, February 16 – Norcross, Georgia. Chef Nicholas will be teaching his popular Rose Bridal Spray class.  This class is back by popular demand!  It’s a fabulous class that teaches you how to make beautiful flowers including the Rose, Rose bud, Calla Lily, Hydrangea, Baby’s Breath, Stephanotis and Ferns.  He will show you how to arrange all of these in a single bouquet that you can give away to your favorite Valentine, or save it for yourself!  If you want to attend, there are still seats available.  Click on the photo or this LINK to register.

• Friday, February 21 through Sunday, February 23, Chef will be in Round Rock, Texas for That Takes The Cake show.  By the time you read this, the show will be less than 10 days away!!  I hope you are planning to go!!  Chef will be there as one of the judges for the Competitions that are taking place.  PLUS….. on Monday, February 24, he will be offering his Rose Bridal Spray class!  If you can’t make it to the ISAC Studio, this is a great opportunity to take this class!  Click on the photo or this LINK to get more information.

• Wednesday, February 28 through Saturday, February 29, Chef will be in Louisville, Kentucky for the Annual Cookie Con Cookie Art Convention & Show.  Now unfortunately, this event is sold out, but you never know when a ticket might be availble, so be sure to check out the Cookie Con website for more details. 

Did you know that everything is BIG in Texas? I've never been there, but I have heard that. Oh, and I heard you shouldn't mess with Texas. With that in mind, I think that I should tell you to stop messing around and register for Chef Nicholas's Texas-Sized Sugar Flower Class at this year's That Takes the Cake- Austin Cake Show!

This year the Austin Cake Show will be February 25-26, in Round Rock, Texas; Chef Nicholas' two-day class will be held on February 26-27. Now, this class is called Texas-Sized Sugar Flowers, and I already told you everything is big in Texas; Chef Nicholas is delivering with some BIG southern flowers: peony. dahlia, southern magnolia, and fully-blown rose!

Just typing that out doesn't quite do these flowers justice. No, I have included some BIG photos of these beauties for you to admire!

The dahlia, with layers upon layers of petals

The peony with its lush, scalloped petals

The immense southern magnolia!

Finally, Chef Nicholas' signature- the fully-blown rose!

As with all of Chef Nicholas' gumpaste flower classes the appropriate buds and leaves will also be taught!  There is still time to sign up, BUT not much, the Austin Cake show is only a few weeks away!

Finally, 2017 makes the 25th Anniversary, the silver anniversary, of the Nicholas Lodge International Sugar Art Collection. Throughout the year we will be celebrating here on the blog, with new publications, and other surprises! I thought I would kick off by sharing some fun, historical ISAC tid-bits with all of you here on our blog. Thank you to all of our students, clients, friends, and family for supporting ISAC over the last 25 years!

ISAC 25th Anniversary Fact: The International Sugar Art Collection began on Friday, July 17, 1992 with a series of 15 one-day classes being taught at "Confectionery Yours," a cake and candy retail store in Marietta, GA.

Sweetly yours, 

Stephanie

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