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The latest news, tips, and guides from Nicholas Lodge
Sep
02

Meanwhile, in Studio B...

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Meanwhile, in Studio B...

Fantastic Fall in Studio B

The ISAC team is gearing up for a very busy fall and winter season. We have quite a few Studio B classes, our Grand Holiday Open House, and Chef Nicholas is splitting his time between his classes here in Atlanta, and the classes that he instructs at the French Pastry School in Chicago (not to mention judging the National Gingerbread Competition).

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Aug
27

Pastry Live Recap!

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Pastry Live Recap!

Pastry Live Atlanta 2014!

Tuesday was the final day of Pastry Live 2014! It was a big weekend for the ISAC team, and we were VERY involved; we had a vendor booth, Chef Nicholas judged two competitions (Art of Cake Competition, and the National Showpiece Championship), The Art of Cake Seminar, sponsored by Nielsen-Massey Vanilla and hosted by Chef Nicholas, AND we were one of the event sponsors! I would argue while Nicholas had more important jobs, mine was more fun. Walk around soaking in the sweetly scented air, have fun, meet people, and gain inspiration for writing this very blog! My job is hard, but it's all for you dear readers- no pain no, gain!

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Guest — Kerry (sueannsbakery@gmail.com)
We had a great time, as always, with Chef Lodge! Love, love, love the lavender cookie, very dainty cookie with great flavor and t... Read More
Sunday, 07 September 2014 16:40
Guest — EDZAIDA
All i can said you are amaizing . LOVE YOUR WORK .
Tuesday, 16 December 2014 15:58
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Aug
24

Favorite Things- WINNERS!

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Thank you to everyone who commented on our Favorite Things blog earlier this week! I loved reading all of the reasons that you shared for wanting to win the Mini Palette Knife and the NL Floral Tape Cutter! Without further delay, here are the winners! 

The winner of the Mini Palette Knife is Diane Schoonver! 

"The mini palette knife is definately a must have. It gets under everything that nothing else will."

Palette Knife

 The winner of the NL Floral Tape Cutter is Karen Grey!

"I would love to win the tape cutter! I teach cake decorating at our community college and I am forever trying to tear tape into smaller pieces for flowers!"

NL Floral Tape Cutter

Congratulations to both of our winners! Please email us at customersvc@nicholaslodge.com or call us at 1-800-662-8925 so we can get your prizes out to you! Thank you again to all of our readers who participated!

Sweetly Yours,

Stephanie 

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Aug
13

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!

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These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!

Cake Decorating: Favorite Tools

Last week on the Chef Nicholas Lodge Facebook page, we asked everyone to share the one cake decorating tool they couldn't live without. There were a ton of great responses, a few funny ones, and a clear winner! I also have a favorite suggested by our very own Scott and Nicholas! Oh, and read to the end to find out how you can win a sweet surprise!

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Guest — Sherry Kennel - TN
Thanks to nicholas lodge classes, I finely feel like a professional! His soft spoken manner makes it look so easy! I live near Atl... Read More
Thursday, 21 August 2014 08:09
Guest — Kathryn Kimmey
I don't have either of these fabulous tools in my collection.
Thursday, 21 August 2014 10:04
Guest — Suzanne F Smith
My favourite stuff I could not possibly live without, would have to be my NL Rainbow Brush set, which are perfect for all my sugar... Read More
Thursday, 21 August 2014 11:48
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Aug
08

Certifiably Crazy for Cake!

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Certifiably Crazy for Cake!

PME Diploma and Master's Certificate!

Are you certifiably crazy for cake decorating? No? Well, you are in luck! This fall Chef Nicholas Lodge is offering three classes with PME certification! PME Diplomas and Master's Certificates are internationally recognized awards and they are designed as professional level cake decorating courses.

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Guest — Awusi-Narkie Odechie
Erhmmmmmm. I live in Ghana.how do I enrol? Because am very much interested.
Thursday, 14 August 2014 13:28
Guest — Karen Pitman
Oh my gosh...I need to check my calendar and my wallet. I want to come to all of them.
Thursday, 14 August 2014 13:53
Guest — Jamie
Will there be a time when all three are offered back to back?
Friday, 15 August 2014 18:57
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Aug
03

Nicholas Lodge: New Trends in Sugar Flowers

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Nicholas Lodge: New Trends in Sugar Flowers

Nicholas Lodge's Newest Book!

I am so excited to share some wonderful news with our wonderful readers! This past weekend, at the 39th annual ICES convention in New Mexico, Chef Nicholas released his brand new book, New Trends in Sugar Flowers. This is the second book of a trilogy; the first, Potpourri of Flowers, was first published in 1999 and re-released in 2013. 

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Guest — miriam miranda-alejandro
I would love your book. how can I purchase
Thursday, 07 August 2014 09:55
Stephanie
Miriam- you can order through this link: https://www.nicholaslodge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_d... Read More
Saturday, 09 August 2014 19:45
Guest — Molly W - ISAC Customer Service
Miriam, you can purchase the New Trends in Sugar Flowers book by following this link! https://www.nicholaslodge.com/shop/index.... Read More
Thursday, 07 August 2014 14:32
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Jul
31

Beaux Bows!

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Beaux Bows!

Patchwork Cutter Perfection

Several weeks ago I was lucky enough to take some great action photos during the Modern Marie Antoinette cake class. The cake had so many intricate designs, details, and embellishments- it was amazing to see how beautifully everything fit together. Half-way through the second day of class, Chef Nicholas demonstrated how to lace up the corset. What stood out to me once he was finished, was the adorable, and perfect, little bows at the top and bottom of the corset laces. When Chef Nicholas showed the students just how easy it was to make the bows, a light bulb went on, and I knew I had to share these bows with you on the blog! 

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Guest — Kerry Moran
they look so easy to use, love them!
Thursday, 31 July 2014 12:11
Guest — Linda Fedewa
Took his class in Michigan, and learned how to make them. They really come out perfect. I've made 82 of them for wedding cupcake... Read More
Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:04
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Jul
23

Cake Decorating 101

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Cake Decorating 101

Cake Decorating: Back to Basics

When people think of classes that are offered at the International Sugar Art Collection, "Chef Nicholas Lodge" and "professional level" are probably the first words that pop into their heads.  I am here to tell you that yes, Chef Nicholas Lodge teaches most of our classes (of course!), and yes, many of our students are professional cake decorators. However, Chef Nicholas is not our only in house trained pastry chef and not all our classes are aimed at professional decorators! Nope. Who, you ask, is our other pastry chef?

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Jul
14

Joshua John Russell- Fashion Forward Cake Designer!

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Joshua John Russell has Class!

Last weekend ISAC hosted a class with Joshua John Russell! I wrote about his upcoming class a few weeks ago on the blog, but the process photos from the class just BLEW UP on facebook and instagram, so I thought I would share how amazing the class actually was! I was very excited because I had never met Joshua before! Before Saturday, I had only seen him on the TV shows Food Network Challenge and Last Cake Standing. He lives here in Atlanta, and is a regular at ISAC (both as a visiting instructor and valued shopper!). Joshua is such a nice guy, and was totally fine with me hovering over him taking pictures while he taught his class. That's right dear readers, I had to suffer and hang out with one of the coolest cake decorators in the world just so I could write a fun and exciting blog for you! :) All joking aside, Joshua was very nice, a wonderful teacher, and just an amazing and stylish cake decorator. If you have taken his Craftsy classes you know that he is inspired by fashion and fun fabrics; seriously, one is called Fashion Inspired Fondant. If you haven't taken his Craftsy classes... well, why haven't you?! His Modern Buttercream Class is FREE. FREE!

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Jul
10

Nicholas Lodge's Tylose Gumpaste

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Nicholas Lodge's Tylose Gumpaste

Nicholas Lodge's Gumpaste Recipe!

It's long overdue, but Chef Nicholas' gumpaste recipe is finally here on our website! 

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Guest — Linda Gayle
This is the BEST gumpaste recipe out there in Gumpaste Land! Love putting on his DVD on how to make it and go through the steps w... Read More
Friday, 11 July 2014 13:50
Guest — Gayle Bennett
Love this!!
Friday, 11 July 2014 13:58
Guest — mercedes griselda martinez
muchas gracias por compartir stephanie,eres un gran instructor y te admiro mucho,espero el proximo 2015 poder asistir a tu escuela... Read More
Friday, 11 July 2014 14:59
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Jun
26

Hello July!

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Hello July!

Goodbye June. Hello July!

Boy oh boy, June was such a busy month for us here at ISAC! We had five different classes- New Trends in Gumpaste Flowers, Summer Gumpaste Flowers, 2-Day Ultimate Rose, Modern Marie Antoinette (with Chef Nicholas and Chef Lauren Kitchens), and Grand Master of the Jedi Order: Yoda with Lauren Kitchens! It was fun having all those classes, catching up with returning students, meeting new students, and having Chef Lauren was such a treat! Chef Nicholas, ever the dedicated teacher, hopped a plane to Japan last Wednesday so that he can teach at our sister school: Nicholas Lodge Sugar Art Gallery Japan. He will be teaching there for a total of two weeks. If you are one of our blog readers in Japan- I hope you are having fun with Chef Nicholas! We miss him here in the USA!

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Guest — Suzanne F Smith
Great Blog.......The SPIDER cake for a moment made me shudder, however it really is a fabulous cake!!! x
Thursday, 03 July 2014 11:43
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Jun
17

Lauren Kitchens is my best friend (I wish)

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Lauren Kitchens is my best friend (I wish)

Lauren Kitchens = Cake Coolness

Ok, Lauren Kitchens is not my best friend (yet). I may or may not have only met her this week, but let me tell you something- she is awesome. She's friendly, down to earth, HILARIOUS, and she makes the coolest freaking cakes!  This week, Lauren graced ISAC with her cake making super-powers. She joined forces with our resident super hero, Chef Nicholas, to teach students how to make a Modern Marie Antoinette cake, and yesterday she taught 13 lucky students how to make a Yoda cake! I was able to sit in on both classes, and seriously... they were so much fun! I'm actually pretty jealous I didn't actually get to MAKE either the Marie Antoinette or Yoda cakes. Sad day. However, I got to hang out with Lauren, her assistant Jessie, and all of the amazing students in both of the classes, so I'm still counting it as a win! If you would like to see some of the process shots from the Modern Marie Antoinette and Yoda classes, please check out our facebook page: www.facebook.com/ChefNicholasLodge

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Guest — Mary Virginia Gage
Can't believe she has never gotten a request for the sorting hat! I LOVE that one. Of course, I would take any class she taught,... Read More
Thursday, 26 June 2014 14:23
Guest — Christina Lapointe
Such a gifted cake artist!
Friday, 27 June 2014 05:37
Guest — Michael
I was fortunate to be in Lauren's Yoda class. Lauren, Jesse, and AV were fantastic. The support was exceptional. They made you fee... Read More
Friday, 27 June 2014 07:12
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Jun
14

A Day in the Life...

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A Day in the Life...

A Day in the Life:

Cake Decorating Student

I know I mention it each week, but we really do have a huge, loyal, and enthusiatic fan base here at Nicholas Lodge's International Sugar Art Collection (ISAC). There are people we see all the time in our retail gallery, customers who regularly call in their orders because they love talking to our wonderful customer service specialists (Yay- Molly, Gretchen, Anne, and Molly. Yes we DO have two Mollys!), our facebook page is very active with an innumerable amount of positive and happy comments from our fans, and of course- the students in our cake decorating classes.

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Guest — aileen N.
Nice history!!! I will one day i take you class.
Thursday, 19 June 2014 04:54
Guest — Icy (Martha) mcginn
I'm coming in October and it can't get here fast enough!!! Soooo excited!
Thursday, 19 June 2014 15:07
Guest — Donna Redmond
It's my Disney World!!!! I have taken two fondant classes. Absolutely, the Best classes ever and they treat you like a queen... Read More
Thursday, 19 June 2014 15:40
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Jun
09

Sweet Tricks and Cake Tips

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Sweet Tricks and Cake Tips

Welcome to Sweet Tricks and Cake Tips! This will be a short, periodic blog segment that will introduce you to cool cake related tips and tricks, fun instructional videos, and brand new tools from the Nicholas Lodge (NL) product line! What interesting item am I sharing this week, you ask? Well, all you gumpaste flower makers are going to love it! May I introduce:

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Guest — Molly Loch
Wow! Awesome!
Thursday, 12 June 2014 14:18
Guest — Stephanie
Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday Chef Nicholas, Sweet wishes to yoooouuuuuu.
Thursday, 12 June 2014 16:12
Guest — Linda Monroe
Have a happy birthday. I wish you many more!
Thursday, 12 June 2014 22:25
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Jun
03

Fondant: This is Your Life!

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Fondant: This is Your Life!

Fondant: A Retrospective

I think it is a safe bet that nearly all the readers on this blog have used, or have heard of, rolled fondant. It is certainly a staple in all of Chef Lodge's cake decorating classes and a product that continually flies off the shelf in our retail gallery. The sweet marshmallowy taste and the stretchy, forgiving texture has made fondant wildly popular in the cake decorating world in recent years. I have used fondant to cover cakes and cookies, I have made fondant flowers and figures, I have even made fondant cameos! I've never questioned how this all-powerful substance came into being. Last week, I wrote about our new Jadeite colored fondant, and I wondered at the origins of fondant. Where was it invented? When was it first used to cover a cake? What makes it so stretchy? I am a researcher at heart, so I indulged my curiosity and delved into the deep, dark, sordid past of fondant. No, wait. Let me try that again: I indulged my curiosity and delved into the sweet, sugary, delicious past of fondant. Yeah, that's better. Fondant: THIS IS YOUR LIFE!

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Guest — Chef Mitchie
If my rolling pin could talk I first experimented with a recipe about nearly 20 years ago. It was horrible, I felt like I was in... Read More
Thursday, 05 June 2014 12:35
Guest — Sugarart Cakes
yeah for us Aussies !!
Thursday, 05 June 2014 19:28
Guest — Jacquie DiPego
I also use Albert Uster Fondant and Fondart for cakes and cookies. I used to make my own but I love the ease and flavor of the Mas... Read More
Thursday, 05 June 2014 19:55
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May
27

Nicholas Lodge's New Blog!

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Nicholas Lodge's New Blog!

 

Nicholas Lodge and the

International Sugar Art Collection have a new blog!

Welcome to our blog! We here at Nicholas Lodge's International Sugar Art Collection (ISAC) are very excited to be connecting with our students, customers, and fans in this fun and informative way! Our goal is to share new and exciting products, tried and true products, quick demonstration videos, discuss upcoming events and classes, and maybe even some fun giveaways and contests for our readers. 

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Guest — Luz Schuster
The flowers and the cake were spectacular. Beautiful work thank you for sending them to me to look at them
Sunday, 01 June 2014 16:12
Guest — Anne Kristenne Moreira
Hi! I'm Anne Kristenne Moreira, and I live far away in India. I just took one of your craftsy classes ...Classsic Sugar Flowers. Y... Read More
Thursday, 14 August 2014 17:00
Stephanie
Hi Anne! If you visit the main page of this website, we have links to all of Chef Nicholas' Craftsy Classes for 50% off! They are ... Read More
Saturday, 16 August 2014 19:49
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Sep
16

New Blog is Here! Hear from Nicholas and ISAC

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We are happy to announce the new blog for The International Sugar Arts!

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