It’s never too soon to start! Last fall I wrote a blog about Chef Nicholas judging the annual National Gingerbread House Competition, hosted by the Omni Grove Park Inn. Well, now it’s late summer a year later, and at ISAC this week Chef Nicholas received a letter asking him to judge the competition again this…
Here at the International Sugar Art Collection we are known for offering very high quality instruction on all manner of sugar arts. Well, this month is no different. In fact, we are busy, busy, busy this August!! The best part is that we have loads of fun classes for you all to take, and it’s…
ICES Fun Facts Today is the first day of the 40th annual ICES convention! I thought in honor of this big event, I would share some fun facts about the ICES organization today! Fun Fact #1: The International Cake Exploration Societé was founded in 1976 by Betty Jo Steinman; she was the sponsor of the…
I’m a big fan of sparkly cakes. Wait, let me start over. I’m a big fan of sparkly everything! When Molly (ISAC’s most famous customer service specialist) suggestion writing a blog on edible sequins, I was totally on board! I started by talking to Chef Nicholas about the methods he shares with his students, searched…
This year we have been very lucky to host some amazing guest instructors. Next month, in August, we are offering three amazing classes: Oriental Stringworkand Modeling Chocolate with Chef Joe Cumm, Basket and Bow: and Isomalt Class and Garden Fairy: an Isomalt class with Peggy Tucker. The best part of these classes is the timing….
I have to apologize profusely!!! I was supposed to post the winners of the TruColor blog from last week yesterday. Unfortunately, I was writing up this week’s upcoming blog yesterday, and it totally slipped my mind! Sorry, sorry, sorry! Please oh please forgive me! :( Now, would everyone like to know the winners of the…
Just last month ISAC starting carrying a new product. A pretty spectacular product actually- TruColor Natural Food Color! These food colors come in gel paste powder, paint powder and airbrush powder, and airbrush shine powder. They are also made from natural materials such as fruits, vegetables, seeds, roots, and minerals. It gets better! Trucolor Natural…
Gary Chapman’s NEW Book! Back in the late 1980s/early 1990s Chef Nicholas’ books were being published by Merehurst Publishing. The Marketing Director was Gary Chapman, and he was responsible for introducing the company, and its list of cake decorating books, to the USA. Gary and Chef Nicholas attended their first American cake show, an ICES…
Thank you to ALL of our Craftsy students! Before Chef Nicholas became a Craftsy instructor, the only way to take a class with him was to travel to our location in Georgia for a class, at a cake decorating convention (like ICES or Cake Camp, or get lucky enough to live where he was a guest…
Chef Nicholas’ India Adventure This week has been very busy at ISAC. Not only have we been preparing for Saturday, when Chef Nicholas will begin teaching his three day Rolled Fondant Techniques class (with PME certification), the ISAC family has also been helping to prepare Chef Nicholas for his big trip to India!! The Rolled Fondant…
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