Tremendously Talented Friends! Since this is, in fact, Chef Nicholas Lodge’s blog, I spend a lot of time talking about Chef Nicholas. Today I thought we would take a short break from that, and talk about some of Chef Nicholas’s friends: Marina Sousa, Lauren Kitchens, and Alan Dunn! Each of these cake-decorating extraordinaires are near…
Spring has Sprung! The entire ISAC team sincerely hopes that everyone who attended our Spring Open House this past Saturday enjoyed themselves! We certainly loved hosting not only all of our dear shoppers, students, and clients, we also immensely enjoyed hosting Susan Carberry as our guest instructor this year! Much like I did after our…
Chef Nicholas’ Vanilla Orchid. Photo: S. Ewing/ISAC Very Versatile Vanilla Welcome to the second segment of Chef Nicholas’ Flavors of the World blog! Last time the topic was degustation, and you can read that blog by clicking here. Today we delve into actual flavors and Chef Nicholas thought we should start with perhaps the most…
It’s been awhile since we had a Products We Love blog, and I thought it was about time to share a product that I’ve been dying to share with you since way back in November after our Grand Holiday Open House! Yeah, I know… I’ve been holding out on your for FOUR whole months with…
In American Cake Decorating (ACD) magazine this coming year, Chef Nicholas will explore the flavors of Asia, Africa, Europe, India and the Middle East, the Americas, and everywhere in between! The proper use of these flavors, and how to integrate them into cakes and pastries, will be covered. You can look forward to recipes, hints, and tips and…
Spring Open House and Susan Carberry! The ISAC Spring Open House is just three weeks away on March 28, 2015! Unlike our Grand Holiday Open House, the spring event is only one day. One of the sessions has already filled up, but there are still three others you can sign up for. The sessions are…
Chef Nicholas’ Craftsy Class is ALMOST HERE! There are only FOUR more days until Chef Nicholas’ newest Craftsy class launches! Hooray! I know everyone reading this is doing a serious happy dance right now! How do I know? Because I see and read all the facebook comments, blog comments, and emails begging for Chef Nicholas…
Red Hat Happiness For years, and I mean YEARS, the ISAC team has been just dying to connect with the Red Hat Society Ladies and to create a fun filled class just for them! For those of you who are not familiar with the Red Hat Society, it is a social organization for woman over fifty (although,…
When I worked in the retail gallery here at ISAC, one of my favorite things to do was restock all the dusting powders: petal dusts, pearl dusts, luster dust, hologram (or disco) dust, and highlighters. Why? Because the colors are beautiful, and it seems to me as if ISAC offers every color imaginable! As beautiful…
Hello dear friends! Can you believe that January is already over?! Chef Nicholas is busy imparting knowledge to students at the French Pastry School as we speak, lucky ducks! He did want me to share some fun upcoming events with you all though! The Austin Cake Show, That Takes the Cake, is up first (February…
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