Author: Stephanie

  • Pastry Live 2016!

    2015 National Showpiece Championship Winner. Team Kengo Akabame and Toshinori Akishiro won “Best Overall,” “Best Chocolate,” “Sponsors’ Choice,” and “People’s Choice.” It’s that time of year again folks- Pastry Live! In just one month, August 20-21, 2016, the kings of pastry will be visiting our hometown of Atlanta, Georgia for a weekend of competition, seminars, and…

  • Kon’nichiwa!

    Greetings from Tokyo, Japan!! Just kidding- I’m not lucky enough to be in Japan, but Chef Nicholas is that lucky! Last week Chef Nicholas flew out to teach two weeks of classes at his school; The Nicholas Lodge International Sugar Art Collection Japan. We’ve been missing him at lot here at ISAC in the good…

  • Bryson Perkins in Studio B

    Bryson Perkins will be visiting ISAC this August and teaching a two-day class in Studio B! Originally from Kailua-Lona, Hawaii, Bryson dove into cake decorating as a hobby to fill his void of homesickness while living in New Hampshire.  Shortly after discovering his talent for cake decorating and sugar art, he was hired as a cake…

  • ISAC for ICES!

    It’s that time of year again my fellow cake decorating friends! ICES CONVENTION 2016! We are less than two months away from bringing the cake decorating world to Mobile, Alabama. Chef Nicholas has already begun to prepare for the big weekend, and I am super excited to share some of what ISAC will be offering,…

  • Make Life EZ

    About a month ago, I shared Chef Nicholas’ E-Z Product line here on the blog. Chef Nicholas has created a fabulous line of products that includes molds, glue, super bond, release, and acrylic holder. Today I’m excited to share that three brand new products have joined the E-Z Family!  Chef Nicholas makes a lot of…

  • Got Ruffles?

    In the ISAC family, everyone has their job. Chef Nicholas designs cakes and teaches classes, Scott takes beautiful  photos (and makes the best cookies), I write the blog, and Molly is in charge of making sure we have tons of fantastic products for everyone to enjoy. One of my very favorite things is when Molly…

  • Sweet Summer Classes

    Memorial Day is just around the corner, and that means summer fun is officially on its way! June is a BIG month at ISAC; Sidney Galpern is returning to Studio B with three isomalt classes, and Chef Nicholas has two classes (including a BRAND NEW CLASS)! Two weeks ago, here on the blog, I discussed…