Author: Stephanie

  • Ceri Griffiths in Studio B!

    Were you at the ICES convention in Cincinnati last week? If you were there, you may have enjoyed seeing the incomparable Ceri Griffiths demonstrating at our ISAC vendor booth. In fact, he was demonstrating his new collaboration with Katy Sue Designs, the Continuous Quilting mold. Chef Nicholas Lodge was the exclusive vendor of this brand…

  • August Classes!

    We have a month packed full of classes this August! We have two classes with our very own Chef Nicholas Lodge (yay!), and two classes with Chef Joseph Cumm. I have written about Chef Joe’s classes, but we have had a change to one of the classes that I think you will all be very…

  • Real or Fake: Follow up

    Last week I wrote about the rampant problem of counterfeit products flooding the cake decorating market. I am excited to tell you that the post received very positive feedback across social media. Countless people shared the post on their personal pages, their business pages, in their cake decorating group pages. It was a really encouraging…

  • Real or Fake?

        Lately there has been a bunch of buzz about knock-offs in the cake industry. A lot of buzz. You may be thinking to yourself, “Who cares if it is a knock-off? It’s the same product for a fraction of the price!” That’s not taking into account the entire picture though… Chef Nicholas Lodge,…

  • Class Schedule Update!

    Just this week Chef Nicholas added one of his most popular classes to his summer class schedule: 5-Day Ultimate Gumpaste Flower Class! YAY! This is a class that consistantlygets requested, fills up, and sells out. What makes this class so very popular you ask? Well, buckle up, because it’s a doozy! Students will arrive in…

  • Joe Cumm is coming back!

    As you well know, last summer ISAC celebrated its 25th anniversary, and Chef Nicholas has been in the industry for 40 years. Along the way, lots of friends have been made. One of those friends is Chef Joseph Cumm. Chef Joe often visits ISAC to teach in Studio B. Over the last few years he…

  • ICES in Wonderland!

    It’s June which means summer has officially arrived. In the cake decorating world, summertime brings the annual ICES convention! YAY! The ICES convention is an important yearly tradition for the ISAC team; Chef Nicholas first came to the US in the 1980s to teach and demonstrate at an ICES convention. Chef Nicholas has been a…