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 fixture at the yearly event since then. After opening the International Sugar Art Collection, there has always been a vendor booth at the convention as well. The 2018 ICES convention in Cincinnati, Ohio will be no different. Chef Nicholas is teaching, and we will have our world-famous vendor booth for loads of retail therapy. 

Hello friends and happy Thursday! I am in a fantastic mood because Chef Nicholas is featured in an interview in the August 2016 Cake Masters Magazine! Oh, and also because the ICES Convention begins today! Hooray! 

For weeks and weeks Chef Nicholas and I have been politely asking all of you, students, clients, and fans, to nominate Chef Nicholas for the Best Learning Experience Cake Master Award. Nominations have closed, but I am hoping that Chef Nicholas' feature in the Cake Master Magazine is a good omen- fingers crossed that he is selected as a finalist! We won't know who is selected for a while, so until then, why not snag a copy of this month's Cake Master Magazine. It's the floral issue, so Chef Nicholas was the perfect person to interview this month! You can get your copy on their website. Of course, a HUGE thank you to each and everyone one of you that nominated both Chef Nicholas and Scott for the Cake Master Awards!

Let's switch gears to ICES. Earlier this week, the ISAC team diligently packed up loads of fun tools and goodies to bring to all of you this weekend at the ICES Convention in Mobile, Alabama! Chef Nicholas will be teaching his Lily of the Valley and Stephanotis hands-on class this evening, and he will be hosting his Camellia demo on Saturday morning! I know Chef Nicholas hope to see you all in his class or demo! Oh, and of course don't forget to visit Scott at the ISAC booth! We are debuting some new items that you will not want to miss out on!

I hope everyone going to ICES has a great weekend, and you all have fun in your classes and demos! Good luck to all the competitors! And EVERYONE go visit the ISAC booth to take home some cake swag!

Sweetly yours, 

Stephanie

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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! 

2015 ICES Convention

The 2015 ICES Convention is less than two months away, and this year we celebrate its 40th anniversary! If you have never attended an ICES Convention, why not start this year? There is a long list of classes, competitions, demos, and shopping to enjoy