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Jan
30

Upcoming Fun with Chef Nicholas and ISAC

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Upcoming Fun with Chef Nicholas and ISAC

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!

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Guest — Sue McCarthy New Bern N.C.
Thanks Stephanie. For all your hard work. Look forward to the open house in March.
Thursday, 05 February 2015 09:20
Stephanie
Thank you so much Sue!
Thursday, 05 February 2015 14:00
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Jan
28

Chef Nicholas and Renshaw: Part II

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Chef Nicholas and Renshaw: Part II

Happy Thursday everyone! Last week I shared the news that Chef Nicholas has become the Brand Ambassador for Renshaw's line of rolled fondant and gumpaste. Chef Nicholas wanted to share the store of how rolled fondant was initially brought over to the US, and below is his account of how it all happened! I hope you all enjoy!

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Guest — Gayle Kay
Three cheers for the great Chef Nicholas - what a marvel you are! I am so pleased you shared your story with us readers and I am w... Read More
Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:37
Guest — fredsimiyu8@gmail.com
thanks nicholas and ranshaw,you have agood experience. iwish to working with you to learn from you. chef fred _kenya
Sunday, 24 May 2015 14:29
Guest — fredsimiyu8@gmail.com
thanks nicholas and ranshaw,you have agood experience. iwish to working with you to learn from you. chef fred _kenya
Sunday, 24 May 2015 14:29
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Jan
19

Chef Nicholas Lodge is the Brand Ambassador for Renshaw!

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Chef Nicholas Lodge is the Brand Ambassador for Renshaw!

Photo: S. Ewing/ISAC

We have quite an announcement to share with everyone! Chef Nicholas Lodge was invited to be the Brand Ambassador for the Renshaw Rolled Fondant and Gumpaste product line! Both the ISAC and Renshaw families are very excited to begin this new relationship! Chef Nicholas was involved with the development of the original Renshaw rolled fondant- Regalice. Chef Nicholas has long believed that Renshaw makes the finest rolled fondant and gumpaste- but it was never available in the United States.

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Guest — Silvia Lebron Party Cakes Puerto Rico
Felicitaciones. Esperamos puedan traer esta Pasta a America Central, Puerto Rico y otros paises latinoamericanos. Esper... Read More
Friday, 23 January 2015 16:09
Guest — agueda arreola
congratulations i am an your fan your job is fantastic
Saturday, 24 January 2015 14:37
Guest — Marie Rouylle. Florence,SC 01/25/15
I can't wait to try it, I'm sure it's the best. See you in April and May,can't wait either for the classes.
Sunday, 25 January 2015 12:26
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Jan
13

NEW Chef Nicholas Lodge Craftsy Class!

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NEW Chef Nicholas Lodge Craftsy Class!

Chef Nicholas' Craftsy Sneak Peek!

I'm going to make you wait just a bit longer for my Craftsy news. Why? Well, because last week I told you that our In-side Sale would be starting on Saturday, January 17 and go through Sunday, January 25. THAT HAS CHANGED! It will now begin Monday, January 19 and go through Saturday, January 24. I just wanted everyone to mark their calenders correctly!  

Now... who wants to know what we have been up to this week at ISAC? What if I told you Chef Nicholas was filming not one but TWO new Craftsy classes!

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Guest — gayle kay
I can't wait! I love Chef Nicholas and Craftsy too. The classes keep me young and I watch them over and over instead of tv. Hooray... Read More
Thursday, 15 January 2015 10:19
Guest — saima sohail
I can't wait .He is an amazing teacher.
Thursday, 15 January 2015 11:17
Guest — Julia
Love Chef Nicholas and he is an amazing teacher--can't wait to see the classes
Thursday, 15 January 2015 19:01
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Jan
05

Hello 2015!

Posted by Stephanie
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The Year of the Cake: 2015

Well, hello there! I've really missed writing fun blogs for you all! I did short blogs the last two weeks since both Christmas and New Year's Day fell on Thursday (my normal publishing day). I love all the readers, but hey- family comes first. With the holidays now behind us, I'm ready to dive into writing new, interesting, and fun blogs for all of you to enjoy! This week I am going to entice you with two classes and a special little sale that we have coming up.

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Guest — Beatriz Luís
I love all these details. Have a Happy New Year Chef and teacher Lodge. I wish I could be near you to learn lots about cake desig... Read More
Thursday, 08 January 2015 11:20
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Dec
24

Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the ISAC family!

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Guest — Bakingmomof4
Merry Christmas!!
Thursday, 25 December 2014 08:05
Guest — Barbara Kelly
And the best to all of you. Barbara Kelly
Friday, 26 December 2014 09:34
Guest — Rosanna
Merry christmas and a very Happy New Year to you and all at ISAC
Friday, 26 December 2014 15:38
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Dec
09

Bûche de Noël: A Most Delicious Tree

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Bûche de Noël: A Most Delicious Tree

Yule Log Cake

With the holiday's right around the corner, I thought I would delve deeper into some holiday cake decorating.  To me the obvious choice was the Bûche de Noël or the Yule Log cake. In all honesty, I was not super familiar with this cake until recently. Up until I started working at ISAC, when I heard "Yule Log" I thought of the televised burning log each Christmas (which I did not understand). Before I talk about the actual cake, let's talk about the history of the Yule Log.

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Ours are called the Sandpearl Yule Log. What upsets me is we have to pre-slice our cakes for tHe banquet event, so it's loses som... Read More
Thursday, 11 December 2014 08:00
Guest — Ashley Howard
So glad you posted this. I'm making one for guests on Sunday and now I can explain the tradition and history with confidence. Than... Read More
Thursday, 11 December 2014 10:32
Guest — Fatima
I enjoyed this article and learning the origins of this Holiday tradition. Please consider showing how to decorate a Buche de Noel... Read More
Thursday, 11 December 2014 17:53
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Dec
01

December= French Pastry School

Posted by Stephanie
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December= French Pastry School

Twelve Deals of Christmas

Hello again friends! I do hope you are all enjoying our Twelve Deals of Christmas sale. If you aren't sure what I am talking about, each day for the first 12 days of December we are offering a special deal on some of our favorite products! So far we have had special deals on pump brushes, FondArt, metal flower cutters, and today

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Nov
26

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

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Happy Thanksgiving from the ISAC Team!

We hope that everyone has a happy, healthy holiday today! I know everyone of you will be enjoying your delicious Thanksgiving feasts with your family and friends! If you are one of our overseas friends, celebrate with us by having a big dinner and being thankful for all that you have!

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GREEN Friday Sales!

We here at ISAC value holidays with our families, and our physical store will be closed Friday. HOWEVER!!!!!! Our Black (GREEN) Friday sales will be available on our website! So, sleep in and shop our online shop in your pjs ALL WEEKEND LONG!  I shared all of our sales last week, but I will recap them again so you can be ready to shop til you drop starting Friday:

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Nov
18

Visions of Sugar Plums and GINGERBREAD!

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Visions of Sugar Plums and GINGERBREAD!

Chef Nicholas got back Tuesday after judging the National Gingerbread Competition held at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. This was the 22nd year of the competition and Chef Nicholas tenth year as judge. Prior to his tenure as judge for the National Gingerbread Competition, Chef Nicholas judges two Food Network Challenge episodes shot at the resort: "Gingerbread Mansions "and "Gingerbread Champions." This week, you are lucky enough to hear about the competition and judging process straight from the judges mouth! Chef Nicholas himself wrote this week's blog! Enjoy!

Oh, and be sure to read all about our fabulous upcoming holiday sales at the end of this blog!

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Guest — Scott Ewing
Being the business partner of Nicholas Lodge does provide some nice perks. The best one being I get to attention the National Ging... Read More
Thursday, 20 November 2014 13:29
Guest — Dare Johnson
My name is Dare Johnson and I have entered in the Gingerbread House competition at the GPI since 2007. Each year I have learned so... Read More
Wednesday, 26 November 2014 18:18
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Nov
10

Open House Happiness!

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Open House Happiness!

ISAC's Grand Holiday Open House

Thank you, thank you, thank you to EVERYONE who attended our Grand Holiday Open House this past weekend! It was, as always, so nice to see our old friends and even nicer to meet so many new ones! We hope that everyone had as much fun as we did!  I was going to write a loooooong blog describing the event, but I thought it might be fun to do a photo-blog. So, scroll down and enjoy! (Make sure you go all the way to the bottom, that's where I share the winners of the ballot drawaing and our First Annual Snow Globe Competition!).

 

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Another GREAT Holiday Open House! The Snow Globe Contest was fun and I hope it is something that is continued! I was thrilled to ... Read More
Saturday, 15 November 2014 09:04
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Oct
20

Royal Icing is my HERO!

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Royal Icing is my HERO!

I was reading over all of the blogs I have written for ISAC so far, and brainstorming about what I should share with everyone this week.  One of my favorites was Fondant- This is your Life. I thought it was fun and informative. While researching that blog, I came across some really interesting facts about the history of rolled fondant that I didn't know beforehand.

I also really loved all the positive comments shared by you, our readers, about both blog posts concerning Chef Nicholas' gumpaste recipe and his pre-made commercial gumpaste. I did, however, feel like something was missing. Fondant, gumpaste.... what is missing from the holy trinity of cake decorating? 

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Guest — Andrea Alvarez
Totally loved this article. I've always said it myself "Royal Icing is my ultimate weapon in cake decorating"
Thursday, 23 October 2014 15:40
Guest — Tina Sparger-Buice
Chef Nick, I am so happy to see the photos and information that you have posted! I am so very happy that you are showing and givi... Read More
Friday, 24 October 2014 18:06
Guest — Isaboe Renoir
Thank you for the article. You don't list your references, so I am unsure, but in my own research I came across a wonderful resour... Read More
Saturday, 25 October 2014 09:14
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Oct
06

Nicholas Lodge Gumpaste, Revisited

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Nicholas Lodge Gumpaste, Revisited

Nicholas Lodge's Gumpaste- Even Easier!

Way back in July I wrote a blog sharing Chef Nicholas' world famous recipe for Tylose Gumpaste (you can read that post by clicking here).  That particular post got an enormous amount of positive feedback across social media! Well, what if I told you I had great news about Chef Nicholas's gumpaste, especially for those that don't want to make it themselves?  Hold on to your hats: you can now BUY premade Nicholas Lodge gumpaste! 

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Sep
29

Sweet Tricks and Cake Tips- Organization!

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Sweet Tricks and Cake Tips- Organization!

Cake Organization at its Sweetest!

If you have taken a class with Chef Nicholas, in person or on Craftsy, then you know how well organized he is while teaching and that he keeps a very well organized classroom. In classes, student workspaces neatly include all the tools needed for each particular class. This is a helpful and much needed necessity considering how many tools are used in the lessons!  When the Nicholas Lodge line of cake decorarting products were developed, more than just tools were designed- orginaztional supplies were created to work seamlessly with the tools in the NL line as well as the tools cake decorators already have in their tool boxes. While brainstorming for blog ideas, Chef Nicholas personally suggested sharing one of his favorite products- the NL Multi Purpose Holders!

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Guest — Sarah Goodson
From your first Craftsy video, I told my husband, Michael, that you must be the most organized person I had ever seen. He can't wa... Read More
Thursday, 02 October 2014 14:57
Guest — Sylvie T D
I've only been able to take chef Lodge classes on Craftsy but they are GREAT. I've learned so much from his classes, so thanks. I ... Read More
Thursday, 02 October 2014 21:27
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Sep
18

Winter Wonderland with Nicholas Lodge

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Winter Wonderland with Nicholas Lodge

Holiday Fun with Nicholas Lodge

Chef Nicholas is only teaching four more classes this year! He has two PME Certification classes in October: Rolled Fondant Techniques and 3-Day Advanced Royal Icing Techniques. I discussed both of these classes, and PME Certification, in a blog last month (you can read that blog by clicking here). Today, let's talk about Chef Nicholas' last two classes of the year- Rolled Fondant for the Holidays and Gumpaste for the Holidays!

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Guest — Debbie Lang
Hi, Nick! Wish you had some of these classes to buy online or video for those of us who can't get down there…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:32
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I do have DVDs available for purchase here on my website (https://www.nicholaslodge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=820),... Read More
Wednesday, 01 October 2014 22:20
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Sep
10

Christmas in September?!

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Christmas in September?!

Nicholas Lodge's International Sugar Art Collection's

First Annual Edible Snow Globe Competition

Christmas will, of course, still be in December, but we here at ISAC are pretending it's coming early because we are excited to share our upcoming Snow Globe Competition with all of you! So excited in fact that we have already been making our own Snow Globes to share with you and to give you inspiration! First, let's talk a little bit about Edible Snow Globes!

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I love these! Not sure anyone would want to eat them, they are too cute. Talk about inspiration......
Friday, 12 September 2014 05:27
Guest — Maggie Z
Do you have to be an attendee to enter the competition?
Wednesday, 24 September 2014 11:31
Stephanie
No you do not. However, you do need be to able to drop off and pick up your Snow Globes during the times specified in the rules.... Read More
Wednesday, 01 October 2014 22:19
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Aug
27

Pastry Live Recap!

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Pastry Live Recap!

Pastry Live Atlanta 2014!

Tuesday was the final day of Pastry Live 2014! It was a big weekend for the ISAC team, and we were VERY involved; we had a vendor booth, Chef Nicholas judged two competitions (Art of Cake Competition, and the National Showpiece Championship), The Art of Cake Seminar, sponsored by Nielsen-Massey Vanilla and hosted by Chef Nicholas, AND we were one of the event sponsors! I would argue while Nicholas had more important jobs, mine was more fun. Walk around soaking in the sweetly scented air, have fun, meet people, and gain inspiration for writing this very blog! My job is hard, but it's all for you dear readers- no pain no, gain!

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Guest — Kerry (sueannsbakery@gmail.com)
We had a great time, as always, with Chef Lodge! Love, love, love the lavender cookie, very dainty cookie with great flavor and t... Read More
Sunday, 07 September 2014 16:40
Guest — EDZAIDA
All i can said you are amaizing . LOVE YOUR WORK .
Tuesday, 16 December 2014 15:58
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Aug
13

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!

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These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!

Cake Decorating: Favorite Tools

Last week on the Chef Nicholas Lodge Facebook page, we asked everyone to share the one cake decorating tool they couldn't live without. There were a ton of great responses, a few funny ones, and a clear winner! I also have a favorite suggested by our very own Scott and Nicholas! Oh, and read to the end to find out how you can win a sweet surprise!

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Guest — Sherry Kennel - TN
Thanks to nicholas lodge classes, I finely feel like a professional! His soft spoken manner makes it look so easy! I live near Atl... Read More
Thursday, 21 August 2014 08:09
Guest — Kathryn Kimmey
I don't have either of these fabulous tools in my collection.
Thursday, 21 August 2014 10:04
Guest — Suzanne F Smith
My favourite stuff I could not possibly live without, would have to be my NL Rainbow Brush set, which are perfect for all my sugar... Read More
Thursday, 21 August 2014 11:48
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Aug
03

Nicholas Lodge: New Trends in Sugar Flowers

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Nicholas Lodge: New Trends in Sugar Flowers

Nicholas Lodge's Newest Book!

I am so excited to share some wonderful news with our wonderful readers! This past weekend, at the 39th annual ICES convention in New Mexico, Chef Nicholas released his brand new book, New Trends in Sugar Flowers. This is the second book of a trilogy; the first, Potpourri of Flowers, was first published in 1999 and re-released in 2013. 

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Guest — miriam miranda-alejandro
I would love your book. how can I purchase
Thursday, 07 August 2014 09:55
Stephanie
Miriam- you can order through this link: https://www.nicholaslodge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_d... Read More
Saturday, 09 August 2014 19:45
Guest — Molly W - ISAC Customer Service
Miriam, you can purchase the New Trends in Sugar Flowers book by following this link! https://www.nicholaslodge.com/shop/index.... Read More
Thursday, 07 August 2014 14:32
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