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I am a huge fan of Halloween and Thanksgiving, so I normally get a bit touchy when I see holiday ads and hear holiday music before December 1st. That being said, I know there are many more people who LOVE starting the holiday season as early as possible and start listening to festive music on November 1st and get all their holiday shopping done before Thanksgiving even arrives! No joke, Molly (if you’ve been in our retail gallery or called us up… you know and love Molly) starts posting on facebook in the middle of summer saying, “X Weeks Until Christmas!” Seriously, ask her.<\/p>\n
I’m not quite ready to jump on THAT bandwagon yet. However, this weekend, the ISAC team came up with a really fun and festive holiday contest. So this year I have agreed to start celebrating the holidays early this year. Chef Nicholas wants to giveaway a very personal prize to a fan (or a fan and a friend!). What kind of prize? Well… that depends on you! In 200 words or less, please answer the following question:<\/p>\n
Why (my friend and) I would like a four-hour private lesson with Chef Nicholas.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n If you think 200 words is a lot, everything I have written above this sentence adds up to 194 words; so it’s only about two paragraphs. You can start submitting your answers as soon as you’d like, but the deadline is Saturday, December 19, 2015 by midnight. We will select the winner and announce the name on our blog on December 24, 2015. All submissions need to be sent to MY EMAIL: stephanie@nicholaslodge.com<\/a>. I will be collecting all the responses and printing them for Chef Nicholas to read over, so please send your answer as a word document attached to your email. Your response must include you full name and contact information (email and phone number). If it does not contain both your full name and contact information, your submission will NOT be considered. <\/p>\n This is a pretty spectacular holiday gift from Chef Nicholas! No matter how you celebrate the holidays at your house, we would love to help by awarding you this prizes! Whether you want to win for yourself, or yourself and a friend, winning would certainly make your holidays even more magical! Chef Nicholas, and the entire ISAC family, loves all of our students, clients, and fans. This is just one way we hope to say thanks to one lucky winner!<\/p>\n To recap:<\/p>\n Answer the question above in 200 words or less. Submit your responses to my email stephanie@nicholaslodge.com<\/a>, by December 19th at midnight. Include your full name and contact information. Check our blog on December 24 to see if you have won!!! <\/p>\n Sweetly Yours,<\/p>\n Stephanie<\/p>\n Don’t just follow our blog! Follow Chef Lodge on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Pinterest<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Flickr,<\/a> and Tumblr<\/a>!<\/p>\n Winner of the 2015 Craftsy Blogger Award for Best Craftsy Cake Decorating Instructor Blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am a huge fan of Halloween and Thanksgiving, so I normally get a bit touchy when I see holiday ads and hear holiday music before December 1st. 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