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Wow, it's taken a lot longer than usual for my internal clock to return to St. Louis, Missouri time after my trip to Genoa, Italy last week - and even longer for me to tend to the consequences of reentry into non-teaching life (i.e., mountains of...
Phew! It was a busy long weekend of cookie decorating at Chef Nicholas Lodge's highly acclaimed school of sugar art (aka ISAC ) just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It was so busy, in fact, that I had zero time for my usual daily recounting of...
Okay, so I've been bemoaning the fact - for a week now - that I failed to get photos of CookieCon 's Instructors' Choice winners. My bad - but between manning my booth and trying to jam in as many CookieCon video interviews as possible, I simply...
I thought CookieCon -goers would be slow to rise after the non-stop program of classes (and socializing) yesterday. But - lo and behold - the Hilton Ballroom was already buzzing at 8:30 am with those getting a jumpstart on their "open...
Given the plethora of incredible talent on display at the CookieCon 2014 Sugar Show, it seems only appropriate that I cast this week's spotlight on the very deserving winners announced mere hours ago at the closing ceremony. But before...
Day #2 of CookieCon continued at an invigorating pace with speaker presentations, the raffle and cutter swap in full swing, and some rather unexpected guests. Read on to see what I mean . . . Or if you're more the listening sort, visit my...
Wow, it's been a whirlwind of hugs and kisses and hellos here at CookieCon, as cookiers from around the globe assembled for the kick-off of this long awaited cookie event! Since tomorrow is a busy day of presentations and vendor booths (opening at 8...
With CookieCon 2014 just days away, enthusiasm in the cookie community is at an all-time high. But amidst this enthusiasm, I've heard some whispers of anxiety too . . . and lots of questions from first-time conference-goers. Questions like: What...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Unfortunately, reentry into real life in Missouri (and a nasty cold caught on the airplane) undermined all attempts to post this recap any sooner. My last few days in Portugal feel like ancient history at this point, but I wanted to...
Day 18 (February 20), 10:30 am to 2:00 am. My teaching days here in Portugal (three of them) don't start until Saturday, so the next two days are designated sightseeing days! And it seems as if my host Teresa has a lot planned for us to do. Woo...
Day 16 (February 18), 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. I haven't planned much for today other than transit to Portugal. Though I am sad to leave Spain, I'm pretty darn excited to meet more cookiers in another part of the globe! I prep for a long day of...
Days 12 to 14 (February 14 to 16), 9:00 am to 1:00 am. After debriefing about our first weekend's worth of classes, Claudia (my host) and I have tweaked a few things for this weekend's series. We've decided to eliminate a few cookies in the...
Day 8 (February 10), 10:30 am. Gad! How indulgent! I hate to admit it, but I sleep in much later than any reasonable person should. But what counts is that I've recovered from my marathon weekend of cookie decorating and teaching, and I'm ready...
Day 7 (February 9), 8:00 am. Hmmm . . . I'm a little less spritely than yesterday when the alarm sounds off this morning. I chalk it up to the extra concentration required to teach without being conversant in the classroom's language. All of my...
