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A Refreshing Treat for San Diego: Behind The Scenes at Williams-Sonoma

24 July 2010
Williams-Sonoma, Fashion Valley

The beautifully remodeled and larger store was worth the wait! Williams-Sonoma allowed the TeenieCakes.com Web site to photograph and share images of the new store and an early sneak-peek at the Fall schedule of complimentary technique classes!

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Camp Blogaway – The Original Bootcamp for Food & Recipe Bloggers

19 May 2010
Camp Blogaway 2010 Attendees

This last weekend I had the opportunity to attend Camp Blogaway, the Bootcamp for Food & Recipe Bloggers.

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Chef José Andrés – Avant Garde Approach to Cooking and Molecular Gastronomy

12 May 2010
Chef José Andrés

Did you catch the May 2nd edition of 60 Minutes featuring Chef José Andrés?     The interview, conducted by Anderson Cooper, was enjoyable and interesting to watch as you could feel the Chef’s passion when he describes his philosophies behind ”eating has to be fun”.   Chef Andrés runs eight successful restaurants in the U.S, was named GQ’s Magazine Chef of the Year [...]

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Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo

5 May 2010
Old Town State Historic Park

There is a general misconception by many that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican Independence Day.     Historically, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of General Ignacio Zaragoza and a mere 5,000 battered Mestizo and Zapotec Indians’ victory over the occupying French forces in what became known as the “Batalla de Puebla” on May 5th, 1862.   The “Battle [...]

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Teenie Cakes on Facebook!

29 March 2010
Teenie Cakes on Facebook!

Check out my new Facebook page! Networking and interacting with fellow food bloggers at the Food Blog Forum Seminar and feeling very re-energized (that's what I love about seminars and conferences!), I finally worked on setting up a Facebook page for TeenieCakes.com.   After investing  several unmentionable hours and feeling like I was groping along in the dark to [...]

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Las Vegas Pinot Hopping & Terzetto at “M” for the Best Filet, Banana Cream Pie and Chocolate Souffle!

24 March 2010
Banana Cream Pie served at Terzetto Restaurant in Las Vegas' M Resort

Banana Cream Pie served by the Terzetto Restaurant at the M Resort, Las Vegas   Husbandry and I escaped for a couple of days to Las Vegas to play in the sun.   The weather couldn’t have been more perfect.   No wind, not too dry, just an ideal time to go for a couple of days.   [...]

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François Payard’s Patisserie & Other Macaron Indulgences

29 January 2010
François Payard’s Patisserie & Other Macaron Indulgences

Earlier this month I finally opened the December 2009 issue of Food & Wine Magazine.    The issue included an article entitled "Lesson in French Cookies: Baking Macarons" by Emily Kaiser.   The write-up featured French pastry chef François Payard demonstrating to Jason Wu (Fashion designer – designed Michelle Obama's inaugural gown) his macaron making process.    It's a great article and [...]

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Oprah, Food Photo/Styling Blog & Food Photographer

14 January 2010

From a great Food photog & styling blog, Oraph Magazine mention of four food blogs and Professional Photographer magazine feature article on food photographer James Baigrie.

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