West Coast Book Events Voyage: Part 1
May 29, 2010 | From the kitchen of Rose
San Francisco Baker's Dozen
Winning book of the year at IACP in Portland was the icing on the cake of two of the most terrific weeks of my life. Months of planning on the part of all involved went into these events and it was one of those rare times when things went not only just as planned but even better than I could have imagined. It was beyond gratifying to have the support of so many of the most loving and creative professionals and friends. Each event included cakes baked from the new book and each was entirely different in concept. Oh brave new world with all the wonderful bakers in it. I was blown away and am still on Cloud 9. Between the photos, video, and descriptions provided by Caitlin of her event at the roastery, guaranteed you'll feel like you were there.
The Baker's Dozen Event was held at the foreigncinema on Mission Street. They also provided a delicious lunch culminating with strawberry shortcake with Meyer lemon cream (not that we needed another dessert but who could resisit! )
Last week I posted a link to Rachelino's write-up of the event. I've just received another write-up by fellow baker Patricia Kline that is so delightful i'm adding it here.
My Brilliantly Creative Friend Diane Boate, aka the Cake Lady of S.F. Who Baked up the Idea for this Event (and also made her beautiful outfit)
Dearest Friends Flo Braker and Marlene Sorosky
Flo organized all the recipes, giving the group a choice of which recipe each member wanted to bake from my suggested list. There were over 100 attendees and lots of cakes, though not everyone baked for this event or there would have been over 100 cakes!
Cakes Being Sliced
Cakes Being Served
The first hour of the event was devoted to chatting and tasting!
Celia, co-owner of Omnivore Books, provided books for purchase and signing.
I spoke to the group for an hour. The time simply evaporated.
The Delightful Group of Delighted Bakers
Happy Campers Kevyn and Rose
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Hanaa
06/09/2010 05:51 PM
Wow, that looks like so much fun. And all that cake... Would have loved to be there, and meet you as well as Flo Braker. Why isn't San Francisco closer to the TwinCities? :o)
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Zach Townsend
05/31/2010 09:39 AM
What a great event, Rose. I wish I could have attended though I would have need a stretcher after all that cake (but I would have recovered). Love Diane's yellow hat. Looks like a great time.
Zach
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Rose in reply to comment from Natalie
05/29/2010 06:51 PM
Yes Natalie--that is indeed the very Marlene. I admired her long befor I ever met her and more since. She's as wonderful as her work!
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Natalie
05/29/2010 04:50 PM
Is that Marlene Sorosky, author of "Fast & Festive Meals for the Jewish Holidays"? I LOVE that book -- not one single bad recipe in it. Each one is fool-proof and delicious! (Even the chocolate/cherry dreidle cake, which has a box cake mix for it's base).
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Hector
05/29/2010 02:43 PM
What a great account of facts and gigantic organization. My love to all my cyber friends, Diane, Rachael and EVERYONE. I love the cake tasting, wish I was there to savour-devour!
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Matthew
05/29/2010 02:02 PM
I love the photo will all of the cakes on the table. It reminds me of the beautiful two-page photo in the cake bible.
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