Ah, Paris…! Wedding cakes from France

Chef Ivy Dai

Chef Ivy Dai

Ah, Paris — the City of Lights, the most romantic city in the world, home to world class fashion and cuisine. I happen to have a friend living there now, working as a pastry instructor for Cook’n with Class and hosting dinners for the Paris Eating Club. Previously, she has worked as a pastry chef at the Ojai Valley Inn and appeared on Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” (If you ever watched Cupcake Wars and marveled at the super tall Asian girl, that was her.) I follow her on her Facebook fan page, Ivy Eats, where she frequently posts scrumptious-looking photos of the pastries she and students are creating.

It was her frequent postings that made me ask if she had done any wedding cakes since moving to France. Dumb question!

Photo by Chef Ivy Dai

Photo by Chef Ivy Dai

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Wedding cakes from the Bombshell Bakery

Looking for the perfect wedding cake? Trying to find someone to create the perfect cake for your perfect day is just one of the many difficult tasks you’ll face when planning your wedding. If my opinion matters at all, I’d like you to consider Kathleen Gutierrez of The Bombshell Bakery to create your wedding cake.

Kathleen is an old college friend of mine. We worked together at our college newspaper, where I was executive editor and she served as the entertainment editor, so I can personally attest to her work ethic. She’s also a hilarious person with empathy for the stressed-out bride, since she’s been in that particular position for, oh, about a year now.

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