It was a lovely Memorial Day. We drank and reveled and ate—my god we ate—at Liz’s house. I arrived in the afternoon, about an hour after the party started, to a mostly finished cheese plate, a group of 15 or so cheery folks pontificating over music and the rise and fall and rebirth of pinball, and a managed chaos happening in the kitchen. These days, I find the best dinner parties (or afternoon parties, for that matter), are fluid affairs…
Wow. I can’t believe I just wrote that, but it’s true! This past Sunday night, the “LA Marathon” episode aired starring 4 teams of bakers – including Secret Marmalade (even though the show erroneously named my company Sweet Marmalade). Doing the show was such…
For the second year, Secret Marmalade was requested to bake cupcakes for one of the best Oscar parties in Los Angeles. It isn’t an “official” Oscar party, but trust us, this is one party you want to be on the list for. It’s also…
This morning we debuted our newest flavor at L’Epicerie: Red Velvet! Topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting and a hand-piped dark chocolate heart, we have a feeling this will warm your heart! When paired with our chocolate cupcake and our double vanilla cupcake,…
Here in Hollywood, it’s awards season. That means red carpets, stars…and billboard asking voters to consider Harry Potter for nominations. For more of these billboards, go here. But for me, awards season means desserts! For an Oscar party last year, I made movie-themed cupcakes…
On Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of attending an absinthe tasting hosted by Silverlake Wine. What an experience. Almost as exciting a one as stumbling upon Paris’s first post-ban absinthe shop and wandering the cobblestone streets on the night of my birthday to…