IN THE NEWS:
LA Cookie Con and Sweets Convention
By Daily Bruin Staff
Feb. 8, 2016 12:02 p.m.
The second annual Los Angeles Cookie Convention and Sweets Show was held at the LA Convention Center on Feb. 6 and 7.
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Accomplished bakers created “Roaring Twenties”-themed exhibits for the Second Annual World Dessert Table Championships.
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Rita DeBenedictis (left) and Griselda Santana (right) created desserts about the prohibition of alcohol during the Roaring Twenties for the Second Annual World Dessert Table Championships.
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The Cakewalk Cake and Candy Supplies booth showcased classic American food made from cake, candy and fondant.
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The Cakewalk Cake and Candy Supplies booth had decorated its cupcakes in creative and unconventional ways like this sundae cupcake.
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Spaghetti and meatballs tasted sweet at The Cakewalk Cake and Candy Supplies booth.
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The New School of Cooking demonstrated how to make crêpes with a grapefruit caramel drizzle.
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Crème Caramel LA gave samples of custards, including the Year of the Monkey treat made of mandarin orange custard, rice ginger shortbread and raspberry glaze. Tasters also tried the ube dessert made of purple yams and graham cracker crumbs.
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Classic cookie brands like Girl Scout Cookies drew big crowds with the fan-favorite Thin Mints and Star Wars-decorated cookies.
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Yellow Tomato Catering Company offered creamy caramel cake samples topped with brown sugar.
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Pronutz packaged its savory pistachios in probiotic-coated packages so that customers could fulfill their daily probiotic intake while snacking.
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Bree's Cakes, a self-titled LA-based bakery, specialized in custom cupcakes, cakes, cake pops, cookies and pies.
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At Churned Creamery, people witnessed high-quality ice cream being freshly churned and served in flavors like mango, chocolate and pistachio.
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Crystal Nicole Jones won Cupcake Wars and created Cream by Crystal. Her cupcakes were mini cheesecakes mixed with cake, infused with fruit and topped with her white chocolate logo.
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Freshly dripped and pressed Jamaican coffee complimented the numerous cookies and cake samples.
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Ron Ben-Israel demonstrated how to paint flowers for wedding cakes.
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Ben-Israel, a world famous chef, became host and judge of the Food Network’s hit show Sweet Genius. He has also appeared on Chopped and Worst Cooks in America.
