Month: September 2011

Satirical Bake Sale at Berkeley: Prices Based on Race & Sex

Satirical Bake Sale at Berkeley: Prices Based on Race & Sex

The thought of mixing politics and bake sales is a first for me. Here’s the premise: A bake sale where prices for the pastry, baked goods, and other offerings are based on the student’s sex and race, and is a protest for an affirmative action. According to the events …read more

The Many Cake & Dessert Shows on Television and Cable Networks

The Many Cake & Dessert Shows on Television and Cable Networks

Updated! As of April, 2015 🙂 The list sure keeps growing. The pastry field has exploded, as evidenced by the many lively dessert, baking, and pastry related shows on TV now. Here are several to check out, with direct links to their webpages. Have I …read more

Upcoming Bakery & Pastry Tradeshows for October, 2011 – Russia, Dubai, Italy

Upcoming Bakery & Pastry Tradeshows for October, 2011 – Russia, Dubai, Italy

No matter where you are in the world, there is a bakery tradeshow in your area. Here are some for the month of October:

Modern Bakery Moscow (Russia)

  • The only sweets, snacks & confectionery industry trade show in the MENA region
  • Will be held on October 25-27
  • Located at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sheikh Saeed Hall 3
  • Concurrent show: Sweet Snack Tec – Technologies, packaging and ingredient solutions for the confectionery trade
  • Exhibitor search for the event
  • Online registration information

AgroGePaCiok (Italy)

  • 6th Annual National exhibition of Ice-Cream, Pastry, Chocolate and Handcrafted Agroalimentary
  • Will be held on October 8-12
  • Located at Centro Fieristico “Lecce Fiere” – Fair Park, 73100 Lecce (Apulia – Italy)
  • Agenda and session information
  • Online registration for a free ticket (where to enter the bar code from an email or other source)
Event: Coffee Fest – Seattle, WA September

Event: Coffee Fest – Seattle, WA September

The trade show for the specialty coffee industry will be in Seattle, WA on September 23 – 25, 2011. The event will be at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Registration is now $30.00, and can be done online, on on-site when you arrive. …read more