August 05, 2011
Tuesday was National Ice Cream Sandwich Day– the perfect excuse to skip out of the office and spend a gorgeous summer afternoon with the CoolHaus truck.
CoolHaus is the brainchild of Natasha Case, a former architect, and Freya Estreller, who has a background in urban planning. Reaching beyond the standard ice cream concoction, CoolHaus makes the world of architecture inspiring to the average person with design-your-own ice cream sandwiches using playful flavor combinations. The…
April 15, 2011
We’re starting a new series today called “Five Borough Friday.” On select Fridays, we will explore a different borough of this amazing city we call home and hopefully give you a little flavor of each of the boroughs. First stop…. Staten Island. Our crew hopped on the Staten Island Ferry and headed over to meet husband-wife team James {also known as the “Cake Chef”} and Maria Carrozza, who co-own The Cake Chef and The Cookie…
March 02, 2011
For today’s behind-the-book post, Lisa Hauptman of AAE created a behind-the-scenes vlog of our team getting ready for the first phase of our book shoot. Click above to get a peek of the kind of work that goes into creating a book. We head back into the second phase of our shoot in a couple of weeks so there will be more to come!
January 14, 2011
It was a very cold day yesterday in the big apple and what better way to warm our souls than some comfort food. We hopped in a cab and headed down to Soho to a delightful little place called Rice to Riches. All I can say is YUM! Every day, they have 21 different flavors of Rice Pudding to choose from with names like Take Me to Tiramisu, Almond Shmalmond, Fluent in French…
December 24, 2010
We have a special treat for you today. We stopped by The Today Show this morning for a live segment for their 9am hour. I was on air to share with anchor Tamron Hall {and lots of viewers} how to create sweets tables for both Christmas and New Year’s. Click above to see both the behind-the-scenes vlog and the actual segment. Scroll down to get fun last minute ideas for the holidays and see…
December 02, 2010
If you were here this yesterday, then you were able to see a sneak peek of Master Chocolatier Jacques Torres’ amazing chocolate shop in NYC. In preparation for the holidays, I had a chance to have a “sweet talk” with Jacques and make chocolate Christmas trees with him. Check out the vlog to see Jacques teaching me a little of his craft.
Jacques has also graciously offered up a delicious chocolate gift to one lucky…
September 02, 2010
Vlog # 6: Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas Events: Getting Ready for Nautical Event from Amy Atlas on Vimeo.
I’m back with another behind-the-scenes vlog at Amy Atlas Events. I gave you a peek at our nautical event here, and now you can see a little action before the event on our most recent vlog. Click above and come join us on our latest adventure!
August 09, 2010
Vlog #5: Behind the Scenes with Amy Atlas – Sweet Journey from Amy Atlas on Vimeo.
Lisa and I left our workload, kids and husbands in NYC to join some friends for a sweet journey in the Garden State this past weekend. It was our friend Rachel’s birthday so we took a road trip for some quality time with the girls {it was desparately needed!} On our list to do: pool time, lots of…
August 02, 2010
We recently trekked down to Little Italy to visit one of my favorite candy shops in NYC called Papabubble. We had a chance to make some candy with owners Chris Grassi and Fiona Ryan {scroll down below to see vlog}. Papabubble is a vendor of mine and we’ve worked together several times to create gorgeous candy for my dessert bars. This is not just a candy store…Chris and Fiona are serious candy artists! Below…
July 26, 2010
Vlog #3: Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas Events – Visit to Popbar from Amy Atlas on Vimeo.
This past Friday, Lisa, Rachael and I took a break from the office during a hot, muggy NYC day to meet with Reuben BenJehuda and Daniel Yaghoubi, co-owners of the Popbar. What a better way to cool off on a hot summer day than to visit a place that specializes in handcrafted gelato on a stick?…