Kathryn and I spent the last few weeks analyzing our Champagne Wishes Valentine’s Day sale and the final numbers are in. We did well, but like every new business we’re struggling with startup issues that eat away at the bottom line. We received wonderful feedback from our online customers and the wholesale customers came back [...]

I spend most of my days baking brownies and cookies, but I might as well be shucking corn by the way my hands look after it’s all said and done. When I decided to bake professionally, I had no idea about the consequences it would have on many areas of my life — and body. [...]

A few months ago I began reading TeaChef.com, a site sponsored by Adagio Teas to promote the appreciation of tea. I was drawn to the site because it talks about cooking with tea, not just drinking it. They even have a monthly feature where they ship free samples of tea to chefs around the world, [...]

In honor of Valentine’s Day I wanted to share an interesting story I read about how gifts are done in Japan. On February 14th women are supposed to give men dark chocolate. Exactly one month later, on March 14th, men are supposed to return the favor by giving women white chocolate. This day has become [...]

Bye to Polka Dot Cake Studio.

Champagne Wishes at New York City stores.

The Champagne Wishes Valentine’s Day sale is on!