Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Top 10 reasons why I like the Cake Boss

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I would really like to tell you all about today's Kelly Ripa's Cake-Off for a Cause, which was loads of fun and is going to raise TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund with your help! However, I am so exhausted that falling into bed is about all I will be able to handle tonight. I'll post more details soon. For now, let me share with you the top 10 reasons why I think Buddy "the Cake Boss" Valastro is a total dude. And thanks, Rachel, for getting me hooked on the Top 10 genre.

10. He sat on the couch after the event and chatted with our group of starry-eyed food bloggers for a good half-hour with no indication whatsoever that he felt it to be an imposition.



9. He stood next to me in our group photo.



8. He brought his crew to help us with the cake decorating, and they were all dolls.

7. Even after the competition was over, he and his boys helped those of us who still wanted to practice our buttercream and fondant skills. (Notice the overturned bucket covered with buttercream borders in this photo of my teammates Jessie from Cakespy and Kelly from Evil Shenanigans.)



6. He admitted that he curses like a sailor in the shop (this New York native has a soft spot for rough-mouthed men - reminds me of my early days in magazine publishing, for some reason).

5. He can make buttercream roses like you've never seen before.

4. He signed the aprons Electrolux gave us to wear at the event, Cake Boss t-shirts, publicity shots, and I think even a few napkins. Ad infinitum, gladly and without complaint.

3. He posed for pictures with each of us individually, in our teams, as a large group, with many cameras. Ad infinitum, gladly and without complaint.



2. When one of the members of the Electrolux marketing team called her mother to tell her she was standing next to the Cake Boss, he took the phone and left a message on her mother's voice mail.

1. He autographed a picture for my kids.

9 comments:

Laura said...

Erika you look so hot! Glad you had fun :)

(((HUGS))))

The Diva on a Diet said...

Oh, that is SO cool! Sounds like a blast, Erika. I can't wait to read about the rest of it. :)

Dan said...

Congrats Erika. Way to go! Glad you had a great time.

bridget {bake at 350} said...

I was so impressed with Buddy and his team!!! How sweet were they to all of us?!? I'll be swinging by the bakery next time I'm in the area!

Kelly @ EvilShenanigans said...

I could not agree more!! I had such a good time with you this week!! Hope to meet again soon!! I should send you some of my cupcakes so you won't miss me too much! ;)

RecipeGirl said...

So fun! Looks like it was a fabulous trip :)

Anonymous said...

He was sincerely one of the nicest people I have met in recent years.

It was a pleasure to meet you, and I hope to see you at the Foodbuzz Festival in San Francisco this fall!

Patti at Worth The Whisk said...

You and Buddy look like Longtime Buds! Great fun for you and a wonderful cause, congrats.

Cathelou said...

How lucky you were to meet the Cake Boss! Glad to know he's as nice in person as he seems on the show.

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