Deborah Lauren is one of the top wedding cake designers in New York City. Her business, City Sweets has been open since 2000. Debra Lawrence cakes are a work of art. There is simply no other way to describe them. Q – What were you doing before you started City Sweets? A – I was an art decorator in the music industry. Q – Working for a record company? A – Yes, designing album covers and CD covers and advertising. Things like that. Q – What record company were you…
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Lt. Col. Art Nalls Jr. Interview Sea Harrier Pilot
He’s a former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, who now pilots the Sea Harrier at airshows in the US and Canada. His name is Art Nalls Junior we spoke with the Lt. Col. about his sea Harrier and his background in and out of the service. Q – I saw you at the Syracuse airshow (2016) and that Sea Harrier is one loud plane! A – (Laughs) yeah. Q – Do you have to wear earplugs of any Kind? A – All jet pilots wear a helmet…
Read MoreLisa Galassi Interview Galassi foods
Galassi foods was started back in 2009 and there’s been no looking back! Their bottled pasta sauces have won rave reviews from everyone who’s tried them. What’s behind their success? We’ll let Lisa Galassi explained. Q – Lisa, before you were bottling your pasta sauces, you had something called “soul food Sunday”. What was that all about? A – That was a Sunday that my brother and I would plan for all week long, a menu. We pick a theme and we would say Italian. We would make the sauce…
Read MoreChrissy Rogers Interview Spinelli’s Sauce Company
Denver, Colorado can now boast about some of the finest gourmet pasta sauce in the marketplace. Since 1994, Spinelli’s Market has been pleasing customers with their gourmet foods and Italian specialties. There sauces were so popular they decided to start bottling them. And that’s where Chrissy Rogers of Spinelli Sauce Company enters the picture. Q – Before there was Spinelli’s Sauce Company there was what? Spinelli’s Restaurant? A – There’s a Spinelli’s Market. Actually there still is a Spinelli’s Market. It was started in a little neighborhood in Denver…
Read MoreEllen Baumwoll Interview Betty Bakery
Back in 2006, Cheryl Kleinman of Cheryl Kleinman cakes and Ellen Baumwoll of Bijoux Doux specialty cakes decided to combine their talents and open Betty bakery in the heart of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. They never looked back. Ellen Baumwoll fills us in. Q – Ellen, you and Cheryl both had your own businesses. What was the advantage of joining forces with Cheryl? Was it sharing expenses? Sharing clients? Sharing each other’s expertise? A – Cheryl needed a partner and I needed more space so it made sense for us. Q…
Read MoreDiane Thorne Interview Costantino’s Kitchen
Costantino’s kitchen produces gourmet Homestyle pasta sauces that have been in their family for over five generations. These days it’s Christopher Costantino at the helm of the company following in the tradition of his grand mother in the making of their unique sauce, a sauce that contains no chemicals or preservatives. Adding to our understanding of what makes Costantino’s kitchen pasta sauce so unique is our conversation with Diane Thorne, director of marketing for Costantino’s. Q – Is it accurate to say that at this time Costantino’s kitchen pasta sauce…
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