BAKESHOP

Oh Bakeshop, how I love thee. 

k, thats it; just a little dedication. 

blue ridge barn

Blue Ridge, GA. 

one of my favorite places to visit. however living here was a different story. i never fully appreciated this quaint town until i moved away and came back to visit. i took this photograph last year while visiting on break. photos like these make me appreciate the quiet life. 

happy monday. 

customer service.

working in a coffee shop, i know about coffee, where the beans from, even one of the owners of the farm in Nicaragua. I know about espresso drinks, latte art, and microfoam. 

However what seems to baffle me is the customers. 

They walk in, become romanced by the scene of the place, and then decide to look off into the distance. 

Now my job in not just to pop that little bubble of theirs, but to do it with finesse, style, and charm. 

I ask the customer what they want.

........(no reply)......

I stand and wait patiently. 

........(no reply).......

I make a recommendation based on my assessment of them.

......(no reply).....

"I make a killer latte."

......(no reply)......

Here is the fork in the conversation...er... monologue rather.

I can either:

(a) walk away, leaving whatever they want to be gotten by chance.

(b) reach across the counter and shake them back into reality.

(c) continue to wait.

(d) make myself a latte, warm up a croissant, enjoy and hope they follow suite. 

hmm...choices choices. 

I know what I want to do, also what I have to do....

chocolate coconut cupcakes

OOH LA RAW 

presents 

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CUPCAKES

Simply delectable, Naturally delicious. 

$3 ea. 

fashion show. raw food.

FASHION SHOW.


Saturday night marked the opening of the new exhibit at the High Museum of Art. I had the privilege of being apart of the show:

(image cred: Matthew Wong)

RAW FOOD.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Moonpie Cookies

(adapted from Heather Pace's Moonpie recipe)

cupcake & bamboo

vanilla & lemon zest cupcake 

filled with chocolate rum cream 

topped with chocolate and vanilla frosting.

&

bamboo plant.




- not much to report.

market

Today I worked out at the green market. Its held in the park every week.
Charming really, most of the time, except for the heat.
However, today was a day... Ill keep it short.

Beginning of the day: starting off well.

The delivery guy dropped me and my baked goods off at the market. I made sure I had his cell phone number so I could call him if he was late, etc. (Upon receiving his number he informed me that he could never forget about me.)

Around 10:30 things started to slow down...a lot. Still hot.

Then! Chinese lady came up to me. Asked about the croissants, I told her they are $2 dollars. She wanted to try it, I said yes if she bought it. She asked me again to try, I shook my head yes this time and said if she bought it. She proceeded to grab the croissant and try tearing off a piece of it. I told her she cannot try it unless she bought it. Then it must of clicked with her...she said she didnt want it. I then had to tell her two times that she HAD to buy it now because she had touched it.

moving on.

12:45 - I decided to pack up. No one was at the market. I cleaned everything up and hauled everything back inside in the hot weather.

1:15 - No delivery guy....thats ok, ill finally get to use the restroom and maybe ill just hang out.

1:20 - Phone drops in toilet.

1:25 - Phone not making calls.

1:35 - Realizing that I have been indeed forgotten about.

2:10 - Being the only vendor left now, I walk back to work (only 4 blocks away).

3:00 - Arrive home.

ah.