CupcakeCamp Montreal » lauracarmosino http://cupcakecampmtl.org Sunday November 22nd, 2009 2-5pm. Save the date! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:31:57 +0000 en hourly 1 Thank you Judges! http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/12/03/thank-you-judges/ http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/12/03/thank-you-judges/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:15:10 +0000 lauracarmosino http://cupcakecampmtl.org/?p=589 Of course we all love cupcakes but how many of us can manage to eat close to a dozen cupcakes in a row? That’s why we needed to bring in special guest judges to handle the tasting portion of the contests held at Cupcake Camp Montreal.

We’d like to give a huge thank you bear hug to the awesome judges who devoured over 40 cupcakes submitted to the contest.

Bob Le Chef, The Anarchist Chef and Author
Herman Alves, Chair of Table of Hope / Table d’espoir
Katerine Rollet, Tourism Montreal
Lesley Chesterman, Montreal Gazette
Ricardo Larrivée, Ricardo Cuisine
Rob Kemp, CHOM FM
Todd van der Heyden, CTV

Also, thank you to CBC Weatherman Frank Cavallaro for being a great MC throughout the day.

Cupcake Camp Montreal Judges

Cupcake Camp Montreal Judges photo by Isablah

Bob Le Chef, jumped right on board with Cupcake Camp to be the official judge of the FailCake contest. He polished off the savory cupcake made of a blend of wheat, smoked meat, cheese curds, bagels and cream cheese. Stay tuned for Bob Le Chef’s upcoming episode about Cupcake Camp Montreal.

Herman Alves who owns Bitoque restaurant where the event took place has been more than generous to our event, lending us his restaurant, supplies, donated cupcakes and helped us judge the best cupcakes of the day. Huge thank you to Herman.

Katerine Rollet was very enthusiastic throughout the day about all the yummy cupcakes she got to munch on. You can learn about her favorite Montreal foods at Tourism Montreal.

Lesley Chesterman has been adored over the last decade as a fine-dining food critic for the Montreal Gazette so we were thrilled to have her expert opinion on our cupcakes. Read her blog to find out where you should eat next.

Ricardo Larrivée’s infectious smile made our day even brighter. This Food Network Canada host had a great time at Cupcake Camp and is already talking about next year!

Todd van der Heyden, CTV Montreal News anchor was a champ. You could tell he doesn’t eat junk food and he ate a lot of cupcakes! We appreciate him making the sacrifice.

Rob Kemp, host of the Rob Kemp Show on CHOM 97.7FM was gracious enough to spend his birthday with us on the day of Cupcake Camp. Check his video about his experience at Cupcake Camp.

]]> http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/12/03/thank-you-judges/feed/ 0 Couldn’t have done it without our Sponsors http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/25/couldnt-have-done-it-without-our-sponsors/ http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/25/couldnt-have-done-it-without-our-sponsors/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:30:38 +0000 lauracarmosino http://cupcakecampmtl.org/?p=521 We are so grateful for having so many generous sponsors jump on board with Cupcake Camp Montreal in our first year. You helped us out tremendously and we want to give you all another thanks. We hope to see you all again next year.

Generous Donations from:

Organization Team :

  • EvaBlue – Eva Blue was co-organizer for Cupcake Camp Montreal, the reason why we were all in cupcake heaven on Sunday & made the web site.
  • Girlfriday – Anile Prakash was co-organizer, contest coordinator & designed our awesome poster and design foundation!
  • Clever Cupcakes – Michelle Wall was co-organizer, baker coordinator, baked over 200 cupcakes, made Rob Kemp’s Birthday Cake & won Best Montreal Themed Cupcake.
  • Filter Box Media – Laura Carmosino was co-organizer, sponsorship coordinator, donated cupcakes and won Best Amateur Design with her hamburger cupcake.

Creative Design Donations

Supplies and Resources Donations:

200+ Cupcake Donations:

Prize Donations:

Photography:

Web Hosting:

If you’re interested in getting involved by sponsoring next year, contact us at info@cupcakecampmtl.org.

]]> http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/25/couldnt-have-done-it-without-our-sponsors/feed/ 0 And the winners are… http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/23/and-the-winners-are/ http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/23/and-the-winners-are/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:54:22 +0000 lauracarmosino http://cupcakecampmtl.org/?p=493 After a long afternoon of stuffing their faces with delicious cupcakes, the judges finalized the best of Montreal’s bakers.

BEST KIDS TASTE – Julianna Alibrando – Pumpkin Surprise

BEST KIDS DESIGN – Autumn, Ava & Harry Dwyer – Clowning Around

BEST AMATEUR TASTE – Melanie Bronsard & Suzanne Eissa - Extreme Rhum

BEST AMATEUR DESIGN – Laura Carmosino & Pamela Anzovino – Cheeseburger

BEST PRO TASTE – Bake Sale Girl - Chocolate Mojito

BEST PRO DESIGN – Crazy about Cupcakes – Self-Portrait

BEST MONTREAL THEME – Clever Cupcakes - Youppi Popping out of a Poutine

FAILCAKE – Anthony Imperioli – Smoked meat, bagel, cheese curd creation

BEST MONTREAL CUPCAKE – Melanie Bronsard & Suzanne Eissa - Extreme Rhum

Congrats to all the much deserving cupcake winners and thanks to everyone who participated. You helped make our event a success and added to all the excitement of the day. Thank you to all our sponsors who donated prizes to our winners. We hope you all compete again next year. Any suggestions to new categories for next year are welcome in the comments  below.

]]> http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/23/and-the-winners-are/feed/ 5 Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Can’t Get Enough http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/21/cupcakes-cupcakes-cupcakes-cant-get-enough/ http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/21/cupcakes-cupcakes-cupcakes-cant-get-enough/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:49:41 +0000 lauracarmosino http://cupcakecampmtl.org/?p=459 Now this is awesome! The creator of the hilarious Nonna Maria skits and super talented, Anthony Imperioli whipped up this sweet animation to help spread the word about Cupcake Camp Montreal. Nista singer and avid cupcake fan, Stina Agustsdottir lent her voice and wrote this happy tune using some of her kitchen supplies; whisks, bowls, scissors, cheese grater and paper towel rolls. Talk about resourceful! Check out the video and spread it around like butter!

For more videos by Anthony check out his YouTube channel

Wanna here more of Stina’s music? Check out her band Nista

]]> http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/21/cupcakes-cupcakes-cupcakes-cant-get-enough/feed/ 1 We have the greatest supporters! http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/21/we-have-the-greatest-supporters/ http://cupcakecampmtl.org/2009/11/21/we-have-the-greatest-supporters/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:41:22 +0000 lauracarmosino http://cupcakecampmtl.org/?p=428 We have so many great contest categories to compete in this Sunday at Cupcake Camp but what would a contest be without the prizes? We’d like to thank our awesome sponsors for reaching out to us and donating their products and services to our winners. Besides bragging rights you will have a chance to win some of their cool prizes:

Also, a big thank you to all the sponsors donating products and resources to us that we needed to put together this event:

  • Eco-Products – Eco-friendly biodegradable plates, cups, utensils and napkins
  • Pazazz – Supplying all our posters, stickers & other promo material
  • Santropol for your delicious organic fair trade certified gourmet coffee and teas
  • Ikea – cute boxes for attendees to take home yummy cupcakes
  • Parmalat for your milk products
  • Cafe Névé – lending us the talented Luke Spicer to serve coffee with pretty foam designs
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