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Have yourself a Happy Holidays! We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year.Love always, your friends at the Bonnie Gordon School

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The Bonnie Gordon School is now accepting applications for Internship Opportunities in 2010. While interning at the school, students will be working along side our talented group of teachers and be involved in all the class activities. Our next program runs January - April 2010 and students have the option to choose from our weeknight, Saturday, Sunday or our 6-week Confectionary Arts Program

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Looking for a New Years Resolution?Why not tickle your creative bone and sign-up for our 6-week Confectionary Arts Program (CAP).Combining a fine arts background, a Masters in Education and many years as Canada’s leading cake designer, Bonnie Gordon has created this six-week intensive course which enables students to fast-track their studies in the confectionary arts. This programme focuses on

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Current location: Melbourne, Australia.Thoughts of location: Incredible. Better than I ever imagined. I'm in love with the city.- I met up with the charming Fran McGregor, from Planet Cake, who brought us over to Melbourne's Little Italy for a sublime breakfast of savoury sandwiches and sweet italian pastries. Fran and I chatted about cakes for a couple hours with a plan to meet the next day to

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... continued.- Since this is part TWO of my savoury foods and sweet treats update, live from New Zealand - let me give you a quick summary of my findings to date. New Zealand is a country where bars, called 'slices' and 'cookies', reign supreme, and pastries are savoury meat pies. Not one cupcake shop in sight nor fine french pastries. I've never been a huge fan of bar style cookies, so I was

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So, as you may know... I've been travelling through the magnificent world of New Zealand for the past 10 days with my son, Andrew. Needless to say, words cannot describe the experience we have had in the world here, Down Under.But of course... it's never all play, and there's always a little work. I mean, if you call finding and eating all the delicious confections from New Zealand work!Here is a

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A little bit about Wanda: Wanda Beaver grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario, in the heart of Niagara's Fruitland. She baked her first pie at the tender age of nine, using the cherries she picked in her backyard and her grandmother's crimper. By the time she was ready to graduate from Ontario College of Art, she was riding the TTC across Toronto, delivering so many pastries and desserts they

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The Bonnie Gordon School Cake Twins did it again!This time, instead of a Wine Bottle, they designed a state-of-the-art, straight out of Architectural Digest worthy Gingerbread House. The best part - its for our annual donation to Habitat for Humanity.Click here to make a bid and bring this confectionary masterpiece home with you and give back to a worth cause.I mean really... have you ever seen a

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The renovations are pretty much COMPLETE! Albeit, a lot of the little details remain. But really, that's the fun part.In lieu of these reno's - Devon, our intern, has complimented this theme in our window display units. Check them out!

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What is that saying people use, "The end is near!" or better, "I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!"Well, that's how I feel right now about our renovations because, we're almost done!!!Yesterday we marked the electrical panel, which will help us determine how to distinguish all our plugs... and there are a lot of plugs. Frank and Sam painted our wall Bonnie Gordon School BLUE. Take a

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It was a remarkable weekend.After much excitement and anticipation, Peggy Porschen arrived at the Bonnie Gordon School Thursday evening for a meet and greet with eager cake fans. Together with her charming husband, Bryn - Peggy engaged us with her story on becoming a celebrity cake designer. Her grace and talent can only be described as beautiful and we are thrilled that she joined us at the

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Is it just me, or does every Sunday come in the blink of an eye?Lovely Peggy Porschen joined us at the school this weekend - so I had to divert a lot of my attention from the renovations, over to Peggy and her class. It was an amazing class, but I'll save the details for another blog.Our shiny new triple sink is in and it comes with a fabulous spray attachment that should be fun to use! At least

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Do you want to know the secret behind why renovations always exceed budget?You hire trade workers to do specialized work- flooring, plumbing, electrical, etc. But what no one tells you is that these amazing workers LOVE to make holes in your floors, walls, and ceilings. So the unexpected costs kick in - hiring another contractor to cover up and fix all those holes and the materials required for

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Even when you think that things are going great and according to plan, don't contractors always have to throw in a "BUT!" somewhere in the conversation?We had a building inspector drop by to approve our current renovations. Everything was to code - BUT - the existing back exit door. So Lily, our school manager, had to call the landlord with the news to advise him that a new door is required in

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Looking to add some flare to your office this season? Book your private group function at the Bonnie Gordon School and choose one of our popular Designer Mini Cakes, Cookies or Cupcakes classes. Designer Cupcakes - Explore the baking and decorating possibilities of these popular miniature cakes in this hands-on class.Designer Cookies - Everyone loves cookies! Join this fun hands-on workshop and

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Our new oven is GORGEOUS and I can't wait to start baking in it. But today I received some troubling news... Apparently, this new oven needs to breathe?!? No venting means creating a tropical paradise indoors (not so much fun without the palm trees and beach). Now it's time to meet Shaun, our venting expert. He told me that it won't be a problem - he'll just have to puncture a 6" hole in our

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Is it really Sunday evening? I guess I learned another lesson today: renovations = no weekends.Friday morning I had to meet with the Sandi (the architect), the plumber, Tulio (the electrician - no longer M.I.A), and Jeff (the contractor). So much is happening and we needed to have another team meeting. Mr. Frank (the painter) also joined us on Friday and took full advantage of the sunny skies to

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Jeff - our perfect contractor (and Mike Holmes look-a-like), called me downstairs to have a look at the placement of our new dishwasher and sink. I had to admit, it was thrilling to see our gorgeous oven just waiting patiently to be embraced by our decadent treats.Here is a photo of Jeff measuring the dishwasher and sink cabinet.The framing is in the for the closet, which makes our raised

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The sound of drilling is unbearable at times. Especially when we have our Confectionary Arts Program students upstairs trying to concentrate on baking! But beyond our students, I'm not too sure if the folks next door are too thrilled with us. It's a good thing we bake cakes at the school - we shared some yummy treats with our neighbours.So what's on the plan today? SHOPPING! Shopping is a girls

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Great News! Our architect went down to City Hall and picked up our building permit!It's hard to believe that after all the planning, negotiating and meetings... it's really happening. The school is finally growing again.But who would have thought dealing with lawyers was the easy part?!?I went shopping for light fixtures today. How is it that big box stores never carry the quantity you need?!? It

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Drum rolls please!We would proudly like to announce that the Bonnie Gordon School is growing!Stay tuned for more updates and continue to visit our blog and stay on top of our renovation experiences.

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Last week the Bonnie Gordon School was asked to make a celebration cake for the University Health Network (UHN) - Canada's largest hospital and training facility for University of Toronto students. www.uhn.ca.The cake was designed to resemble a "special edition" Grand Cru wine bottle and was completed by our Principal Cake Designer, Isabelle and our fabulous intern, Matt.

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It's unbelievable to see what a little training can do...Last week we had back-to-back intensive cake design workshops where we led our students from beginner cake techniques right into master cake designers.Here are a couple pictures from our DC2: Intermediate Cake Design class. Students learned proper levelling & dowelling techniques required to create stable multi-tiered cakes, brush

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Learn how to bake seasonal pies with local talent, Wanda Beaver, founder and owner of Wanda's Pie in the Sky located in Toronto, ON.Wanda will offer students hands-on instructions into the art of pastry and pie making - ensuring that your pie has the perfect light, flaky pastry, surrounding the mouth watering warm fillings.Bonnie Gordon SchoolTuesday, November 24/09 6:30pm-9:30pm

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In the month of October, the Bonnie Gordon School offered the first ever Fundamentals of French Pastries class - and we are proud to say that it was a huge success! We received raving feedback from our students who learned, baked, and ate the best that French Pastries have to offer.Voulez-vous 'bake' avec moi?Stay tuned for part two of this delicious program, titled - Petit Fours and Party

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"Visa cards are a girls best friend"Calling all shopaholics!The retail store located inside the Bonnie Gordon School is bigger than ever. We carry all supplies and designs required for our classes, along with modern and sophisticated designs for the amateur baker and cake designer. Some of our suppliers include basic cake designs from Wilton, sophisticated cake designs by FMM and Patchwork

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We want to share a little secret with you...Alright, its not so little - it's sort of a big deal!It's the delicious recipe to the Callebeaut chocolate mousse that we served at the Eat to the Beat event. Here is a peek of these delicious desserts in mini cups.Verrine with Tanzanian Chocolate Mousse, Lemon Pannacotta and Flourless Chocolate Cake8 oz glass (such as a wine glass or other decorative

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“Oh what a night! Late, I mean early October back in sixty – err, I mean 2009. What a very special time for me. ‘Cause I remember what a night!” Alright, so maybe the lyrics to Frankie Valli’s song, Oh What a Night, wasn’t the best choice – but when I think back to last nights event, the title of the song just makes sense!Eat to the Beat hosted their 14th annual fundraising gala at Roy Thomson

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The graduates of our Confectionary Arts Program are amazing! They are working so hard making hundreds of truffles and petit fours for the Eat to the Beat charity event going on tomorrow night.Our truffles flavours include Gianduja Chocolate with Feuilletine, White Chocolate Passionfruit with Coconut, Espresso Maple Crunch, and Espresso & Cocoa. I wonder why my mouth is watering right now?If

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The students in our September Confectionary Arts Program (CAP) have incredible talent.In just 4 short weeks, they were able to refine skills required in a professional cake designer. This program brings students through classes that include, The Art of Baking, Sugarworks, Piping Skills, Gumpaste Sugar Flowers and Whimsical Cake Design. Here are a few pictures of their final wedding cake design

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“As the couturier is the fashion, Porschen is to cakes: an artisanal maverick who wees the finished piece as unique thing of beauty. But as the best couture is wearable, so the best cakes are more than edible”. – Financial TimesWe are honoured to have celebrity cake designer, Peggy Porschen, join us as a guest teacher at the Bonnie Gordon School. Popularly known for her fine, hand-crafted cakes,

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We are in the second last week of our September Confectionary Arts Program - a five week intensive course that enables students to fast-track their studies in confectionary arts. This programme focuses on teaching the fine art of cake design in a highly creative, hands-on environment with emphasis being placed on the development of individual creative expression. This is one of my favourite

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Want to take a bite into French Pastries? Here's a little taste of what they are all about...Napoleons are made from layers of light, crispy puff pastries with a rich creamy filling, spread in between each layer of pastry. This dessert is also known as "mille-feilles" - meaning thousand leaves.Patee Sucree is a buttery tart dough that is very popular in France. It has a mildly sweet flavour that

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Do you want to make the most perfect French macaroons? Or maybe those trendy new marshmallows, tantalized with sophisticated flavours and colours? Or even better, learn the secret to making honey cashew caramels?These simple treats have entered a new era of modern sophistication and we’d like to teach you how to bring these gourmet treats home!Let me introduce you to our new fall class – Petite

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Hi everyone and welcome to our blog page!There is so much to talk about at the Bonnie Gordon School that we just had to start-up a blog to keep you posted on all the latest news and happenings from the Bonnie Gordon School.This blog will be filled with updates on events, pictures of our classes, hot new products, and overall just tantalizing and delicious cake news!How sweet it is!... oh, and

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