...Off to See the Wizard...

This Thursday I'll be flying to Savannah, GA to meet a man I've wanted to meet for some time now: Ron Ben-Israel. He is known in the cake world and NYC event scene as a premiere cake maker and sugar flower sculptor, and backs up that reputation with a constant stream of amazing cakes, appearances in fashion magazines, and on the arm of Martha Stewart at so many industry shindigs.

Ron trained as a ballet dancer early in his life, but soon realized that it's not a career you can easily continue into your mid- and later-life. He's a natural artist, and decided to hone his sculpting and baking skills by training with the best teachers he could find. After educating himself, he spent years innovating his own style of flower making and building his cake atelier business in SoHo, NYC.

We'll spend three days together at Minette Rushing's Custom Cakes location in Savannah while he teaches us the intricacies of making sweet peas, gardenias, roses, peonies, and more. I'm thrilled to be going, and can't wait to start adding these flowers to future cakes!

If you'd like to see Ron in action, take a look at this great interview I found of him on YouTube:

Can't wait to see you, Ron and Minette!