Most of you reading this know my story. I'm Chrysta Wilson, Chef/Owner of Kiss My Bundt Bakery, a.k.a the Bundt Lady.
I've spent most of my life baking for family and friends, starting when I was 8 years old with my Easy Bake Oven. My entire life, everyone told me that the cake was really good. "But," I Thought, "there are a lot of good bakers out there.".
I longed to find ways to introduce my love for baking and cooking into my professional life, especially after late night Food Network marathons. I would always wonder how I might be able to work in the food industry in a meaningful way to both make amazing products and help develop the love of Baking and Bundts in others.
Then, six years ago, the person that taught me the love of baking (My Aunt Dia) passed away, and this was the catalyst to make that change in my professional life. I realized then that life is short: we don't have time to short-shrift our dreams. (I later re-learned this lesson 1 year later when my mother passed away)...
My love of baking, flavor development, and desire to work in the food industry grew to be so large that it couldn't be contained in my office cubicle.
Six years ago, today I officially launched my part-time dream until a full-time reality.
If someone would have told me back in 2005 that:
- One day there would be a retail brick-and-mortar bakeshop opened...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would be voted "Best Cupcake in LA" (Twice)...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would be featured in the Los Angeles Times Food Section (Four Times) for delicious and innovative flavored Bundts......and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would be one of the top highest reviewed bakeries in Los Angeles...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would be featured in the New York Times Business Section...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would be written about in our favorite magazines, like Angelino, Westways Magazine, Family Circle Magazine, Sunset Magazine...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would be featured on all local LA television stations...and...
- My favorite reporter of a network would come and do a 3 hour "feature" within my bakery...and..
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would win awards for both it's Bundts and for it's Baking Classes...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would teach Baking Classes in cities across the United States...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would write a cookbook that would become one of the highest ranked Baking Cookbooks on Amazon.com...and...
- The you can buy the Kiss My Bundt Cookbook in Barnes and Nobles across the United States...and..
- That Kiss My Bundt Bakery would even HAVE a cookbook...and...
- Kiss My Bundt Bakery would have nearly 4,000 supporters and fans on Facebook/Twitter...
- (Actually, back then, we didn't even know what Twitter was!)...and...
- That I, Chef/Owner Chrysta Wilson, would sought after to audition for the same food network shows that I loved (and that I would turn then down based on principles and core-values misalignment)...and..
- That I, Chef/Owner Chrysta Wilson, would be chosen as one of the most Interesting People In Los Angeles for the LA Weekly 2010 People Edition...
Well... If someone would have told me all that, I would have said they were crazy. All that would have seemed so impossible.
And yet, here I stand, 6 years later, with all the joy that comes from seeing your Dreams come true, wrapped in a box with ribbons.
So, on this 6 year Anniversary, I want to thank each and everyone of you for your support, your purchases, your compliments and feedback, your comments, and your incredibly good taste.
T H A N K - Y O U
We're celebrating 6 years today by participating in a charity bakesale that will raise money to fight Childhood Hunger.
Leave No Cookie Behind
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12 N Heliotrope, north of Melrose, west of Vermont, in East Hollywood.
2pm-till we Run Out!
http://nocookieleftbehind.wordpress.com/donate/
Come by and say Hi!
Again, without your support and purchasing power and relationships, I know that Kiss My Bundt is just a girl that can bake. (There are millions of us out there). Thank you for helping me make Kiss My Bundt Bakery much more than that!
-Chrysta Wilson, Chef/Owner/Instructor, Kiss My Bundt Bakery
Email: info {at} Kiss My Bundt {dot} come
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