2014 In Review
It really is true that the older you get, the faster time seems to pass. I wasn't feeling too enthusiastic about reflecting on 2014. My mind immediately went to all the things I didn't accomplish. Of course, it wasn't until that silly facebook year in a review that I realized I did a bit more than I thought. Overall, I'm very happy with how the past year went, but I can't wait for a fresh start and whatever else 2015 has in store for me. Here are a few highlights from 2014!
I started the LA Cake Club! I heard of this from another blogger in Australia and loved the idea. I ran it by my friend Natalie to see if other would be interested and she encouraged me to try it out, so I did! The first meeting was about 14 people and held at Griffith Park. By our fifth meeting in October, we were pushing 35-40 members, with RSVPs filling up within 2 hours! I've made many new friends through the LA cake club and so happy to connect with fellow dessert lovers.
I took some photos for Carmela ice cream and they were published in Westways Magazine and LA Times' Summer Entertainment Guide! It was exciting to see my first published photos.
Ji from Blooms in the Air and I created MK/BITA. Our first project was a mother's day gift box with shortbread cookies and a crepe paper peony. We sold out on our very first run!
I had three of my recipes published in Zooey Magazine's spring issue, and 3 more in their fall issue. Both times I was introduced to amazing photographers, Amanda Crew (who also photographed my cake class) and Natasha Lee.
I went to Australia to surprise my grandpa for his birthday! We spent two weeks there, ate a LOT, spent lots of time with family, and visited Melbourne for the first time in several years. A big draw to the trip was visiting the zero waste restaurant, Brothl. To my surprise we also got to meet Joost Bakker! I even got his "autograph", ha!
We adopted a new kitten, Rufus, after we found him on the streets in Little Tokyo/DTLA. He certainly adds a lot of energy to our apartment, and now we are bursting at the seams with three cats!
I taught my first cake class at LittlemeatsLA! I actually met Johanna and Robin through the LA Cake Club when they graciously hosted our second meeting. I was a bit unprepared, incredibly nervous, but had such a great time teaching. Also, I had no idea how long I could go on and on about baking!
To finish off the year, I had my first pop up at Handcraft & Hart! Russ is another person I met through the LA Cake Club. It was so fun meeting instagram friends and serving up cake by the slice, as well as the some donuts and cookies. I ended up selling out of everything!
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Thank you for all your support and for following wherever Matchbox Kitchen has taken me. Sometimes it feels like a giant experiment, but it's also led to many new friendships and experiences!