By Donna Cornelius
Looking to score some brownie points with your valentine? Here’s a mouth-watering suggestion: goodies made by some of Birmingham’s best bakers, pastry chefs and all-around great cooks.
Members of Les Dames d’Escoffier International’s Birmingham chapter are getting ready for Sweet Treats 2023, featuring boxes with an assortment of cookies, bars, chocolates, brownies and more treats.
You can pre-order at ldeibirmingham.org and pick up your boxes curbside at the Market at Pepper Place, 2829 Second Ave. S in downtown Birmingham, from 8 a.m.-noon on Feb. 11. For last-minute shoppers, a few boxes will be for sale on site at Pepper Place that morning, too.
The boxes are available for a donation of $50. Proceeds benefit the LDEI scholarship and grant fund.
Among the Dames who will be cooking up treats for the event are: Roz Bloomston, retired caterer; Sonthe Burge, an instructor in Samford University’s Wellness Kitchen; Clara Darling, also of Samford’s Wellness Kitchen; Sidney Fry, a James Beard Award-winning food and nutrition writer and editor; Sherron Goldstein, cookbook author and cooking school owner; Fanoula Gulas, The Greek Kouzina; Amy Jason, Cookie Fix; Telia Johnson, Telia Johnson Cakes; Pam Lolley, a longtime recipe tester and developer in Southern Living’s test kitchen; April McClung, Emily’s Heirloom Pound Cakes; and Gia McCollister, Gia’s Cakes.
Also cooking treats will be Kathy G. Mezrano, Kathy G Catering; Erin Mooney and Sara Walker, Tre Luna; Kate Nicholson, a food, cookbook and recipe editor; Susan Notter, Elizabeth Moore Chocolates; Becky Satterfield, Satterfield’s restaurant; Cheryl Slocum, senior food and features editor at Allrecipes magazine; Leigh Sloss-Corra, the Market at Pepper Place; Jasmine Smith, recipe developer and tester at Meredith Corp.; Joy Smith, Sorelle restaurant; Susan Swagler, Savor blog; Pat Terry, creator of Samford University’s Wellness Kitchen; Carey Thomasson, former private chef and restaurant owner; Emily Tuttle, Bistro V; Rebecca Williamson, Holmsted Fines; and Jennifer Yarbrough, Crestline Bagel.
Les Dames d’Escoffier International is a philanthropic organization of women leaders in the food, beverage and hospitality industries. The Birmingham chapter is one of 44 in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Italy.
