Recipe for an Amazing Saturday: Sugar Coma 2010

Take 5 parts sugary sweet places in Atlanta, 5 Cadillac SRXs (2010), a handful of bloggers, foodies, and general sweets enthusists, and a dash of the ingenuity of The Broke Socialite - This will make one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had in Atlanta.

Last Saturday Jeff and I took part in Sugar Coma - a bakery tour around Atlanta. We had an amazing time at each of the locations but more than anything enjoyed being out with other people who have so much passion.

We had the chance to go to 5 different bakeries and restaurants in the Atlanta and Decatur area. Here's a little taste of everything we got to see and taste.


1st Stop: No Mas Cantina

This amazing restaurant has so much to explore. No Mas Cantina has a coffee bar/bakery, a full restaurant, and a wonderful shop. A highlight of the stop was getting to wander around and look at all of the amazing glasswork that they have. There are pendant lights there that I'm still dreaming about whenever we finally get a house. In addition to the store, the staff at No Mas pulled out all the stops with an amazing breakfast including eggs, pancakes, bacon, and so much more. The real highlight was the Mexican hot chocolate that they served. It was so smooth with an amazing hint of cinnamon and spice. We could have stayed but we needed to head off to our next stop!


2nd Stop: Cacao
Passion is the key at Cacao. This cute chocolate shop packs a solid chocolate punch. The chocolate maker, Kristin Hard, is truly an amazing individual. Cacao is known for making chocolate from bean to finished product. Kristin shared with us her labor of love of how she traveled to South America to see the farms that she would be sourcing her Cacao from and all of the adventures that come along with being the first bean to bar producer in the US. Someone on the tour called her the Indiana Jones of chocolate and she truly owns the title. The staff was kind enough to provide us with hot chocolate, caramels, and tastes of their Love Bar. Truly amazing chocolate. I hope be able to take the chocolate studies courses that Kristin offers in the near future.

3rd Stop: Joli Kobe
With a quick trip back to Midtown, we ended up at Joli Kobe as it was just starting to drizzle. Wow, what an amazing spread they put out for us! I've been to the Joli Kobe in Sandy Springs a few times for lunch, but now I know I need to head back for dessert. From tarts, to eclairs, to strawberry shortcake, everything was absolutely delish! I also enjoyed their chocolate and raspberry macarons but the chocolate and raspberry cake stole the show.


4th Stop: The Cookie Studio
Cookies with a cause are totally worth the reason for me to head back out to Decatur and soon. Thank goodness for OnStar in our 2010 Cadillac SRX, as our group got split off from the caravan. The Cookie Studio is a cute shop near Agnes Scott with an amazing array of cookies. Their chocolate chocolate chip cookie was amazing, one of the best things I had during Sugar Rush. The other part that I loved about The Cookie Studio is that they provide ongoing support to the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children.  Sweets with a purpose!


5th Stop: Sweet N Sinful

Last but certainly not least, we ended up at Sweet N Sinful. Talk about saving the best for last (and in my case later). We made a mad dash through Sweet N Sinful. The Pastry Chef Layne Whitehead-Lee is absolutely adorable and completely gifted. In anticipation of being completely sweeted out, she had boxes waiting for us to take goodies home. Layne's treats were by far some of the most amazing bites I had that day - the amaretto peach pound cake, the french toast cupcakes with maple frosting, and the chocolate cupcakes were all amazing. But the brownies, oh those brownies... I still dream of those brownies a week later. I will definitely be calling in advance to put my brownie on hold the next time I am out that way.

Lunch: Black Tie Barbecue at La Fais Do Do
To wrap things up, we all ended up at the great event space, La Fais Do Do, in East Atlanta. Never have I been so glad to see a salad in my life! Our lunch was catered by the extremely talented Black Tie Barbecue. Armed with family style plates of strawberry and walnut salad, smoked salmon, smoked chicken breast, rice pilaf, and the star, the bok choy that people are still tweeting about. It was a wonderful end to a wonderful day.

Once again, the thanks have to go to The Broke Socialite for planning such an amazing day. I can't wait for the next journey that is in the works. Also, a big thanks to Helen of Tartelette for serving as my unofficial mentor for the day. Helen truly took me under her wing with blogging and photography tips during the event and ultimately encouraged me to brush off the blog and start leaving crumbs again.

Here are a handful of the photos from the day - sorry there are not more, I was busy eating!



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Crumbs like Ashes

Today was an amazing day! I have the wonderful opportunity to partake in Sugar Coma 2010 with a plethora of bloggers and foodies all around Atlanta. The people I met were warm and encouraging about starting a blog and have given me the inspiration to pick up the crumbs and pull this blog back together again. Sugar Coma update will be coming soon as well as other fun projects in the future.

Thank you to my Sugar Coma family for giving me the motivation to put myself back out there again.