Happy Birthday America!

Hello all- a bit behind on updating about the food scene from the Pavilion- The basic run down on sourcing ingredients in China has come to be more challenging than expected! I will elaborate more in future posts, but for now let me wind back the clock to America’s Birthday.. July 4, 2010.  The Pavilion closed for a private function, we hosted the Commissioner General and other VIPs along with the USAP staff.   The party kicked off with the open bar and tons of individual cold canapés, followed up by a wide range of reinterpreted “picnic classics”.  It was an exciting evening for all of us! The party was finished off with the cake cutting ceremony and big photo session.   To be quite honest there were so many flashes shooting off it reminded me of when I was at The Beverly Hilton during the Golden Globe Awards. Much of the products we are accustomed to back home are hard to come by here, that is the beauty of being able to work closely with Director Batwin of the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office here in Shanghai.  We both share the same passion for importing and sourcing the best products from local farms.  ….China the land of the red tape

This cake will be in many future publications and print all throughout the world- I wish I could have brought in my close friend and dynamic Pastry Chef Christine D’Angeli from Slice Cake Designs!