I admit that I try to be funny on Twitter. I like making people LOL, but sometimes I hesitate before I hit send because I don’t want to offend. Heidi Moore of NPR retweeted this from Courtney ...
The first time I met Baratunde Thurston was back in 2008. I think I was invited by Liza Sabater and/or Twanna Hines to have drinks at a bar in the East Village. It was an impromptu Black blogger m...
Yesterday, I left New York City, if only for a day. I have friends who recently left for faraway places like Hawaii and France, but I went all the WAY up the Hudson to Hyde Park. Hyde Park is home...
Last night, there was a preview party to for the IACP conference which will be in New York this March 29-April 2nd. This year’s theme is the Fashion Of Food. It was great to see fellow food bl...
I have been talking with food loving friends as well as consulted my gut to come up with five food trends of 2012. Carrots. Everyone eats them raw as a snack or just as a side dish. In 2012, carrots ...
First, I want to say that subsequent year in reviews will be easier thanks to Facebook Timeline, Photojo’s Time Capsule and Timehop. January, I froze my ass off. There was lots of snow. I spoke...
Eight years ago [!] I started blogging and my blog was named Nichelle Newsletter. First it was on Blogger, then later Typepad. I covered events, music, books and shared links. Some people even though...
Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey are women whose media prowess cannot be denied. Both left network TV and syndication deals for cable (Hallmark and OWN respectively) and their audience is declining...
I am so happy to be in a print magazine, Upscale Magazine talking about cupcakes. Cupcakes Take The Cake is seven years old, and I am so proud of what Rachel and I have curated. There is a flourishin...
Two weeks ago, I spoke at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Social Media And Communication Symposium (SMACS). In my talk, I used the analogy of a cupcake to social media strategy. Cake: Start...
Since spring of 2004, I have been producing events. First it was producing Chicks and Giggles, a comedy show. Now it is monthly cupcake meetups as well as the occasional clothing swap. My next event...
Growing up, I loved watching TV. I would make sure my homework was done, and I tried to have the evening dishes done before Jeopardy! ended on week nights so I can sit in front of the TV for three so...
Back in 2006, I was quoted in a Pittsburgh Post Gazette about cupcakes, and I said, “It’s very happy food”. Today I am quoted in the Miami Herald and I said, “Cupcakes are not...
Karma is defined as the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. Sometime I do things for good karma. Sometimes ...
Recently someone who is just starting out in social media asked me how long have I been doing it. I said nearly eight years since I have been blogging for that long. On second thought, that’s n...
I am going to work on happiness by reading The Happiness Project. I am finally making salads that I really enjoy eating and that fill me up. I am speaking about cupcake business at Berkeley College ...
This is the best stuff I gleaned from this issue. What tennis star Maria Sharapova keeps in her carry-on Cole Hahn Ballet Flats Stella McCartney roll-on perfume Kanebo Sensai sunscreen SPF 30 Sharpie...
I picked up a copy of the July 2011 issue of Glamour which has Blake Lively on the cover. I used Evernote app on my phone to take notes while on a long subway ride last weekend. These are my notes....
I played Bingo last Saturday at Le Poisson Rouge. It was fun. I highly recommend it. Three sites I am loving right now: 1. Fab. It is like Gilt Groupe for design, furniture and home accessories. It i...
Yesterday I went to the famous French Culinary Institute for a meeting. I am happy to say that I am volunteering to be on the social media/local pr committee for next year’s IACP conference. Th...
Good news! My site got a little makeover thanks to ArtDeal Designs. What’s on deck? July 9: Philadelphia Vendy Awards July 13 through July 17: I will be in Montreal on vacation. July 18: Cupcak...
Last Saturday was the second annual TECHmunch NYC. It was so amazing with the space, the food sponsors and the panels and presentations. Everyone who attended left with the full belly and full of ide...
I am co-producing three events this month. June 11: I am so happy to co-produce the second annual NYC TECHmunch. TECHmunch is a food blogger conference where we talk about what’s new in food an...
I never took a women’s studies class in college. Also, IÂ didn’t know what first, second or third wave feminism was until after moving to New York City where I met many writers and such w...
Yesterday, I attended Fashion140 conference at Alice Tully Hall. What drew me to the conference was the location-Lincoln Center and the subject matter-fashion. I am not a fashion blogger but I love ...
A few days ago, someone recognized me from Cupcakes Take The Cake and said, "You do that cupcake blog; why arent you famous yet?!" In some ways I am famous. Some of the fans of the blog ask ...
Natural Gourmet Insitute invited me to one of their Friday night dinners. In celebration of Earth Month, a percentage of the proceeds benefited Green Guerillas. Chef Jay Weinstein planned a deliciou...
Buy Tickets today for the Vendy Awards which will be Saturday, September 24. I am on the social media committee for the Vendys, I am managing the Facebook Page for the Vendys. Please "like" V...
Last week I bought Tina Feys "non-memoir" memoir, Bossypants. I read it and loved it. Its a very funny collection of autobiographical short stories. As a big fan of 30 Rock, I wished she tal...
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