I've been meaning to write about Cupcake Kids! in New York for ages, and it's been so busy, I never did (sorry!). But now I am, because founder Jessica Walter is featured in the Bloomberg article "Wall Street's Jobless Try Cupcakes, Cheap Haircuts, Maybe Omaha ."
If you're in New York and have a child in your life, do check out Cupcake Kids pronto. They offer home workshops as well as kids' cooking parties like this one:
Cupcake Making, Baking & Decorating
Great for all ages
Our most popular party! We'll make cupcakes and icing from scratch and decorate the cupcakes with icing and sprinkles galore to create true masterpieces. Cupcake take-home bags are designed and pizza can be served as the cupcakes bake.
From the Cupcake Kids! About page:
The idea for Cupcake Kids! was born when Jessi Walter decided to combine her love of kids and food in a practical way. Jessi set out to create a curriculum that would provide students with hands-on cooking experiences designed to provide them with the opportunity to have fun in the kitchen while learning about food and nutrition. Jessi believes that creativity and education in the kitchen play an important role in a child's development and help kids to build self-confidence and independence.
From Bloomberg:
Jessica Walter didn't go to Harvard University to study cupcakes, but they're what she does since losing her job as a vice president in credit strategy at Bear Stearns Cos.
``I want to teach kids to cook,'' said Walter, 27, who founded Cupcake Kids! in New York to provide birthday parties and cooking classes for children. ``The goal is to have this be my full-time job and make enough to live.''
Wall Street professionals are trying new careers, and fetching smaller salaries, amid the elimination of 76,670 investment jobs in the Americas following the global credit crunch that started a year ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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