ISES of Greater Triangle hosted Geof Manthorne, one of the stars from Ace of Cakes at Bay 7 in Durham on Jan 18, 2011. As one of the stars of the Food Network’s hit reality show, Geof Manthorne is known for his incredible cake creations and dry, sardonic sense of humor. So when I got the opportunity to photograph this event, I was ready to photograph and eat some cakes! Mica was sick and couldn’t join me. So, I had very strict instruction to bring home some cake!

The evening started with registration and networking. There were brief introductions and then Geof entertained event guests with his speech and humor. There were four cake stations where cake artists demonstrated the craft of cake decorations:

Miel Bon Bons (Carrboro, NC)

Edible Art (Raleigh, NC)

Simply Cakes (Cary, NC)

Ambrosia Cake Creations (Fuquay-Varina, NC)

All the cakes were simply amazing!

Food and beverages were catered by The Catering Company of Chapel Hill

One of the bonus of attending ISES events is meeting my friends! My next ISES event will be for the Triangle Wine Experience- I will be doing a live event painting…

– Tesh Parekh

IWP Photography

www.iwpphotography.com

919-622-5399

email: tesh@IWPphotography.com

Raleigh, North Carolina

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Yes- this is a cake! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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This beautiful cake by Miel Bob Bons. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Tasty cupcakes await event guests... Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Geof Manthorne with one of his creations. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Geof Manthorne (Ace of Cakes). Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Cake Artists at work. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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ISES of Greater Triangle hosted this function at Bay 7 in Durham NC. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Cupcakes decorations in progress. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Decorated and ready! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Where is the silverware?! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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My 2.5 y/o would have enjoyed tasting each cupcake! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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More treats! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Simply amazing! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Food and beverages were provided by The Catering Company of Chapel Hill. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Cake artist at work. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Very elegant! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Cake details. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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The bonus was taking home cupcakes! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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One of the finished cakes. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Geof Manthorne (Ace of Cakes) at Bay 7 in Durham NC. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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Geof Manthorne (Ace of Cakes) entertained event guests with his humor. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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View fron the second level of Bay 7. Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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You can travel with your cake and eat it too! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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The Simpsons are watching! Photographer- Tesh Parekh

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This is one of my favorite images of the evening. Photographer- Tesh Parekh