Joy The Baker’s Rooftop Picnic

There are so many good blogs that I follow and it’s a treat to “know” the authors via their online personas. But to actually meet them in person is a real treat. Joy The Baker offered her readers such an experience by inviting them to share cupcakes on a roof in downtown Los Angeles. Being local to LA – and a big fan of cupcakes – I was eager to participate.

The location for the event was the roof of a squat, two story building located in the wholesale district. An astro-turf carpet brought color and texture to the cement roof while bales of hay and umbrellas rounded out the whimsical, man-made-park setting. Pop-up tents bordered the edges of the “lawn” and covered some tables, chairs, and the buffet.

The buffet was elegant in its simplicity and caused some delicious consonance: cupcakes, chicken, cole-slaw, and cheese puffs. Oh, there were biscuits and pop-corn too. Tea, lemonade, and flavored water rounded out the menu. Everything was tasty indeed but the focus was on the cupcakes.

There were three cupcake varieties to choose from: Vanilla with Marshmallow and Rose Icing; Red Velvet with Cinnamon Icing; and Vanilla with Chocolate Icing. I was fortunate to try two of them, the vanilla with marshmallow and the red velvet, and can say they were quite delicious. I am imagining the the chocolate icing was all the rage as well but I didn’t get to taste it. I didn’t fret, though, because two cupcakes was more than enough to make me happy!

Vanilla with Marshmallow and Rose

Red Velvet

Chocolate

On top of the great food and beverage, Joy also dished out the hospitality by sharing good bags as goodie bags! As a parting gift, guests were treated to Baggus: colorful, reusable bags that fold up into little pouches.

Rounding out the event was a lot of meeting, greeting, and networking. I was glad to run into my friends and fellow bloggers Josh of Food GPS and Chrystal and Amir of The Duo Dishes. I follow both blogs daily and swap emails with them on occasion.  While its great to share virtually, its always nice to chat in person too!

 Oh, be on the look out for a review of CW and Chris.  They provided the cripsy, tasty, fried chicken. I have to give a big thanks to Joy, her friends and family, and her sponsors for putting on such a wonderful event!