A Change Gonna Come....

It is with a heavy heart and bittersweet (nope, not talking chocolate this time) sentiment, that I write the following post:

Through the end of May of this year, I will be working to close operations of Le Chat Noir - Cupcake Bordello and Bakery in Ft. Worth. WAIT...DON'T LEAVE YET! I know it sucks...really...truly. However, my husband has received a long-awaited opportunity which allows us to move back to Jacksonville, FL and be with his children once again.

When we moved to Ft. Worth 3 years ago, we had to make the tough decision to leave our friends and family and begin building a life in a strange town. We grew to love Ft. Worth, its people, and its history. It has become a second home to us for sure. This inspired me to take what I called a "hobby" and turn it into a legitimate business. Who would've though that in less than a year, I would have almost 300 FaceBook 'Likes', have created more speciality cakes than I can count, and provided thousands (yes, THOUSANDS) of my G.I.R.L.S to folks in all areas of the metroplex?? Not me, that's for sure! Not to mention, the wonderful opportunity to be selected as the cake-provider to Avoca Coffee...who has sold out of my cakes regularly within 3 days since opening. Wow! This just goes to show all of you looking for that extra push to get started with your business: Quality and Passion count! When you offer the best quality item and are passionate about what you do, believing in your product and the services you provide, there is no limit to what you can achieve. :-)

So, that's the bad news. What's the good news? Well, you will still be able to get my French macarons through mail-order! Yes, that's right: I will ship!! I am also working on a shipping process for my bistro cakes and of course, the G.I.R.L.S. So, all is not lost, Ft. Worth ;-)

As for Jacksonville, they will be gaining the first and only "Theme" bakery, and the first and only cupcake-centric bakery baking from scratch using local (yup, we got agriculture in FL too ;-) ) and all-natural ingredients. Oh, and lest we forget, the macarons: Jacksonville will have it's first taste of a bit of France in a small, delectable, incredibly decadent cookie.

It has been a whirlwind of activity and a great pleasure to have served Ft. Worth and the Metroplex and I know that I will be working with and seeing all of you again as I work to acheive my ultimate task: CUPCAKE DOMINATION! ;-)

As always, Cupcake Kisses and Frosting Foreplay.

Madame Patti-Kakes