By ChefMitchie
Depressed Cake Shop UK, founded in 2013 by Emma Thomas/Miss CakeHead, has raised $70,000+ for mental health charities worldwide by engaging bakers to donate and sell sweets dressed in gray with a pop of color on the inside. The project’s message has spread through social media and has received press attention around the globe, with more pop-ups doing the very same.
Michelle “ChefMitchie” Curran was inspired to curate a pop-up for Las Vegas, NV USA in 2014, when she read on Facebook about a group of decorators -- led by Valerie Van Galder --who were launching a Depressed Cake Shop in Los Angeles.
On February 24, 2016, Depressed Cake Shop Las Vegas #DCSLV made its debut with four local bakeries (Mitchies Munchies, Freed's Bakery, Pink Box Doughnuts, andPeridot Sweets) and three “out of town” volunteer bakers (Goodie Girls, Dany's Cakes, and Just a Little Dessert Co.), benefiting Team Red, White & Blue (a non-profit that joins civilians and veterans in physical and social activity).
ChefMitchie was joined at her pop-up event by Stephanie Randalll, Co-conspirator of Depressed Cake Shop Los Angeles, Donnie Starling, Project Manager & Community Captain, Team RWB Las Vegas, Elizabeth Higgins, Co-Athletic Director, Team RWB Las Vegas, and special guest Chef Frederick Isla, known for his appearances on Next Great Baker and Christmas Cake Wars.
HUGE thank you to Las Vegas Woman and Tammy Grabel for allowing us such a wonderful platform to debut in heart emoticon
Photography credit: Jim K Decker Photography http://jimkdecker.com/