Foodie Friday: Bon Vivant Cakes mixes up cake batter with creativity
Emily Nejad and her team host cake and cookie decorating classes, specifically modeled for beginners.
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Emily Nejad and her team host cake and cookie decorating classes, specifically modeled for beginners.
It’s Foodie Friday, and today’s spotlight is for dessert lovers. Bon Vivant Cakes is where baker Emily Nejad is adding a creative twist to every cake she makes, and sharing her love for baking with others.
"A dollar from every bag of coffee that we sell goes gets reinvested into a social impact fund, and from that fund, we give back to two different organizations that promote peace and education," founder Jesse Iniguez said.
A Chicago business is bringing coffee and community together. Back of the Yards Coffeehouse has quickly become a neighborhood hotspot, and the owner plans to keep it that way. Locals say it's more than just a café.
"This year we're on track to produce 44 tons of grapes that will come through this building, at which point that's going to create something around 3000 cases of wine or about 5000 bottles."
The 25,000 square foot space is a nearly complete winery, downtown Chicago. CBS 2's Jamaica Ponder uncorks the promise of a new business where grape minds think alike.
