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Sweet Dreams Cake Celebration
The Griot Museum of Black History‘s “Sweet Dreams Cake
Celebration” celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. through the culinary arts. Pastry chef Lisa
Simpson, owner of “Sweetie’s To Go,” leads a team that
will create a cake that embodies the life and legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The
cake will be on display January 15, 16 and 18, 2009 at The
Griot Museum of Black History, 2505 St. Louis Ave., and be
served to the public on the national recognition of Dr.
King‘s birthday on January 18, 2010. The Griot will be
open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on January 15-16; admission is $5
for adults, $4 for youth 13-17 and $2.50 for children 12
and under. On
January 18, the Griot will be open noon- 6 p.m. and
admission is $5 per person and includes a slice of cake.
For more information, call 314-241-7057 or visit our
website at thegriotmuseum.com.
NOTE/Captions: "King Cake" is the 2008 cake: A
three-tier cake created by Chef Lisa Simpson of Sweetie's
To Go
Sweet Dreams 23, 55" are photos of the 2009 cake:
Chef Simpson and team member Bill Murphy put on finishing
touches for the 2009 cake, a replica of the US Capital
with Dr. King on the dome looking down on President-Elect
Barak H. Obama
For more information, call 314-241-7057 or visit the Griot’s website, thegriotmuseum.com
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