We have been loving our "At Home With..." feature so much, we thought it would be really fun to share where people work as well! Our first guest to share her lovely work space is Amber Vander Vliet of Enjoy Cupcakes.
"My husband & I opened Enjoy Cupcakes in April 2009. Our current storefront is in the tiny
town of Los Olivos California, inside a wine tasting lounge named Saarloos and
Sons. One thing we are known for
is called “The Flight,” and this is when we specifically pair six different mini
cupcakes with your wine tasting. I
am continually inspired by local produce, flavors, wines and respect for food. I take advantage of the ingredients
that grow in my yard and what the local farmers are offering for sale. Each week we introduce new flavors and
have offered over 470 different cupcake flavors combinations to date. My happy place and responsibility is
our bakery kitchen and my husband, Kevin, operates the retail division of Enjoy
Cupcakes (he is known as the locally famous “cupcake man”)." "I arrive between 4 and 4:30am, with a triple latte in
hand! I get started baking
cupcakes, cakes, right away. Shortly after, my amazing co-workers arrive. We work hard and fast,
fulfilling orders and stocking the shop, but are sure to work in lots of
laughs. I sneak in mini meals
while working (typically greek yogurt or oatmeal, loaded with cupcake
ingredients like fresh fruit, nuts, & spices). Kevin arrives, with our baby boy Foster and/or our daughter
Opal in tow, around 10:00am to pick up the goodies for the shop. We are then able to catch our breath
and finish off special orders and cakes with less time pressure. Some days we facilitate wedding
tastings in our kitchen lobby area. Then comes the mass of dishes and clean up!"
"We have an addiction and
that’s cake stands and cake plates. We have hundreds and have spent 4 years collecting them. We constantly raid thrift shops, flea
markets, antique stores, boutiques, etsy and ebay for unique cupcake display
pieces. Our daughter refers them
all as “treasure stores” and knows that almost every vacation involves scouring
for them!"
"Enjoy Cupcakes also caters desserts and cakes for weddings,
birthdays and special events. At
many of our catered events, we “bring the bakery” to the party with the Enjoy
Cupcakes 1960 fully restored vintage Shasta cupcake trailer in tow. We will be opening our second retail location this summer
within the Santa Barbara Public Market in downtown Santa Barbara."
Thank you so much, Amber, for sharing your space! Be sure to check out the Enjoy Cupcakes site or stop by and visit if you are in Los Olivos or Santa Barbara! xo. *all photos taken by Jennifer Young
Comments
I loooove this series! And I adore Enjoy Cupcakes...Amber is the sweetest!
I love all things cake, so i was so excited to see this post today! I am enjoying the 'at home' series a lot, and I think I might love this one even more! All those cake stands are so pretty. I also really want a cupcake now.
I love this so much! I'm so glad you guys are starting an at work series! My husband is a chef and I'm the ultimate housewife wanna-be, so we have a long time dream of opening our own little bistro with our babies running around. This bakery is so dreamy.
Drey - Highdollarhippie.blogspot.com
I love this feature! It's really fascinating to learn about how they run their business, and balance it with family life. Beautiful photos and fantastic info :)
I've discovered many a great blog through your 'At Home With..' series, and am looking forward to some more interesting places with this new series of yours! Those cakes look amazing :)
I love this idea. We are much more likely to get a glimpse of someone's home that we are the behind the scenes of where they work. I used to love snooping around my dad's office as a kid or hanging out behind the desk with my mum at the library.
I have loved your At Home series and am so excited about this series!!!!! Especially if it is for businesses this delicious! Looks like a wonderful way to spend the day! You never work a day in your life if you love what you do!
Yaaaay for Enjoy and yay for Jennifer Young's amazing photos! What a great pairing of very talented and lovely artists! I'm lucky enough to live close by and it's a little dangerous because sometimes we indulge several times a month. It's always such a pleasure! How interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes of my favorite sweet treats. Also, it's so funny that this feature was posted now because I planned my own post about Enjoy today, with a video I made, but I pushed it back to tomorrow. How funny it would've been if they were both out on the same day!
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I loooove this series! And I adore Enjoy Cupcakes...Amber is the sweetest!
Posted by: KELLI TRONTEL | March 07, 2013 at 04:40 PM
Such a lovely space they have created to work in!
Lovely post and photos!
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Posted by: Sonia | March 07, 2013 at 04:44 PM
I love all things cake, so i was so excited to see this post today! I am enjoying the 'at home' series a lot, and I think I might love this one even more! All those cake stands are so pretty. I also really want a cupcake now.
Posted by: Kym Ducharme | March 07, 2013 at 04:54 PM
Beautiful photos! I wish I had a kitchen like that!
Posted by: Valentina | March 07, 2013 at 04:55 PM
I love this so much! I'm so glad you guys are starting an at work series! My husband is a chef and I'm the ultimate housewife wanna-be, so we have a long time dream of opening our own little bistro with our babies running around. This bakery is so dreamy.
Drey - Highdollarhippie.blogspot.com
Posted by: Drey Nicole | March 07, 2013 at 04:59 PM
Ooooh, thumbs up to that pink metal cupcake. That is fantastic.
Posted by: Jess | March 07, 2013 at 05:06 PM
This is such a fun space!
Allyson
http://allysonwonderlandphotography.com
Posted by: Allyson | March 07, 2013 at 05:07 PM
how lovely!!
Valentina
http://valentinaduracinsky.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Val | March 07, 2013 at 05:09 PM
I'd love to own a cupcake/bakery shop! What a wonderful place and the cakes looks so yummy!
Lulu xx
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Posted by: Lulu | March 07, 2013 at 05:11 PM
Oh those white cake stands are amazing! I'm so jealous at this collection.. I need those for my wedding! XO
Posted by: Wilma | March 07, 2013 at 05:14 PM
lovely post !
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Posted by: Hiding In Heaven | March 07, 2013 at 05:20 PM
I love this feature! It's really fascinating to learn about how they run their business, and balance it with family life. Beautiful photos and fantastic info :)
Posted by: Dallas | March 07, 2013 at 05:20 PM
I've discovered many a great blog through your 'At Home With..' series, and am looking forward to some more interesting places with this new series of yours! Those cakes look amazing :)
Posted by: Courtney | March 07, 2013 at 05:21 PM
THE MILK GLASS CAKE STANDS HAVE ME DROOLING! My mom and I collect those, they are quite expensive down here in Texas!
Melinda
Posted by: Melinda | March 07, 2013 at 05:24 PM
this place sounds awesome! its amazing to see how much hard work goes into the job!
Posted by: Rachael | March 07, 2013 at 05:49 PM
I love your "At home..." series so much! But, this is such a fun twist! I can't wait to read more people work atmosphere passions/and decor!
Bridget
Yodgi.com
Posted by: Bridget S | March 07, 2013 at 05:55 PM
I love this idea. We are much more likely to get a glimpse of someone's home that we are the behind the scenes of where they work. I used to love snooping around my dad's office as a kid or hanging out behind the desk with my mum at the library.
-Emily
Posted by: Emily | March 07, 2013 at 06:00 PM
I have loved your At Home series and am so excited about this series!!!!! Especially if it is for businesses this delicious! Looks like a wonderful way to spend the day! You never work a day in your life if you love what you do!
Posted by: Leigh | March 07, 2013 at 06:10 PM
Sounds like a fun time! I think I'd be double my size if I worked in a cupcake bakery, I just couldn't resist!
Posted by: Kim | March 07, 2013 at 06:11 PM
Yaaaay for Enjoy and yay for Jennifer Young's amazing photos! What a great pairing of very talented and lovely artists! I'm lucky enough to live close by and it's a little dangerous because sometimes we indulge several times a month. It's always such a pleasure! How interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes of my favorite sweet treats. Also, it's so funny that this feature was posted now because I planned my own post about Enjoy today, with a video I made, but I pushed it back to tomorrow. How funny it would've been if they were both out on the same day!
Posted by: Danielle | March 07, 2013 at 06:13 PM