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About Let Them Eat Cakes (LTEC)
Born in London, Lynne was raised in an artistic and creative environment. Having no television and little means of distraction, crafts and manual tasks were not unusual in her family, with artistic talents ranging from floral art, to painting, music, needlework, photography and nail art. By the age of 9 Lynne was well on her way to becoming interested in cooking and was developing her skills in her mother's kitchen. By 13 years of age Lynne's Home Economics teacher was complaining "she's trying to teach me things", by this time Lynne was already making cakes in her spare time and selling them and had long since learned how to make jell-o!
When she left school, Lynne did an apprenticeship at Grange Lodge Hotel in the Channel Islands (UK) under the supervision of Chef Michael Owen. For a summer season she began a business called "Just Desserts" supplying cakes and truffles to restaurants and hotels on the island. She later toured South Africa with their premier watercolor artist Wallace Hulley as his Exhibition organizer.
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After dabbling in various art skills (acrylic, sculpting, salt dough, pottery, plaster and sugar) Lynne moved to Nice, France and began a career in Fostering Children during which time she also wrote a book for foster parents an Encyclopedia of Child Care used by Foster Carers and Associations all over France. For these years the culinary arts were but a first love that remained unrequited.
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Raising her only son Thomas, not surprisingly also an artist and musician, along with her fostered children she was too busy to find the time to devote to her own passion. France has an international reputation of having the finest culinary culture, Lynne 'fought for the British' in trying to prove that other countries too have fine foods. Her battle reached the ears of the Prince of Monaco who made it known that he would welcome an invitation to dinner at her home.
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Four years ago Lynne found her true love in Canada which is now her home. During this period of re-organization in her life she rekindled some of her creative flair and began dabbling once again in salt dough and then sugar. With compliments and encouragement from family and friends, she decided to practice to hone her skills.
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When two of her close friends got married four years ago, Lynne immediately volunteered for the task of making the cake. She produced her first "important" cake. At this point she realized that she had no formal training in cake decorating and began night school to learn the foundation. After obtaining her certificates she created 'Let Them Eat Cakes'. The credit for this name and indeed the courage for this venture goes entirely to Ben, her love, her mentor, her friend and advisor.
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Lynne's dream is to fulfill the dormant creativity that she never found the time to pursue; "In finding my talents, I find myself" Lynne says "this is part of who I am and I get so much pleasure from what I do".
read the Hamilton Spectator article
LTEC proudly presents Krysta Sekerak and Louise Howling
our new cake designers.
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Licensed by the City of Hamilton Public Health Department
Certificate of Merit - Mohawk College Wilton Course II
Certificate of Merit - Mohawk College Wilton Course III
Royal Society of Arts - RSA I and II
Certificate of Merit - Wilton Gum Paste II
Member of the Canadian Society of Sugar Artistry Inc (CSSA)
Member of the British Sugarcraft Guild (BSG)
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