Lynne Rossetto Kasper Signing!

The nationally known radio host & 

cookbook author, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, 

was at the Grand Avenue Bibelot last Thursday!

As the process of setting up for her signing went on, a few of us took some photos... there's even a video!  I didn't get every step it takes to get a signing in order, but here's the fun stuff...

• first, we have to get a hold of their publicist/manager/time keeper and find out a day and time that works for both the author and the store.
• second, we have to order enough books to keep the customers happy, but not too many so we sit on a bunch of inventory.
• third, comes the set up.  time to figure out the table, table cloth, food, drinks, etc to serve to customers.
• time to advertise... you saw it on the Bibelot's website, facebook, twitter, and email
• then, comes the baking!  Eric, the merchandiser at the Grand Ave store, as well as one of our buyers, Peggy, volunteered to make these amazing Triple Chocolate Brownie Cakes (recipe found in the cookbook Lynne Rossetto Kasper was there to sign).

Here's Eric's pictorial 

(a foodnetwork star in the making, if you ask me)...

And the final product...

After all that prep work (there is quite a bit more that i didn't mention), here's what the table looked like before she got there...

Our events are pretty fabulous!

One lucky winner did receive her latest cookbook, 

How to Eat Weekends, along with some other 

wonderful Minnesota made products!

And here she is, chatting with the customers!

Don't miss our next event... 3 Seams, a children's clothing line benefiting Haiti, will be at the Grand Avenue location this coming Saturday, May 19th from 11am-2pm.