The Broke Socialite Does... SugarComa

Now that I am partially out of my sugar coma, I figured I would post about it here before my blog.
I had seen a blog post of someone’s after the first Sugar Coma, and swore to myself I’d be on the next one… which I found out about AFTER it happened… but saw tickets were on sale for an OTP version.
First I was like ugh, OTP, but I got over that for the prospect of delicious baked goods. It was more or less a tour of essentially Roswell and Alpharetta, which is fine by me.
The starting point for the afternoon tour was Relish, who provided us with a bunch of awesome food from fried pimiento cheese balls to Krispy Kreme bread pudding… a great introduction for a sugar coma. We then moved to All Y’Alls, part of the same group as Relish, and checked out their wines and gourmet goodies before trying some wine and Relish’s cucumber lemonade.
Then it was time to hop on the Atlantic Limo bus. Craig, our bus driver was wonderful, and a good sport when some comatose members of the group were threatening to not bring him anything back from stops.
We stopped at Land of 1,000 Hills coffee shop to try some of their pastries and coffees. Next, we went to Lulu’s cakes, a place you’d probably never find if you didn’t know where you were going. The bakery had moved recently and the owner hasn’t gotten a sign yet, but it’s still way out of the way. Everything was good there. That had to have been the best strawberry cupcake I ever had. There were also a variety of cookies and some espresso brownies. They are entirely a custom order bakery and so we had to take everything left with us… darn.
I wasn’t too impressed with our next stop, Cuzi Fresh Café. I also didn’t want to put anything else in my mouth after Lulu’s. The next stop was probably my favorite: Kozmo Gastro Pub. It was like the food didn’t stop coming. First they brought out some small, individual dishes, and next thing we know there’s chocolate cake with ice cream, crème brûlée, and samples of white chocolate raspberry martinis.
Next up: Douceur de France. Chef Luc was on hand to make us a strawberry shortcake cake and I would like to hear him say «whip it good» again with that French accent… bahahaha. I ended up buying some stuff and will probably be back at some point so I can review that later. I didn’t get to try the cake because we were running late and buying things was more important to me :(
Lastly we stopped at Sugo, where we got Mayan chocolate martinis and some bacon wrapped dates to try to take off that sugary overload edge.
And of course Sugar Coma was not complete without a swag bag. That vitamin water is handy right now.
I definitely am keeping a lookout this time for more events. I would LOVE to go on the ice cream and other frozen goodies tour next week but considering I’d actually have to do work after it, not a good idea. The Broke Socialite is amazing and the entire group experience is so much fun, especially once some people start totally losing it from the sugar high. Everything was well organized and I definitely liked going to places I’d never been to before, and now want to seek out again even if they’re not anywhere close to where I spend my time!

I must say this was the Sweetest Experience Ever! I woke up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday Morning to embark on the what would be the one of the best food experience I have had in months. We arrived at Bradfords on Bishop to meet up with the Broke Socialite. We then were given the cutest name tags and a swag bag with goodies that totaled over $ 100. We then proceeded to board the Limo Bus provided by Atlantic Limo GA and we cruised in style to begin our tour. We then approached our first destination No Mas Cantina in Castleberry Hill where a breakfast buffet was served. The eggs over easy with avocado, black bean, hash browns, and tomatillo salsa were to die for. Then we boarded the Limo again and continued onto the Highland Bakery in the Highlands. They served us several sweets their sweet potato biscuits, margarita cupcakes, and cinnamon rolls. Then we headed to Cacao in Inman Park and tasted Kristen Hard’s Homemade Chocolates. She gave us a VIP tour of the lab and told us about how she started in the business. Our next stop was the Bakeshop in Midtown, one of my favorite places in Atlanta. They were really nice and served us a full table of sweets. We even were allowed to take a few things home. Love that place! Our last stop on the sugar tour was Noon in Midtown. They greeted us with mini BLT’s and rootbeer floats which was a great balance to all the sweets. By this time I was on a intense sugar high and was ready for a break. We finally headed back to Bradfords on Bishop where are cars were parked. We all headed inside to their cute event space to have lunch. They served us with a buffet of appetizers and a few sweets treats. Everyone on the tour was so nice and if you have a chance to attend the next Sugar Coma tour I highly recommend it.

I can’t say I had any specific expectations for this event but even given that I was extremely impressed by the whole affair. It was well organized, thoughtful and lovely down to every last detail. I attended the redux tour, the morning session, and never has getting up early on a Saturday morning been so worth it. Although I’m going through sugar withdrawal today the tour was excellent and I’m so glad I went.
We met at Bradfords on Bishop, a neat event space and catering outfit. We got our nifty swag bags full of treats, a Whynatte latte and then were whisked off via Atlantic Limo to our first stop — breakfast at No Mas Cantina. The spread was fantastic, as was the coffee and, from what I was told, the hot chocolate. We got to do a little shopping (ok, window shopping for me) and then off to our next stop The Highland Bakery where we went full stream ahead into the goodies. The Highland Bakery team put together an amazing (I’m running out of adjectives here) spread for us to taste — coconut bread, red velvet and coconut mini cupcakes, sweet potato biscuits and this crave-​worthy margarita cupcake with sea salt — swoon! (I’m pretty sure the people eating brunch were wondering what the heck was going on)
Next Cacao, where we got to tour the lab and get a mini lesson on chocolate! The ladies were so gracious and I love their shop so much — it’s always a treat to visit. Then off to Bakeshop, where there was a fancy reserved table just for us with a smörgåsbord of treats. My endurance was beginning to fade but then we hit Noon Midtown for some restorative mini-​BLTs, Sublime donut profiteroles and root beer granitas. Dear lord, can every day be so decadent?
We closed out the tour with lunch at Bradford on Bishop were they put together yet another incredible spread. Plus we had one last treat — a gorgeous candy bar by Peachy Treats and MORE CUPCAKES by Pink Cupcake Dreams. Tequila cupcakes — made with real tequila? I simply could not pass that up (and am glad I didn’t)
Overall, as you can tell by my gushing, I can’t say enough good things about the Sugar Coma tour — the grand dame organizer The Broke Socialite herself was absolutely lovely, as were the rest of the tour organizers, sponsors and vendors and even the attendees. If you get the chance to go you really must — sometimes it’s easy to forget all the great stuff that’s available living in the city and this was a great reminder for me. I can’t wait for more awesome events from TBS!

1^st can I say that I am still in a Sugar Coma! The Broke Socialite and Canvas Events put on an AMAZING tour! My favorite 2 places– Cacao and The Bake Shop!
Wait, wait, wait the hidden treasure from the tour was definitely the SWAG bag which had to be worth over $ 100!
I am anxiously (on the edge of my seat) waiting for the next TBS event!

Definitely was in a massive sugar coma afterward. OMG, I cannot begin to describe how many cupcakes and cookies i ate. the number is just astronomical. Being able to ride in a brand new cadillac SRX wasnt too bad either. But I havent even gotten to the best part of it yet. Yes, being able to speak directly to the owners of the restaurants one on one about how they got into the culinary word was really really cool. Yes being able to sample literally entire menus of treats was awesome too.
BUT, the best part about it is… THEY LET YOU TAKE THE LEFTOVERS!!! I swear I must have been given 10 cookies, 10 cupcakes, and a bunch of croissants for free. And thats on top of the cupcakes, cookies, and croissants which you are already consuming and given to take back home. All in all, I must have ended up with a good few pounds of baked goods. And ohh are they tasty. Even now, a few days later I’m still feeling it.
Black Tie BBQ was awesome and discussed their technique for cooking their chicken with me. And for me, the best treat of the day was the cheesecake in a chocolate cupcake from West Egg Café. Otherwise, my favorite place that we hit was the Bakeship, due to the sheer number of desserts they presented to us. Their pear tart is definitely not to be missed. And their chocolate croissant is a must have with a cup of coffee on a slow afternoon.

Full disclosure: I *did* pay for my ticket, and I received more than my money’s worth. I would never have known this was TBS’s first event. The whole experience was very smooth and professional. This was a great way to sample many of Atlanta’s bakeries. I likely wouldn’t have known of Noon’s desserts or Black Tie BBQ’s great food.
We ended up with so many take-​home, high-​quality sweets we asked the bakers for advice on freezing them. The bakers and chefs were incredibly helpful and talkative, showing great pride in their work.
Black Tie’s chicken was smoked perfectly. They made a point of serving without sauce so nothing would be hidden. And their bok choi, well, wow. Le Fais Do Do has a nifty space for events. Love’n Cupcakes worked around the weather and started the afternoon tour off with a delicious sugar rush. Their red velvet cupcake is just what one should be. The tour of the new West Egg digs has all of us looking forward to the move. Bakeshop? Wow. The spread was incredible and very high-​quality. A bakery willing to serve croissants to reviewers is stating they know their work. The croissants were quite good, probably the best I’ve had commercially in the US, and the take-​home gift still is waiting for breakfast toasting. Noon Midtown provided a great sampler and a teaser for their upcoming dinner service. The spiked coffee was much appreciated, too. Little Cake Bakery’s consideration was incredible. Rather than serving us *more* sweets to eat right away, they gifted us with four cupcakes each. And, as I said, also helped us with freezing tips.
My only bit of sadness was being on the Cacao-​less tour (I’m a chocolatier in the fantasy world of my imagination). And no one’s creating fancy sugar work, but Atlanta’s humidity does rather limit sugar structures. Thanks to Cadillac for providing scarily complicated but smooth riding vehicles.

I paid for my ticket and, boy, probably the best $ 40 I ever spent!
On tour number 1 we visited No Mas! Cantina, Cacao, Joli Kobe, The Cookie Studio, Mama Body Products, and Sweet n Sinful Bakery. In addition to tasty sweets at each stop, we we rode in style in 2010 Cadillac SRXs.
We ended our tour where we began at Le Fai Do Do with an incredible lunch catered by Black Tie BBQ. Wow… that’s all I can say. From the service to the salmon to well… the bok choi… everything was incredible.
I hope to see another Broke Socialite soirée soon!!!

Full disclosure: I did not pay for my ticket to this event, but in hindsight I certainly would have!
Um, wow. It’s two days later and I’m still recovering from this terrific event. I was a little curious how a bakery tour would be worthy of the $ 40 tickets, but I was proven seriously wrong. A full fledged lunch catered by Black Tie Barbeque at Le Fais Do Do started off my day: delicious salmon, marinated grilled chicken, and the like. And then we were off!
Cadillac had provided some seriously slick rides with a fleet of their SRXes. Due to time constraints I chose to follow along in my own little ride, and I was seriously jealous of all the folks that go to travel in the lap of luxury. The first stop was the not-​yet-​completed new location of West Egg, which is seriously stunning. Patric Bell greeted us and treated us to some of his delicious cupcakes: my favorite being the black bottom which was heavenly rich and gooey. Next up was Bakeshop, where we had a SERIOUS spread of goodies in front of us. Two tables’ worth of everything they had on their menu: croissants, tartes, cakes– all kinds of deliciousness. Then we traveled on to Noon Midtown, well-​stocked with Sublime Doughnuts in addition to some of their in-​house creations. The salted chocolate fudgy thing (I don’t know proper lexicon, obviously) was absolute heaven. HEAVEN.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it to our last stop, but I’ve got to say I was absolutely blown away with the coordination and execution of this event. The Broke Socialite really planned out everything and all of the chefs and restaurant owners were charming, welcoming, and über friendly. While I already patronize all of the bakery stops we made, I will certainly up my visits due to their fantastic participation on this tour. Job well done, all around!

Thanks to Unilocal otherwise I’d never know about cool events like SugarComa, and thanks to Unilocal for my free ticket! :) And HUGE THANK YOU to the famous Broke Socialite for hosting an incredible event! I can only imagine the countless hours she spent to put this event together. What a fantastic success!
I took the all-​afternoon tour and no surprise, I had major sugar overload by the end of the day :)
BLACK TIE BBQ
Tour started with lunch catered by Black Tie BBQ at Le Fais Do Do (event space). I was so impressed with the food, esp. the BBQ chicken and bok choy! The chicken was smoked and flavored with cinnamon and other tasty spices. They intentionally didn’t provide sauce so we could appreciate the flavors! Can I confess I think I loved the chicken more than the sweets?! The smoked salmon was delicious, too. If any of my friends need caterer recommendations, I’d definitely mention Black Tie BBQ!
WEST EGG CAFE
First stop was West Egg Café. We got to see their new space which is still under construction. I’d have to say the «black bottom cupcakes» were my favorite just b/​c I love cream cheese :) Only complaint was not having napkins or utensils to halve the cupcakes so we could sample more flavors. Maybe next time the participating bakeries could make mini-​cupcakes or provide smaller portions more suited for sampling?
BAKESHOP
I have to say Bakeshop really wow’d us! They reserved two big tables for us with an assortment of desserts, pastries, croissants — they even had chocolate panettones for each of us to take home! Loved that by the 2^nd stop, our group seemed comfortable enough with each other to share pieces of each dessert so we could sample even more :) My absolute favorite — and almost everyone else’s too — was the «Butterscotch Pot de Crème»!! OMG I’d never tasted anything that left me speechless like that dessert did!
NOON
Third stop was «Noon» where we got to sample their desserts AND donuts from Sublime! I had no idea that Noon sells Sublime Doughnuts! I think my favorite was probably their chocolate w/​the Fleur de Sel and their biscotti. They have really cool space, too!
LITTLE CAKE BAKERY
Last stop was «Little Cake Bakery». At this point in the tour, I was getting pretty nauseous from all the sugar in my body. The chef probably had the same foresight knowing this was our last stop so she already had boxes made of 4 cupcakes for each of us to take home — I love thoughtful people! Can’t wait to try them!
LOVE ‘N CUPCAKES
Also shout-​out to «Love ‘N Cupcakes» who distributed cupcakes in pretty boxes at the beginning of our tour to enjoy in the car — I got the chef’s favorite: coconut lemon. Yum yum :)
Enjoyed not only the food but also meeting new people, esp. the people in my car. Thanks also to Cadillac for letting us drive in style in their SRX’s — fancy fancy! And after our tour was over, could not believe we also got a huge swag bag stuffed with … guess what?! MORE SWEETS! And guess where all of it went?! MY FREEZER!
I also want to give a shout-​out to Low Country Luxe for the «Sugah» candle in our swag bags — love that even the candle went along with the sweets theme. I LOVE the smell!
TBS — you are absolutely the best!