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A Candid Conversation with Ron Ben-Israel

Ron Ben-Israel  (Owner, Ron Ben-Israel Cakes)

Location: Ignite Stage 2 (in Exhibit Hall)

Date: Thursday, February 15

Time: 10:30 am - 11:15 am

Pass Type: All Access, CS Conference Pass, CS Premium Pass, Combined CS/TSE Education Pass, Exhibit Hall Only, TSE Conference Pass, TSE Premium Pass - Get your pass now!

Track: CS-Culinary Arts, CS-Culinary Business & Operations

Vault Recording: TBD

Enjoy unfettered access to celebrity chef and trendsetting cake designer Ron Ben-Israel and bring your questions! From how to run a wildly successful cake business, to opening a second business—cookies!—during the pandemic, to how he became a TV cooking show judge (with times, perhaps on how you, too could become one) to the cost of his cakes, to the construction of his delicate sugar paste flowers, he is here to answer your questions during this delightful and casual gathering.