Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Here are a few local places offering some fun treats or specials.
Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine's Day is right around the corner. No matter what your plans are—a romantic dinner at home, heading out on the town, or planning on skipping the day entirely—here are a few fun and easy ways to celebrate the holiday. Stay in and order a heart-shaped pizza from Papa John's Enjoy a Valentine's-themed cupcake at Kahve Get a discount on special-themed cupcakes from LilyRose Get a heart-shaped biscuit at Chick-fil-A Head to Sweet Frog for a froyo treat What are your plans for Valentine's Day? Tell us in the comments.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The local bakery made 400 cupcakes for the Ambassadors Inaugural Ball on Monday.
Celebrities, politicians and people from around the world got to experience cupcakes from LilyRose Monday evening at the first Ambassadors Inaugural Ball. The store’s co-owners cooked up 400 cupcakes for ball attendees, which included members of the United States Congress, US State Department officials, cabinet members, appointees and other business and political stars. The Ambassadors Inaugural Ball was held at the Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square. LilyRose co-owner Carmen Adams is a general consul to Robert Shumake, Honorary Consul of Botswana to the United States. In her role, Adams helped plan the first Ambassadors Inaugural Ball. “We decided it would be an awesome idea to do a ball around unity, diplomacy, humanity and peace,” …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
After years of making scones as a hobby, Andrea Galdi has now turned her recreational activity into a business.
Some days, Millersville resident Andrea Galdi spends 14 hours working inside the kitchen of Edgewater's LilyRose Cakes, Cupcakes & Confections on Mayo Road. It's a hard life, but it's a welcome change of scenery from her earlier days—filling her own kitchen full of flour, sugar and baking equipment. Galdi spent years making her scones simply for fun and for others to enjoy in her home in Millersville. She made them for her kids' teachers at schools in Severna Park. She made them for sick friends, or family, or for someone who needed cheering up. That’s when she realized her scone hobby could be a business one day. “It was a total hobby but then people were like, ‘These are so good, why don’t you go into business?’” Galdi said. “The scones …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
LilyRose Cakes, Cupcakes & Confections opened its doors to the public on Friday, featuring exotic flavors and a family-like atmosphere.
What do you get when you take a lawyer, an IT consultant and a "super mom," and put them all together? Apparently, you get Edgewater's newest cupcake businesses—LilyRose Cakes, Cupcakes & Confections. Owned and operated by Carmen Adams and Sandie Torres, the two women opened up their shop at 8 Mayo Rd. on Friday while partnering with Andrea Galdi, a business owner who makes scones alongside LilyRose's cupcakes. Together, the three ladies hope to become one of the hottest shops in town, offering unique recipes for cakes, cupcakes, scones and more. Adams, a former lawyer, and Torres, a former IT consultant, spend most of their time working on cupcakes while Galdi focuses on her scones. Open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, …
Monday, November 19, 2012
LilyRose Cakes, Cupcakes & Confections opened its doors to the public on Friday, featuring exotic flavors and a family-like atmosphere.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
LilyRose Cakes, Cupcakes & Confections could become one of the newest sweet-tooth hot spots in town.
A brand new cupcake shop is opening in Edgewater, offering residents yet another option to satisfy their sweet tooth right here in town. The shop, known as LilyRose Cakes, Cupcakes & Confections, has a large "Opening Soon" banner that stretches across the small strip mall on Mayo Road, across from Edgewater Fitness. While its doors are not yet open to the public, a quick glance through its glass windows shows a quaint little shop with a sofa, some cabinets and an impressive cake already inside. Located at 8 Mayo Rd., the new business’ colors seem to be purple and an off-white cream color. LilyRose’s Facebook page doesn’t provide a lot of information, but does show employees working hard to paint the inside of the shop and renovate its …
Randi Mahr
9:33 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Papa Johns in Edgewater shut down awhile ago. The number transfers to West Street :( more ›