Meet Your Match

• By Doria Santlofer
• Published Winter 2007

Oval-tiered cake in sage-gray fondant on a confectionery stand of sugar flowers, price upon request, by Ron Ben-Israel Cakes.    (Photo: Victor Schrager )

SCENARIO NO. 3: SWANK HOTEL RECEPTION, DOWNTOWN
“The Gramercy Park Hotel was our inspiration. The red flowers echo its velvet drapes and carpets; the passionflower vine recalls its rooftop garden. Its chandeliers spoke to each of us differently. One of us saw a sawtooth shape, hence the use of aloe in the centerpiece; the other saw Venetian glass, which inspired the cake’s silver appliqué.”
—Dejuan Stroud and Ron Ben-Israel